What are the fundamentals of game development?

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Published on 2011-02-25T00:42:10Z Indexed on 2011/02/25 7:33 UTC
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Hi,

I completely do not understand how a video game can be coded.

I'm a beginner programmer and only have experience writing console applications that do math and what not. I do not understand how these logical processes can make images move on the screen (video games). Obviously if i jumped into a game development book or something like that I would understand but I am currently still getting a grasp of the fundamentals of programming in general. Could anyone give a simple explanation , coding wise, on the jump between making a computer do simple math to making a computer produce amazing graphical programs such as video games? Maybe there are some intro videos someone can point me to? I

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