Question

Hi I am working in VC++ and I am quite interested in game programming and I have few queries.

1).What one must know before starting game programming ?

2).Can anybody give me info @ resources like tutorial ,links ,etc. which would help me to start as fast as possible ?

3).Also give me info @ some good books on game programming ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Before you start programming you must have a good understanding of the language, how to program and how to structure and test your code. Oh, and a huge amount of either patience or free time. On the maths front, Vectors, Matrices and Quaternions are the main things I found I needed.
The other thing that often goes overlooked when I programmer starts writing a game is someone to create the assets. Preferably someone specialized in it.

You mention DirectX, which is not actually a fast way to go as you have to build everything from square one, which means a lot more maths, performance testing and overall handwork. I would suggest at least a rendering engine like Ogre3D. There are plenty of tutorials and a very good community.
There is a good post here on why you should write games not engines.

The main reason you would want to use DirectX is to enhance your understanding of the lower levels, all the things an engine is abstracting for you. While I think this is a good thing to do, I wouldn’t want to do it for a major or first project.

The main site I used for help was gamedev.net, although I also found some intresting articles on gamesutra