IMHO, there is no best language for game programming . Whatever langauge/tool you choose is likely to be dependent on what kind of game you decide to develope.
Any way, here are some resources for you.
Articles/Tutorials: http://www.gamedev.net (If you have time for just one site, this is the one. I suggest you read up the excellent articles under the "For Beginner" section)
http://nehe.gamedev.net (In case you decide that a full fledge game is impossible and decide to just have a demo, here is where you can find all the OpenGL codes you need)
"...very well known games like Icewind Dale, the Baldur's Gate series, and Descent."
What about Fallout? IMHO, that's the greatest series from Interplay.
I wonder what will happen to the "rumoured" Fallout 3 development now that Interplay is officially falling apart.
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It is really quite useful if you happen to live in a country that has one of the highest population density in the world.
It did happen. Sometime ago a 50 years old chemical weapon was discovered in a rural village in China and serveral people died because it was activated somehow.
Neither will you know if the victims are speaking the truth. It is undeniable that the Japanese soldiers have commite atrocious war crimes when they occupied numerous parts of south east asia. But each side will tell their own story.
For example, in the rape of Nanking, the Chinese government list a death toll of more than 300,000 people. However, according to various sources (including John Rabe, the chairman of the Nanking Safety Zone Committee) there couldn't be more than 300,000 people left in Nanking when the Imperial Army arrived. So the death toll given by the Chinese authorities are rather dubious.
History is always written by the winner. The reason why history repeats itself is not because we don't know about it but rather because we can't be bothered to prevent it.
And you are right, always make sure where your sources are coming from.
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"I argue that in any country, if the government opposed Internet service, how do you get Internet service?"
You get the government's version of the Internet service. Like they have in China.
IMHO, there is no best language for game programming . Whatever langauge/tool you choose is likely to be dependent on what kind of game you decide to develope.
Any way, here are some resources for you.
Articles/Tutorials:
http://www.gamedev.net (If you have time for just one site, this is the one. I suggest you read up the excellent articles under the "For Beginner" section)
http://nehe.gamedev.net (In case you decide that a full fledge game is impossible and decide to just have a demo, here is where you can find all the OpenGL codes you need)
http://www.gametutorials.com/ (Some DirectX stuff)
Development stuff:
http://java.sun.com (Java language sdk and documentation. Though you might need a OpenGL/directX binding if you plan to do 3D stuff)
http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html (An IDE C/C++
, open source. You need to get the compiler though. gcc will do just fine)
American Born Chinese = Banana man.
The skin is yellow but when you peel it open it's while inside. No offense, I am a chinese too.
"...very well known games like Icewind Dale, the Baldur's Gate series, and Descent." What about Fallout? IMHO, that's the greatest series from Interplay. I wonder what will happen to the "rumoured" Fallout 3 development now that Interplay is officially falling apart.
It might be new to some of the slashdotters but Singapore (a puny country in Asia) has already got its own website like i-neighbour. See http://www.wholivesnearyou.com It is really quite useful if you happen to live in a country that has one of the highest population density in the world.
Chung-Kwei is a Chinese semi-deity that wards of evil. He isn't some kind of tailsman.
It did happen. Sometime ago a 50 years old chemical weapon was discovered in a rural village in China and serveral people died because it was activated somehow.
Neither will you know if the victims are speaking the truth. It is undeniable that the Japanese soldiers have commite atrocious war crimes when they occupied numerous parts of south east asia. But each side will tell their own story.
For example, in the rape of Nanking, the Chinese government list a death toll of more than 300,000 people. However, according to various sources (including John Rabe, the chairman of the Nanking Safety Zone Committee) there couldn't be more than 300,000 people left in Nanking when the Imperial Army arrived. So the death toll given by the Chinese authorities are rather dubious.
History is always written by the winner. The reason why history repeats itself is not because we don't know about it but rather because we can't be bothered to prevent it.
And you are right, always make sure where your sources are coming from.
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