[Tutor] Building games

[Wolf Halton]

I think pygame would let you do a simple graphical game.

On Jun 11, 2011 7:54 AM, "Tommy Bell" <tommy at enkelthed.dk> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I've been programming for a few years, mainly scripts and small
> applications that monitor folders and performs actions based on content
> of files and so on.
>
> I recently got the idea of trying to do a small game that is capable of
> illustrating some common problems in my field, now the game design is
> not the problem. I've done that, I've also gotten so far as to have
> windows and having some simple animations, like bouncing balls and
> things that react to key-presses.
>
> Now, regarding the title, building games, i need to be able to place
> buildings, like squares that is placed with the mouse and can be clicked
> and these kind of things.
>
> Can anyone recommend places to go or books to read? the books i've found
> so far are mostly about 2d-games like asteroids or something similar.
> Not quite what I was hoping, and pygame.org has alot of good sources,
> but outside of simply taking apart an existing game and looking at how
> they did it, are there any ressources to help me learn?
>
> I apologize if this is not the correct place to ask for this.
>
> Regards
> Tommy
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