Re: [Isugamedev-midworld] VERY interested in helping!

[Ben S. <bs...@vr...>]

Michael-

We're glad to hear you're interested in helping develop Midworld with us! 
There's a few things we need you to do before you can get started.

1. Sign up for an account at http://sourceforge.net. SourceForge hosts 
many development tools we use for free including:
    - the CVS repository (a source-code control program)
    - our Web site
    - mailing lists
    - a task manager
    - bug tracking
    - etc ...

2. Email your new SourceForge account name to ga...@ia.... One of 
the club officers will add you in as a project developer to the isugamedev 
project on SourceForge. (http://sourceforge.net/projects/isugamedev)


At this point, you'll want to learn how to use CVS if you don't already 
know how. There is a pretty decent manual at http://cvshome.org but your 
best bet is to ask questions to the isu...@li... 
mailing list.

Now you'll be ready to start doing some development work on Midworld. Note 
that we're currently writing Midworld in OpenGL. Check out the club Web 
site, http://isugamedev.sf.net, for some great OpenGL resources. It's 
actually much easier to learn than DirectX. If you get stuck here, again, 
email the isugamedev-devel mailing list.

All of the ISU Game Developer Club members are very willing (and eager) to 
help you with game (and general) development/programming. If you have ANY 
questions at any step of the way, please don't hesitate to email 
isugamedev-devel or any of the members individually (including myself).

I hope I didn't overwhelm you with everything this email. Please reply 
back to the list if you have any questions. ;)

cheers,
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Ben Scott
Research Assistant VRAC
bs...@ia...

On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Michael Holtan wrote:

> 
>      Hi, my name is Michael Holtan, and I am going to be a Freshman majoring in 
> Com Sci at ISU.  I noticed some ads for the Game Dev Club in Atanasoff and 
> decided to check out your web site.  I have been teaching myself C++, VC++, and 
> DirectX for the past year after getting bored of programming various games for 
> my TI-83.  I would VERY much like to help in the development of Midworld in ANY 
> way I can.  Please contact me with information on what I should learn, when the 
> group meets, and anything else I should know.  I live in Stanhope, IA (30 min 
> north of Ames).  Thank you very much for your time.
> 
>            -Michael Holtan: programmer, game designer
>                     mh...@ia...
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