Game Programming Starter Kit 6.0 | 
 enlarge | From: Pearson Software
Category: Software
Buy Used: $49.99
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 12703
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 95
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.8 x 1.7
Model: 157595673X
UPC: 712692956731
EAN: 0712692956731
ASIN: B000070MRB
Release Date: October 9, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Like new: Just like new. In original box. Careful packing and daily shipping with email order notification and free delivery confirmation.
| |
| Customer Reviews:
 What I think of this starter kit June 9, 2005
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
1. It is a great disappointment
2. The only thing I could open was the demo
3. It says its for windows 2000 & XP and its not
4. I feel like i've been conned because I thought this was all great...
5. Don't disappoint yourself just dont buy this
6. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT-WARNING-HEALTH HAZARDS APPLY
 Neutral June 7, 2004
S. Barnes (UT USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you plan on getting this program go to http://www.bloodshed.net and get a free C++ compiler. Use it to compile DLL files for your games. Not being able to compile with Visual C++ that comes on the CD really makes hard to create you're own effects for games. Learn C++, download the free compiler and learn how to use the free compiler. Not all code will work automatically with Dev-C++ so you need to find you're own work arounds. It comes with the lates compiler which I think is GCC 3.6 (see gcc's website).
 ok for someone just getting into game design September 21, 2003
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
this is an ok set for people looking to get into game design. you can get the book at your bookstore, and that's really the only thing worth anything in the box, and it's not even that great: just a bunch of anecdotes and short interview sections from some noteworthy people in the field. there's not really much time in any section to go in-depth, and the same is true with the software included. you can't save, or in the case of the visual C++ kit, you can't compile, which means you can write your code and just look at it.
my recomendation is this: if you want to program, get as much math as possible, way beyond calculus 3 (quaternion, non-linear, and matrix algebra are just some of the subjects you'll need), and get lots of good experience in C++, and a degree is the best way to go. if you want to go the art side, draw, draw, draw. go to an art school, and get a degree in the field. the Art Institutes, Savannah College of Art and Design and DigiPen Institute of Technology are just some of the noteworthy schools.
whatever you do, 4 year degrees are better than 2, and make sure it's accredited.
It's just DEMOS! December 26, 2002
Cory Timmons (Salem, OR USA)
36 out of 39 found this review helpful
All it comes with are DEMOS. YOu can't even save your own games as a standalone product, for that you have to spend even more money. The book is great, but the rest is ..... You can't even create 3d stuff because you can't save in the 3d editor! If you are considering this product, don't get it, i guarantee you will be disapointed
 Comment on Game Programming Starter Kit 6.0 November 21, 2002
Teo Kok Wee (Singapore)
14 out of 30 found this review helpful
I have brought this product and find it very very cheap. This is because the Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition it gaves cost about the same as the price i brought the starter kit so actually it is like they gave you free books and free softwares and some free articles from other famous aurthors. The learning curve is not very high so you can easliy get the ropes of it. This is a good starter kit to your future game developing career.
|
|
|
