My Game Engine written in C

Who am I?

My name is Ian Brown. I am a Software Engineer, Game Developer, and Game Designer. I recived a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from the Colorado State University (2021). I also have a Bachelors of the Arts in Economics from the University of Colorado (2018).

Since graduating I have worked as a SWE for several contractors and comapnies. It was through these experiences that I honed my skills but learned that I wasn't going to be satisfied with what I was doing. While I am continuing to grow and develop my goals and skills, I am looking to use this project to help me get a start in the world of game development.

What is this?

This is my first attempt at creating my very own game engine. I am currently working on this project as a hobby and portfolio project.

SDLC?

As this is my first attempt at creating a game engine, I am generally taking a Big Bang approach for the project.

• This is my first game engine, so there is still lots for me to learn and implement. Should this project gain more developers and/or be used in creating a game, the project will follow a more iterative approach.
• In a commerical setting where a product was/is being developed, I traditionally have used/use an Agile approach.

What is my goal?

I am hoping to use this project to learn more about game development and to get a better understanding of how to create a game engine and games overall.

I want to create an engine that both brings the power and speed of C, while also being easy to use and understand. Games are an art, an experience, and I want to make both of those dynamics stand out to the fullest.

Why C

C is a great language to use for game development. It is a great language to use for programming, and it is a great language to use for creating games. It is also one of my favorite languages to use. I appericiate the power and speed of C, all whil being easy to use and understand.

Stages

• State Manager
• Graphic Init.
• Entity
• Physics
• Logic
• Input
• Sound

Goals

• Create as much of the game engine in the C programming language and it's most recent standard C17 - ISO/IEC 9899:2018
• Simple Physics
• Save Game
• Load Game
• Load Map
• OpenGL ES 3 (or later) for rendering
• Rendering
• Be done with it before the end of May 2022
• Export/Import Project
• Click to compile
• Character movement
• Character animation
• Get a job!
• Game playable on Windows, Mac, Linux

Todo

• Do initial setup
• Create README.md
• [🚧] Create a state manager
• Create a graphic init.
• Create an entity

Inspired by: How to write a game engine in pure C - PRDeving