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Is this right for me?

I think this is a good question that could benefit many new developers from a waste of $99.

Hi everyone. I've worked with a small program calledGamemaker (how original) that some people may have heard of for the past 2 years. I've made small 2D games and recently took my first leap into 3D games, and I have been using the in game coding system for about a year. This coding system is similar to a very simplified version of a normal developing codeing system. I've never really used real code before, but I really love making games, and with my new Xbox 360, I think this would be a great tool I'd really enjoy.

What I'd really like to know, is this something I'd be able to grasp? I'd really appreciate any feedback!

Thanks everyone!

[853 byte] By [HotCoffee] at [2008-2-27]
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I don't see why you wouldn't be able to grasp it. Being object oriented, .NET is very easy to understand and a goal of the XNA GS Team is to make GS Express easy to use. You should be able to start doing 2D games fairly quick. My recommendation would be to download C# Express and start going through some tutorials. The Game Development webcasts might be a good thing to check out.
JimPerry at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.,XNA Game Studio Express...
# 2
Remember, you can use these tools to develop games on your PC without

shelling out 99 dollars and it will be a few months yet before you have

the option of purchasing the the subscription for the Creators Club.

There's no harm in tring to learn C# and see what you can do with XNA

on Windows. It won't cost you anything but your free time and some

effort.

AOEA at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.,XNA Game Studio Express...
# 3
Yeah, as AOEA said it is free to try and if you were sucessful with other tools maybe it time to try something a little more complex.
aka_Big_Wurm at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.,XNA Game Studio Express...
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