RE: [GD-Consoles] new to console programming...

[Alistair M. <kr...@kr...>]

Hi Marcin.

Like the other poster said, most of the interesting stuff is under NDA so we
can't talk about it unless you are too.  Once you do get access to the 'good
stuff', the samples you get with the toolchain (/usr/local/sce/sample) are a
good launch-pad to give you a general idea how the various subsystems work,
and once you are up and running they are good reference material when you're
tackling a specific problem.  Going further, the SCEA support website is a
good place to go for more advanced examples, and for other useful snippets
of code and documentation.  Browsing the conference papers on the website is
a useful way to get into it quickly.  There are also newsgroups for NDA
signees where tons of problem solving goes on.

Basically, we can't say much about it in detail unless you've signed the
NDA, sorry.

Incidentally, what is this group supposed to be for, considering we can't
discuss any technical details without breaking contracts?  Console game
design paradigms versus other platforms?  Optimum controller layouts?  I can
see it getting stale pretty quickly...

Alistair



> -----Original Message-----
> From: gam...@li...
> [mailto:gam...@li...]On Behalf Of
> Marcin Wieczorek
> Sent: 02 October 2001 19:03
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: [GD-Consoles] new to console programming...
>
>
> Hi,
>
> 	I'm new to console programming, namely PS2, and I was
> wondering if anyone
> could point me to some resources on the net where I can read up on maybe
> general programming techniques and such.
>
> 	We recently had the Gamasutras PS2 article float around the office
> (http://www.gamasutra.com/gdce/green/green_01.htm )and I was wondering if
> maybe there are some other articles like this one that will give
> me a better
> understanding of the console before I actually sit down and start typing.
>
> Does anyone have any opinions about the above mentioned article?  Is it a
> good thing for a beginner to engrave in his head?  Pitfalls that
> I should be
> aware?
>
> I don't want this to turn into a why xbox programming is easier
> and I should
> do that' topic.  My company is looking into making a title for PS2 and I
> need as much basic knowledge of the machine as possible.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Marcin
>
>
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