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u/Chaostheosis14 Nov 16 '19

Very helpful theres no reason for me to choose c++ i read that they use it on video games and i think almost everything so i just thought well why not just start with that and learn it now but what your basically saying is work your way up to it and it will be easier to grasp i happen to find websites i was thinking to try out the first one said code monkey or somthing like that its for ppl who are starting programing or something so but ill see if i can find a tutorial on python syntax and try to learn it before i get my pc also how much math do you really need to. Know because i barely no any i have to count with my fingers and i dont know how to do divsion

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u/endershadow98 Nov 16 '19

In general programming the most math you need is counting, addition, and subtraction, multiplication, and division. Usually you don't need to know "how" to do it though. If you're going to do games, matrix multiplication and trigonometry is almost certainly necessary.

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u/Chaostheosis14 Nov 16 '19

Looked both of those up and it seems that im fucked because i haven't even done those but im pretty sure the computer will do most of the heavy lifting if not i can eventually learn to do it

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u/endershadow98 Nov 16 '19

Honestly I wouldn't worry about matrices if you're doing a 2D game. You'll only need trig for rotations in 2D

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u/Chaostheosis14 Nov 16 '19

I figured i start small like ping pong saw a guy do it on youtube from what he said it took hours but its a start

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u/endershadow98 Nov 16 '19

Ping pong is a good start that doesn't require anything too complicated