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#1

hi im new to this forum and new to java game programming, but not new to java. im reading killer game programming with java, and its a great book.

my question is, what is arianne(well i know its an engine), and how do engines like these work?

my main goal is to make a mmorpg(with some premade coding), but thats in the FAR FAR FAR distance, i know im going to take baby steps to get there, so u dun need to lecture me about that :smiley:

#2

Well, welcome to the forums, Toby! I canā€™t answer your question, ā€œwhat is arianne?ā€ But I just wanted to welcome you and say that Iā€™m glad to see a new game programmer admit he must take baby steps, and not just say, ā€œHi, Iā€™m so and soā€¦ Iā€™ve never programmed beforeā€¦ I wanā€™t to make an MMORPG!ā€

Hope you stick around and good luck!

#3

Yea, too many that know nothing about game programming come in here and say ā€œI want to create MMORPGXXSUPERDUBERā€ and expect it to take a few days to learn it all.

Try a few years. And after youā€™ve learned all you needed to create a game like that, add another few years just to create the game.

There is a reason there are hundreds of people, professional game makers, that work on modern game titles.

Engines are nothing more than framework/libraries that help you create your game. No two engines are the same, but they use fundamentally the same concepts and technologies.

But I would stay away from engines for now, since you will have to LEARN what makes an engine. Try going through code and cokeā€™s (kevglassā€™s) spaceinvaders tutorial (google it). Start with 2D game programming, when youā€™ve been able to create a SMALL game, like pong, or breakout, you can start to study 3D graphics. After thatā€¦ the infinite universe of game programming.

#4

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I second that. Take a look at any major game like an RPG, the end creditsā€¦ Notice how many programmers, graphics designers, sound artists, prop designers, level designers, etc there are. Itā€™s exactly like the end credits of a movie, although, I have noticed thereā€™s more people whoā€™ve worked on a game than any credits of a movie Iā€™ve ever seen.