[Ronan.]

What?
A Game Development Subforum

Why?
So over the last 6~ Months or so I've noticed an increase of game development related threads. From showing an interest in getting started with <Engine> to wanting to start collaborative groups.

It'd be great to have a subforum encompassing all aspects of the game development process from design to code support and eventually publishing strategies.

A breakdown of how the areas of development are spread across the forum:
Code - Language-specific subforum, my unity tutorial for example
Art/Level Design - Rate my graphic
Game Design - TGL
Audio - Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, and MP3
Marketing/Promotion - Marketplace Discussions
LFG/LFM - Partnerships, Hiring, and Personnel


We have <LANGUAGE> subforum.
Firstly, the subforum is intended to provide more than just code support.
Secondly, many issues in game development span multiple languages, meaning someone proficient in C# could offer valuable information to someone creating their game in say, Java or C++ as the underlying logic of game mechanics is usually pretty constant.

There's also the case of engines like Unity where multiple languages are supported, yet the API is still the same, meaning it's incredibly easy to translate code segments. The tutorial I created (see signature) could easily be posted in the JS section with a couple of minor syntax changes.

There isn't a large enough demand
The demand is certainly growing, as displayed from the responses in this thread. Not only is the interest here, having a section to foster this kind of community may very well inspire more people to get involved.

Proposed Tags
[LFG] Looking for group - Wanting to join a development team

[LFM] Looking for members - Development teams looking to recruit (Must specify if positions are paid)

[Engine] Unity, Unreal, CoCos2dx, etc - Thread specifies an engine-specific problem. This could relate to engine tools or APIs

[Design] Game design - Relating to game design, what features/mechanics to include, target audiences, nichés, level design

[Code] Non-specific - For non-engine-specific code. E.g: Issue with custom physics system. No language defined in tag.

[Showcase] Showcase - If someone has made something particularly cool, they can share it here. Potential for people to explain their logic behind very abstract mechanics that aren't typically found in books/tutorials. Encompasses art, code, sound, design or even great marketing strategies.

Would you personally use this?
If not, can you see it being beneficial to budding devs around here?


Supporters in this thread:

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I would actually love a subforum like this!
I've always been trying to create simple games on my own, but never actually finished (a decent) one.

Great suggestion OP, hoping this will get implemented.

I definitely agree with getting a sub-forum, It'd help me to expand my knowledge.

I am definitely keen for this idea, I made some hackforums shooter thing I shared a while back in unity and recently made 2 threads around game ideas and creativity.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5405364
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5405338

If a SF like this is made, I'll be active as fuck in it. Great idea. Hope it gets implemented.

I think it's a good idea. Should also bring attention to the graphics section. Start all these young coders on GML.

🎉

I think this is a great idea and would love to see it implemented.

It is funny that you didn't add me to the list of people who support it but w/e.

I would love this section as I am managing a few big video games. I would love to have more discussions with people interested in the field

Maybe have a section underneath for game development partnerships?
Only allow non-paid shit under it and let people get together and make cool shit because in the end, isn't that's what programming, game design, gfx and the rest are about? Cool shit?

Game Development would be great for Hackforums. I really hope it gets a section! I think it will be active.

yes please, make this section so i can infect u all

While I do think this is an interesting idea, and would definitely involve myself in the specified sf, I really haven't seen a whole lot of posts about game development. The creating of a game dev sf might stir the pot a little bit but I feel like there aren't really a ton of users here that are experienced with it, or aspire to be.

Good idea, I definitely want this to become a thing! :)

It has been suggested many times over the past few years but always gets declined. Too be honest, I am definitely not sure if it would be an active section, but if it existed I would definitely not run out of threads to post in it.

https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5298076

I think a game dev sub forum would be great. It could also include 3D modelling, animations, audio for games, input for games. The possibilities are endless

I would REALLY like this!

Some prefix ideas-
Release
Showcase
In Development
etc

Definitively should have a sub-forum for Game Development!
I think that everyone can learn from it.

I wish this existed, but it probably wont happen

There could always be different prefixes for different languages.

I'm in support for it, especially since I'm currently in school for game development (though I'll most likely go into software development). It'd be super useful having people at least working on similar concepts, even if in different languages and possibly the same.

Would love to see this :D
Currently a game developer and would to have a place to discuss development :)

Also keen, i had to end up posting in coding area just for advice over a language when it would have been easier to just have a section, such as a Q and A area, then the actual coding mechanics etc... I think this is where the issue arises when we dont really "have" a proper sub forum to post these kind of things such as game development, questions, engines, IDEs, platforms etc..

I support this idea, having a subforum for game dev is better than having to post in random other sections asking for help, game developing requires a mix of graphics, coding, and some game play design skills, the first 2 have their subforums (lets skip the fact that coding is actually multiple forums), so if someone was looking to get some info on game dev, he'll have to search in multiple subforums. asking about game dev never has the right section too...

I might have screwed something up there, sorry in advance, but I'm sleepy and can't focus XD

I just have seen a Ronan. reply in Coding and Programming forum pointing to this thread and the idea posted here by Ronan. Would be really nice. I support this idea. 👍

great idea! i hope this could happen!

Hope this does happen, I am eager to learn and share the progression here at HF

I think a game development subsection would be nice. I'm looking for people to work on a game client with me while I work on the server. I'm not the only one in this position. I saw a post the other day where a person was a 3D modeller and wanted to collaborate with a game dev. I would love to have artists, designers, modellers working with me.

This sounds like good idea, I've been getting into game development lately and this would certainly help!

Really interesting !! the gaming developing is growing and growing every year. It would be very good to have a subforum and discuss about this on it !

I would be very exited for a subforum like this,

In the mean time, where could be we post at the moment? Just at TGL ?

Game developing was always something i thought off, a small dream of mine was to make an Indie RPG game phone to play and burn some time off..
i would be more then happy to see this happen !
since as Ronan. said, its way to scattered in the subforums to actually find something valuable.

Definitely something I would love to see on this forum.

I don't typically express my opinion here on suggestions- but I genuinely think this is a solid idea and would be happy to see if come to fruition.

I've been trying to get into game development for quite some time now, and i really think this would be a good subforum for those who have a passion and want to learn more from the community.

This might actually be good for HF. It could bring a lot of new traffic. I am always skeptical when it comes to new subforums, but this one could do good.

I would love to see this subforum happen(I don't see why it wouldn't work), but from reading what James has said I'm worried that It won't happen now....

Guess I'll keep this thread alive for you guys.

I think it's a good idea.

Make me games!!!

[Omniscient]

Find me at least 10 existing threads you feel would be good for the section?

[Web_Development]

Find me at least 10 existing threads you feel would be good for the section?

Couldn't help myself, but had to say that your prestige is almost 1337 :D

OT: I would use only android or unity 3d game development forums sometimes.
Maybe they even already exist, idk.

[Ronan.]

Find me at least 10 existing threads you feel would be good for the section?

https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5326384
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5136633 https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5324063
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4771999 https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5328294
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4694123 https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5308218
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4758174 https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5343538
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5411285
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5400393
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5343538
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5282685
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5375140

Also, having a section dedicated to this should hopefully encourage more people to get involved. I'm happy to put together a few tutorial threads on getting started with some of the public engines.

Couldn't help myself, but had to say that your prestige is almost 1337 :D

OT: I would use only android or unity 3d game development forums sometimes.
Maybe they even already exist, idk.

Ah, I should've stayed there now that we know the formula :(
Unity is pretty popular right now, the /r/Unity3d subreddit has had a steady increase in growth since last year: http://redditmetrics.com/r/Unity3D
I was over at EGX yesterday and have been going for the last few years, it seems to be the engine of choice for most indies now, compared to most using their own proprietary engine a few years ago. With CoCos2dx and Unreal being the close runner-ups.

[Mr. Robot]

I am definitely keen for this idea, I made some hackforums shooter thing I shared a while back in unity and recently made 2 threads around game ideas and creativity.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5405364
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5405338

[Undefined]

If a SF like this is made, I'll be active as fuck in it. Great idea. Hope it gets implemented.

[⁠Cammy]

https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5326384
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5136633
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4771999
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4694123
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4758174
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5411285
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5400393
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5343538
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5282685
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5375140

Half of these are either months are 1year+ old. I don't think we need a section for this

[Ronan.]

Half of these are either months are 1year+ old. I don't think we need a section for this

Fair point, updated my list 🙂
Keep in mind these are just me searching for pretty generic keywords, I probably spent about 5 minutes gathering the threads.
Like I said though, one of the aims of this subforum would be to not only give people a place to post anything relating to game development, but to also encourage more users to get involved.
Given the amount of talented programmers, artists and entrepreneurs the forum has, it'd be no surprise to me if some of the games made by HF users were getting in those top 100 lists.

[nuckle]

Find me at least 10 existing threads you feel would be good for the section?

I think it's a good idea. Should also bring attention to the graphics section. Start all these young coders on GML.

🎉

[Remix]

First of all:

<LANGUAGE>'s subforum is mostly filled with trashy kids asking about creating RATs/Keyloggers.

Wrong. 1 out of 50 threads is about this shit


Second:

I don't see a reason why there should be an extra subforum
It would be dead af + you can do game development with several languages (should be posted in the specific subforum)

[Ronan.]

I think it's a good idea. Should also bring attention to the graphics section. Start all these young coders on GML.

🎉

I was a mentor at an event held for the he first years at my university's induction game jam a few days ago actually, none of them had scripted before but two had pixel art exp, by the end of the 5 hours they'd created an infinite runner with scoring, deaths and enemies. While I'm not a big fan of GML, it's not a bad way at all to get non-programmers into the development side of things.

Thanks for the support!

Wrong. 1 out of 50 threads is about this shit

If are are that passionate about my hyperbolic point, feel free to compile all programming related threads containing the title "RAT" or "Keylogger" and give me a percentage, I'll happily amend my post.

I don't see a reason why there should be an extra subforum
It would be dead af + you can do game development with several languages (should be posted in the specific subforum)

Fair enough, it might very well be a wasteland, it might thrive and grow to be fairly popular, it's not something you can easily predict. Given the rise of indie developers and the various roles that are actually filled in game dev on the forum, I think it will do fairly well.
True, though that only accounts for very specific cases where their issue is not based on the logic of the code, uses libraries from obscure engines few will ever have heard of (Irrlicht for example) and under the assumption that someone in that language specific forum actually knows how to solve it.

[Remix]

It wouldn't be dead af. They'd get lost in the coding subforums and in game development the threads will actually be seen by other people who love game development, at least in my opinion. I wouldn't go looking in code specific sections, instead I'd look in a subforum specific just to game development.

No one would visit the game development subforum
I've seen like 5 threads about game development in 2 years

[Web_Development]

I was a mentor at an event held for the he first years at my university's induction game jam a few days ago actually, none of them had scripted before but two had pixel art exp, by the end of the 5 hours they'd created an infinite runner with scoring, deaths and enemies. While I'm not a big fan of GML, it's not a bad way at all to get non-programmers into the development side of things.

Thanks for the support!

I am eager to learn if you want to mentor someone :P

[Ronan.]

No one would visit the game development subforum
I've seen like 5 threads about game development in 2 years

https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?ti...id52544614

I am eager to learn if you want to mentor someone :P

I'll be working full time as of next week, though if you have any dev related questions let me know 🙂

[I'm not a Robot]

I think this is a great idea and would love to see it implemented.