Hi Laurel, In 1980 I bought a Texas Instruments 99 4a home computer. I typed in the programming examples from the manual that came with it. I then experimented with the source code trying to figure out what each command did and how to change it to do what I wanted it to do. I just have done the same thing every since. So that is how I have learned to program games. Well experimenting with sample code that I have found as well as getting help from other programmers such as Phil Vlasak, David Greenwood, Allen Maynerd etc.
Today I would probably recommend BGT to a new person that wished to try to learn to create games. As I say to those people though. You have to learn how to take baby steps before you can run with creating games. And it is slow and frustrating when you have a game idea, but you have to learn the steps, that is the command code lines to do all of the things that you need to do to create games. The blind accessible games that I have created over the years and are on my web site are; Awesome Homer, Baseball, BattleShip, Black Jack, Bop It, Concentration, coupling, Craps, Draw Poker, Football, Golf, Hangman, Homer on a Harley, Life, Mach 1, Mach 1 tts, Master Mind, Monopoly, Pong, Puppy1, Reaction, Roulette, Simon, Skunk, Slot Machine, Snakes and Ladders, Spanker, Star Mule, Triple J Shooter, Trivia game engine, Trucker, Yahtzee Braille reference guide, Brain, Reader, Waver, Batting practice, Golf course maker, monopoly board maker BFN Jim I like Visual Basic 6.0 because I can not C. j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.