Wednesday, November 27, 2013

What classes should i take if i want to become a game designer.?

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the Weaver


i want to become and game designer (the kind that comes up with concepts for games and the rules and all that game mechanics stuff. I'm just about to go into high school and need to know what high school and college classes i need to take. every "game design" class i seem to find is about graphics designing and art.


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Courses in Game Art & Design
Creating exciting game designs takes a combination of skills in art, computer usage, and business. Computer Applications, Game Analysis and Playability, Image Editing for Games, Cinematography, Digital Illustration, 3-D Modeling and Animation, Character Development and Design, Color Theory, and much more. These diverse courses allow students to practice and apply what they have learned in hands-on programs. They even get the opportunity to design an actual game in the Game Art Project course.

It is important that students of computer animation schools learn career skills and take general education courses. Besides 3-D animation and other topics specific to video game designs, our Game Art & Design Program includes courses like Introduction to Business, Project Management, Art History, Creative and Critical Thinking, Success Strategies, Career Management, Psychology, and Human Relations. So good luck in your hunt for a great school here is a link that may peak your interest http://www.findyourartschool.com/ep/game-design-college.php

I am writing a game program in Visual C++. How do I obtain the system time in my callback function?




Derek


My game is a modified form of minesweeper. The basic game mechanics are working. I need to display elapsed time in seconds. Is the WM_TIMER message correct to use? How do I prompt windows to post time messages to my programs message que? How do I retrieve them? What variables are returned?


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WM_TIMER is ok. However, keep in mind that this message has least priority and others will preempt.

To use the pump (start the messages), look up the "SetTimer()" function.

That will start the WM_TIMER messages and if you use MFC, all you need to do is populate the "OnTimer" event.

To get the computer time, see "GetLocalTimer()" or "GetSystemTime()" functions.

Good luck.




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