Here we go…

so, here i go and start this blog… the thing is, i’ve always wanted to be a game developer… because this would allow me to combine most of the things i enjoy in life (games, creativity & programming), into one thing… and then get paid for it!!!!

so, i guess… after the introductions, i should state two points… where i currently stand, and where i hope i will be after this “quest” is over…

1. Where i currently stand: i am a computer engineer, i have been programming for mostly something around 6 or 7 years now… i have worked mostly in java… i have a semi-good memory of what c++ is like and how it works, but not enough to power up a game… i also tried some basic OpenGL tutorials, but nothing past the basic rendering and transformation examples… as for the creative side, i have two ideas for “games” (more on this in a later post) that i would like to experiment with…
2. Where i hope to be: i hope that during the coming year or so, i will be able to put into reality a complete game (one of the aforementioned two) into playable status… i doubt it will ever be in competitive market quality, but maybe it will be enough to get me an honourable mention somewhere, or enough to boost up my resume to get me that great dream job ive always been wanting…

so… what next i may hear you ask? well, currently im in the process of waiting for a few books to be shipped from amazon… over the time, i will try to jot down here the ideas i get, the knowledge i gain, bits & pieces of code i may think up is cool enough, etc… this blog will mainly be just my journal and a place for me to think out loud (and actually remember what i thought of later on

~ by alihelmy on Saturday, April 12, 2008.