Difference between revisions of "Beginner C++ Game Programming Tutorial 0"

Revision as of 12:58, 28 July 2016

This tutorial introduces the Beginner C++ Game Programming Series and walks you through the setup required to follow along with Chili. It also explains who the series is intended for, the goals and outline of the series, and tips on how to succeed, but you can skip all that bullshit if you have crippling ADD.

Concepts Taught

• How to install Visual Studio 2015 Community
• How to compile and run a solution in Visual Studio

Video Timestamp Index

• Intro 0:00
• Why C++ 0:00
• Overview of entire curriculum 0:00
• Required software, hardware, and knowledge 0:00
• Setup of Visual Studio and the Framework 3:29
• Don't freak out about the Framework 3:29
• Talk about the solution folder and source files 3:29
• Configuration of the Visual Studio UI 3:29
• First compile and run 3:29
• Where the .exe at tho? 3:29
• First line of code and challenge (Homework) 12:29
• How to interact with Chili / get programming help 8:29

Homework

The homework for this lesson is to experiment with the PutPixel() function and deduce the meanings of the five function parameters. The solution to this challenge is given at the beginning of the next tutorial.

Download Links

• Visual Studio 2015 Community Download

• Framework Download

See also

• Next in series (Tutorial 1)
• Beginner C++ Game Programming Series
• Planet Chili Forums