Programming Language for Game Coding

~SweetDii0920 Dec 23, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

We are having a thesis and we are going to create a game, features would be it should be played on a multi touch screen. Is java the best programming language we could use?
Any suggestions?

Thanks

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~tekel2001 Dec 30, 2012

For the best, I would go with C via SDL.

SDL homepage: [link]

SDL Android port: [link]

Also there is a bunch of great games on those links

~delusionalHamster Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Are you developing it for a tablet or a desktop computer?

If a tablet, code in java, it can be easily converted to an android app.

If it's for a desktop computer, go for something like GObject.

*Aapis Dec 24, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

C/C++ if you want multiplatform. You start limiting yourself, or creating extra work later, if you choose higher level languages like Java or Python.

Personally I would never use Java for anything. Every time they release a new JVM there's a 0 day exploit.

~SweetDii0920 Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

so c++ is better for game development? Then what library should we use to make our game multi touch?

*Aapis Dec 30, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

I'm not sure, but I feel as though you will come across a suitable one in your research.

=Folji Dec 23, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

What kind of game development are you thinking? If you're looking into mobile development, especially with the multi-touch frame of mind, Java would be a pretty solid choice that's not gonna go obsolete any time soon. C++ is another option that's more or less standing as an industry standard in game development, but it's not much used on mobile platforms from what I know!

Then there's C#, but who actually uses C# over C/C++ for game development at this point? Other than for Windows Phone and the like?

~SweetDii0920 Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

This game I'm talking about should be played in a multitouch table. So... you recommend C++? Actually, we are going to create a puzzle and scrabble game that should go with new exciting features... about this features, we're still brainstorming... XD. Sorry if I'm giving you a hard time understanding this. XD. And thanks for the effort.

=Folji Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Really, huh? That's interesting! What's the operative system that the table runs on? Since that's pretty much paramount to what language would be best to use.

But as you can see from all the other responses as well, C++ is more or less the most popular language for video game development these days.

~SweetDii0920 Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Windows Vista too.. do you think it's okay? Now I'm having a second thought on using Java, since all of you guys are suggesting c++, I think I'd do my research if c++ would be better, because if it is... then I'd enjoy this thesis because c++ is the language i love the most. hihi

=Folji Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

If you're making the game for a Windows system (x86 architecture), yeah, I'd definitely use C++ myself. You could just as easily use Python to make the whole thing as easy and straight-forward as possible, or Java if you want to use tat language, but with C++ you could just program the game and compile it as standalone software that doesn't depend on third-party software (Java) or libraries (Python) in order to run.

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