[Tutor] Sandbox Game

[Greg Nielsen]

Nate,

     I myself am a newer programmer with most of my experience in the use
of pygame, perhaps I could help point you in the right direction. First,
there is a lot of cool stuff over at the main pygame website, and a lot of
the users will post projects with images, general overviews, and a link to
their main codebase / content. It might take some searching, but you could
definitely find something similar to what you are working on there.
     While finding something similar to what you are working on would
really help you out, something you might find even better is this book by
Andy Harris
http://www.amazon.com/Game-Programming-Line-Express-Learning/dp/0470068221/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328564353&sr=1-5
It's
an amazing resource that takes you from installing python to creating your
own games and even a game engine. There is a good chance that your local
library has a copy. If you are serious about learning game programming in
python, this is what you need to read.
     Lastly, speaking from experience. Start small. Just like Bob said,
start with just the absolute basics and slowly add to your program. Mr.
Harris' book demonstrates this in Chapter 7 perfectly. So check out
pygame's website and check out that book from your library. I promise it
will help you get started.

Greg
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