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For Those Who Wish to Join the Demo Scene?

Posted by Cliff on from the pertinent-learning-material dept.

Sean Cope asks: "I've used a computer for a number of years, now. I've never been interested in programming, but after seeing the link to the demo DVD, my interest is in full bloom. If you were interested in creating a demo, where would you start? What books would you buy? Keep in mind, I've only used a computer for communication, and games up until this point."

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  1. Mindless reflexive ignorant suggestion: by CableModemSniper · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Buy a book on game programming? Perhaps one written when DOS was king^Win vogue^W^Wthe OS for PCs so you can learn all the fun stuff like using pointers to directly manipulate the graphics hardware?

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