Where do I go, programming wise?

So, I've followed SubZeroGaming's tutorials, and they're great to get started, but I want to go a bit deeper and start fresh, as I'm not sure what language I want to get into yet. So what I'm asking is where should I go? Should I be looking broadly for just "programming tutorials" or should I go a bit more specific with "Unity programming tutorials"? Or should I have a specific language first? Thanks for the help!

 

Practice is the key. Do something! Watching tutorials, copy what they did is all well and fine, but you will never learn with them how to actually implement anything except for that specific task.
Just start simple. Make a cube going from left to right based on your input. Improve that and make it better. But don't make it based on an existing implementation. Make it on your own! The go on, make the movement smoother or add sounds or physics or anything else. Maybe go on to another topic. Later on you may compare it to something that was made by someone else. Then analyze what they made different, ... .
Becoming used to that is the first step in learning to program. Do something on your own and learn how to solve the problems!

 

Hey dtg108,

I highly recommend C# as a programming language. To help start, I have 20+ C# tutorials on in-depth C# topics as well as some more advanced topics in Unity. The link to the C# series is listed below. I will always link a few more places that have been helpful to me for programming in C#.

Here is a link to a C# series that I have personally made for Unity : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...RSVzOs_nnWuUqy
-A lot of the techniques here will carry over to any type of object oriented programming that you will do.
-20+ tutorials specifically designed to give you C# programming techniques that relate to game design.

Here is a link to MSDN Tutorials : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/hh341490.aspx
and a C# Keyword reference : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=vs.71).aspx
-I learn a ton from MSDN whether it is looking up a specific programming problem or fixing a bug in my code. The keywords will teach you what everything does.

Here is a link to C# Station : http://www.csharp-station.com/tutorial.aspx
-I used this as a starting point to learning C# and still reference it from time to time.

Hope these help you decide! If you have any other questions feel free to ask!

-Drew

 

Drew has fantastic c# fundamental videos.

And to Dantus, you clearly haven't watched my videos. They are not copy and follow along ;p

*cough* Hi Dakota

 

You are right, I haven't .
I know several people who tried to learn programming by watching tutorials. I clearly wanted to point out, that learning by doing is the only way. If tutorials support you with that, it is even better!

 

Thank you for the suggestions. I've viewed a couple and they are very helpful. I'm just starting out so thanks again.

 

*cough* hi Jon *cough cough*

 

If you've chosen C#, I'd recommend the following: http://u3d.as/content/m2h/c-game-examples/1sG

Five small games that are already complete. It includes a PDF with analysis and assignments to enhance/modify the games.