Ask HN: Starting Game Development

4 pointsnickswan14y ago3 comments

I've always been a developer on the Microsoft stack. I'm looking at getting into indie game development and was wondering what path to take. Is the time right for focusing on HTML5 and javascript for building games - or is building for a specific platform such as Win 7 Phones or iPhone still a better approach? I'm thinking of building simple platform and adventure games rather than crazy 3d racing car simulators :)

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rprime14y ago

I assume you have some knowledge of C# and .NET derivates, if that, you can first give a try to XNA [1], as it is more robust and resourceful than web frameworks are at the moment. And when you feel you're ready you can switch to browsers.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_XNA

stobe14y ago

iPhone\iOS best platform for indie development at now (best profit). Flash also is good. May be Android not so bad. HTML5, JS, Win phones, bada phones etc - is very depending on type of project.

taytus14y ago

Have you tried Unity3D?

http://unity3d.com/

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