Writing games on macs

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AppleManEric

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Sep 15, 2003

• #1

hey guys,
does anyone know what language games can be written in for macs.
thanks
(sorry if this is an old thread, i searched for it but couldn't find anything)
Eric

 

bousozoku

Moderator emeritus

• Sep 16, 2003

• #2

You can use most anything including C, C++, Objective-C, and Java, which are the common choices.

If you want it to work on Linux or Windows also, your best bet is to learn OpenGL for the graphics and C++. You can put the operating system-specific things into just a few files and use compiler directives to keep the code small.

 

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AppleManEric

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Sep 16, 2003

• #3

thank you🙂

 

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AppleManEric

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Sep 16, 2003

• #4

oh, uh, what would be the best way to learn openGL?

 

bousozoku

Moderator emeritus

• Sep 16, 2003

• #5

Originally posted by AppleManEric
oh, uh, what would be the best way to learn openGL?

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There are a few books on it including OpenGL Game Programming (ISBN 0-7615-3330-3) and the OpenGL SuperBible (ISBN 1-57169-164-2).

The older books are UNIX-oriented; the newer books are Windows-oriented. Either way you have to make small adjustments.

I'm sure there are plenty of tutorials online as well.

 

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coolsoldier

macrumors 6502

• Sep 16, 2003

• #6

If you're completely new to writing games for the mac, I recommend idevgames.com. They have a lot of resources (references, software and game assets) and a quite supportive community.

 

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AppleManEric

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Sep 16, 2003

• #7

thank you both very much. that link was very helpful. I will look into some books