What language should I learn for ...

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I want to learn a language that I would be able to create stuff like games all for fun. I already know C++, VB, and a little bit of java(Very little almost nothing). Or maybe a class or library for C++ or Java I may use that is very easy to use.

I tried an interpreted language such as Turing, my game was running 4fps on 2.4ghz processor, with an ATI 9700 video card. I found out after many tests that most of the time went to accessing arrays in Turing.

I am not willing to pay for a new compiler library etc, so I would like to know about free stuff.

Thanks in advance!

[Hobson]

For making fungames you can try to learn C++ and OpenGL or DirectX basics (OpenGL is easier for beginners). I have never tried to develop games in Java, I think it should be possible, just I am not sure if interpreter would be fast enough for more complex algorithms.
For more info see nehe.gamedev.net for OpenGL or www.gamedev.net for game development tips.

Hob

[Latem]

Just for the fun of it, here's Jake (http://www.bytonic.de/html/jake2.html), Quake 2 in Java. Its open source, so you can look at it.

But yea, I'd suggest playing around with C++ and OpenGL. OpenGL is free, open source, and it's got a lot of support online. Plus if you don't really like the fact that its prcedural (ie not OO), you can give OGRE (http://www.ogre3d.org/) a try.

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[Employer]

OpenGL/C++. However, Java wouldn't be bad either, although the first two should always be preferred over it.