Need Someone Else

[Tilgovi]

I'm 14 years old. I started programming in 3rd grade with Pascal, eventually moved up to C/C++. In 7th grade I started working with my friend on on web-based MUD game at dusk.wesowin.org. This year, I've started working with OpenGL.

It may seem sad, but on weekends, i can spend over 12 hours straight coding, and when I'm not coding, I think about coding.

I would like to be involved in a real project, to make a 3D game preferably. About all I've done in that direction so far is get my OpenGL program to read a world file describing rooms made of quads and portals. However, I haven't started the code to draw the rooms yet ( I just finished the portal stuff today, give me time). There is absolutely no one I know near me who I can talk to about this subject, at least no one my age or that I know of.

Would anyone like to join me and start work on something? How many people do we need? What are we going to make? It doesn't have to be anything big, just a fun project to make a small game, maybe like GL Tron.

-Tilgovi

[Tilgovi]

I forgot to mention, even if working directly with someone would be too difficult given distance and things, is there anyone who I could talk to often about questions or ideas? I am Tilgovi on AIM and 100767765 on ICQ.

-Tilgovi

[mcraighead]

Heh, sounds frighteningly like me.

- Matt

[HFAFiend]

Me too; I’m 16, working on my own game engine (so far only designing the game). I design (on paper) the modules at school, then code at home (quite often into the night, until I realize what time it is). I too don’t have anyone around me either that is either up to my ability level or who cares...long lost brothers!? :-) Anyway, if you really want to hear about my project, I could (if you've seen Babylon 5 before, then you'll know the premise)...at any rate, good luck on whatever you do.

[WhatEver]

I think most of us here are prolly like you . I know I am, but I'm 25.

I have a team helping me with my game already. It's simple. I would closely relate the culling method to a quad tree; think tiles. I don't know bsp trees or portals so I'm restricted to what kind of games I can make . One day though; I will .

[duckman]

ahh a familiar storie...
Back at 15(me is 22 now) I starded doing games with freinds.

But heres a thought, you are looking for coders to join you in your efforts.
(this is not easy)

Why not set your sites on game projects you know you can do without help.
Then find friends at your school who do stuff like drawing, painting, 3d modeling, sound recording, play music or even wite cool stories(plot).

Get to gether a range of tallents and produce simpler games at a very high quality.
The experiance of knowing how to work with these people will come in usefull.

I did this, and the experience (and freinds) was reely worth it.

just a thought...

[Hull]

It sounds like me aswell, I bet we all started out that way or another.

Wouldn't it be cool if OpenGL.org fixed an entire irc server for us GL freaks , with different channels for different main topics.

If it already exists, tell me where to find it.

In the mean time, we are forced to post questions or post replies on these forums in an endless stream of virtual learning.

[LordKronos]

Originally posted by mcraighead:
Heh, sounds frighteningly like me.

Really??? I'm a bit surprised. I kinda expected you would be a bit older than 14. You sound pretty mature for your age

But I echo those words. Except I'm 25...and married (the wife does get a bit bored at times). I spend quite a bit of time coding (including the majority of this 3-day weekend). I work for a web-dev company during day (rather dull work by comparison...I can hardly stand it...but it pays pretty good), and spend most of my free time doing game-dev. I'm trying to get something finished/sellable as quickly as possible so I can hopefully get some sort of income (even if its not a lot) started from it, weed away my current job, and eventually just do game-dev.

[lpVoid]

ahh, nostalgia...

anyone remember coding for the Motorola 6502, "Player Missile Graphics", Graphics Mode 8? Hehe, back then I thought 256 colours was a pipe dream...."the human eye can't even recognize that many!!!" Sometimes it's just plain good to be so wrong

Tilgovi, you're on the right track, and believe me, many of us have delt with the same frustrations. Even thru college I couldn't find coders that loved their work as much as I did. On the brighter side of things, you already have a head start on those mediocre programmers you'll find yourself surrounded by over the next 7-10 years.

Sorry to use this thread to reminisce (feels good though), I'm sure with some perserverance you'll manage to pull togehter a team and begin realizing your dreams.

Good Luck!
Dave

oh yeah, I forgot to mention to LordKronos that I feel your pain. The wife just dosen't understand, and how many lines of ASP/TSQL code do I have to write before I can get back to writing another OGL demo!!!!

[This message has been edited by lpVoid (edited 04-16-2001).]

[mcraighead]

No, I mean, it sounds like me at age 15.

I'm currently 19.

- Matt