Javawizkid http://www.computersight.com//Javawizkid. New posts by Javawizkid Charging Your Ipod with an Onion http://www.computersight.com/Hardware/Accessories/Charging-Your-Ipod-with-an-Onion.63083 If you do decide to charge your iPod with an onion, please be aware that if you go wrong you may damage your iPod. Charging with an onion will last up to 20 minutes, which is more than enough to fully charge your iPod.

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]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:30:27 PST How to Make a Computer Game http://www.computersight.com/Programming/How-to-Make-a-Computer-Game.39802 First you need to ask yourself a few questions:

  1. Do I know any programming languages?
  2. What is the game going to be about?
  3. Is your ability of programming good enough to make it?

Answers

  1. If you do know a programming language how well do you know it? There is a variety of programming languages out there but there are a few main ones. These are: C, C++, Java, Python, Flash, and Ruby. I personally program in Java as I find it very easy to program games in.
  2. Your game could be about anything it could even be a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) if you know what you are doing.
  3. How well do you know the programming language? If you are aiming to make a MMORPG and only know how to program a simple line of code, then you are not being realistic and it will be a long time before you are going to make one.

Resources

  1. I chose Java to learn because you can embed it into web pages making it easy for people to play it with no downloads. I learnt to program it from a book but you can search Google for some tutorials. When you know enough about the language you can turn it into a game. I used javacooperation to learn the basics of gaming. Also Youtube is a good source for tutorials. Search aphonik for Java tutorials.
  2. Game Discovery is a good source for game ideas. Also a good source to play games is Miniclip. If your game is good enough they will pay you for the license of the game.

I hope you found this guide helpful!

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