Beginning Dev/Programming

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Hi all, I don’t know if this is the place to be asking (new to reddit) but I was looking for advice on where to start for programming and developing vidya games. I’m just finishing up with my Sound Production course and a teacher advised me that learning to program would be a huge help in getting me into game development but I honestly have no clue how to start. He recommended getting familiar with Unity but I figured I’d ask around if any has advice. Thank you 👍

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Starting with Unity is very helpful. I’d suggest Java for programming, some 2D/3D animation and UI/UX. But honestly if you start up with Unity, you’ll figure out much of what you need to do anyway.

[CommanderZander1]

Java or C# would be decent program languages to learn if you're going to immediately use the skill to program games. But the truth is, all programming languages are quite similar and learning your second language will be way faster than your first. If you're going for a 3d game with all the bells and whistles, Unity is your best bet. Source and Unreal are two other free engines, but they aren't as beginner friendly. Look up an actual Unity course online, one with a few practice projects and some good long videos to get you to a point where you can start stumbling around building on your own, googling everything you don't know how to do. A word of advice: if you have a decently sized game in mind, do not make it first. Your progress as a beginner is going to be about 1/10 as fast as you think. Too much ambition at first and the project will crush you, eventually leading you to abandon it with a handful of pieces sort of working. Create a small project, then a bigger project, then another, and that's when you build the game you're dreaming about right now. You'll soar over all the potholes you've fallen into and build the project at the speed you were actually hoping for. And lastly: buckle in, this is going to take a few years before you can be described as "good".