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[timothyinspa]

Well, I am 14 yrs old.......
And I really want my future career to be in 3D game development....
Or maybe setup a company for making 3D games....
Well I have no experience in 3D game development...
Only have some experience in Marcomedia Flash... and some concept on making a flash game.... never done one since I am too lazy..lol

So here's my question.....
1. What is kind of members is required to form a 3D game development team?
Such as modeler,programmer and etc etc
2. Why is programming needed for making a 3D game?
3. If I brought a 3D game engine
For example realm crafter or hero engine, does it mean I don't need any programmers or members to help me out?
4. Actually the main thing is, I want to know what is required for building a 3D game development company.. members and why a company need those members and stuff....

Sorry for my wrong english....... and if i repeated something already posted on the forums..... igore this post...

Thank you~

[Frank Skilton]

timothyinspa said:

1. What is kind of members is required to form a 3D game development team?
Such as modeler,programmer and etc etc

Short answer: Programmer, 3D artist, 2D artist, concept artist, audio engineer, designer, web developer. The list goes on, and in most cases add a few 's to the end.

timothyinspa said:

2. Why is programming needed for making a 3D game?

A game is a piece of software that interacts with your computer. This software tells the computer what to do, you need a programmer to communicate with your computer in a language it understands.

timothyinspa said:

3. If I brought a 3D game engine
For example realm crafter or hero engine, does it mean I don't need any programmers or members to help me out?

Nope. If you want to make a serious game, learn how to program or hire someone who can.

timothyinspa said:

4. Actually the main thing is, I want to know what is required for building a 3D game development company.. members and why a company need those members and stuff....

Money, time, talent, skill, like minded people, lots of coffee and a sacrificed social life.

[timothyinspa]

Lol thanks a lot Frank

[neptune3d]

I would also suggest that since you already have some knowledge of flash, that you should make a flash game. I think you will find out that many of the concepts learnt from a simple game can be transfered to a larger project.

Good Luck,
Nep

[Mattias Gustavsson]

timothyinspa said:

since I am too lazy..

Fix that first, or you'll never have a career in games

[timothyinspa]

Mattias Gustavsson said:

Fix that first, or you'll never have a career in games

lol of course I would lol!
thanks

[starstutter]

I agree with the flash concept. It is definitley a good choice for begginers, and it isn't mind bendingly hard to make graphics. Although I wouldn't use flash for very long, seeing as how it gives to little control over the lower level structures of the game, it would be a good place to learn basic programming syntax. It has a very similar system to C++.

Learning this kind of thing in a dedicated class would be good, but there's 2 problems:

1. Those kinds of classes can turn out extremley boring and gives a lot of people a bad first impression with programming. I love developing games, but those classes are BORE-RING. :)

2. Finding a dedicated class at your age would be very difficult if not impossible. I'm aware if some computer camps that offer an introduction into those fields, but most use some kind of high level game engine that, while fun, teaches you little about core engine programming. Engine design is not the easiest way to go, but in my opinion, you should if you can.

Past that it's basic motivation and self teaching. Stop at barnes & noble and pick up a few books they have in the software secton. Really some wonderful resources.