newbie

Hi,

I am a newbie to game programming. I have 3D animation knowledge (3D Max), but where could I start?

I found that there is a site called 'Quake 3'. Is it one of the game programming languages?

Which one is the most common, e.g. C++ or Active X?

Which programming languages and 3D software that Playstation, XBox and Nintendo used to create the game?

Thanks for help.

gogo

I hate to say it but you are very much confused.
Quake III is a game. Programmed in C++ if you wish to know.
ActiveX is not a programming language. It is a feature of COM.
You mention C++ when this is a Visual Basic forum.
Game consoles have their own proprietary languages, most of which are similar to C++.

Now for an answer.
Use VB (Visual Basic) as a starting point because it's one of the easiest programming languages to learn.
Then start learning about DirectX, a game programming architecture, which is programming language independent (meaning that most languages can use it).

Good Luck
-cl

http://vb.wsoftware.net

Thank you very much for your kind advice. I knew that I am newbie and always make mistake in posting questions to the wrong forum.

So, in general, C++, VB and Direct X are the languages for game.

Do you know that mirabilis ICQ used which language to create? Is it C/C++ too?

Thanks

gogo

From what I know, it's in C++

Knowledge is the rule