What is the best program for creating 3D games and where can I download them?
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Hmm... well, are you looking to just goof-around or to try to learn to make professional 3D games?  Also, are you interested in the coding site of it or the art side?\n\nIf coding:\n\n* First step, learn C++\n* Second step, play around with modding the Half-Life II engine.  You get access to the source code by buying a copy of the game.  Also, you can check out their developers site at http://developer.valvesoftware.com\n* If you want to be coding 3-D more directly, investigate OpenGL http://www.opengl.org/ and DirectX http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/ \n\nIf art:\n\n* Download the trial version of Maya (3-D modeling and animation tool) and play around with it.\n* http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/forms/maya_ple_form.jsp
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www.tucows.com\n\nThey have lots of software, including games.  Lots are demos, but there is also a ton of shareware and freeware.
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you could also try a program called Blender, its from some collage and its free. it's shoudn't be too hard to find. \nlook at www.blender3d.org
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You can try Irrilicht or Ogre. Search for them using yahoo search engine. You should also have some knowledge about 3D programming.
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Try this open source 3D engine.  It's open source, so it's free:   http://www.ogre3d.org/
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You can download the free software from here:\n\nThere are a few freewares and sharewares:\n\nhttp://www.download.com/3D-Modeling-CAD/3150-6677_4-0.html
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Before spending big bucks on a professional course, there are a ton of free tutorials online.\n\nSome of the best ones are from 3DBuzz, they are all professionally done video tutorials and most are free.\n\nHere is the site URL: http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_dl_index.php
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Pixia and Satori paint are my favorites and they are free  All the following sites have free programs too.\nPixia  http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/\n\nSatori Paint: Go to the free trial sign up and get the Satori Photo XL\n http://www.satoripaint.com/ \n\nPhotoFiltre\nhttp://www.photofiltre.com/\n\nBlender:for 3D modeling, animation, rendering\nhttp://www.blender3d.org/cms/Home.2.0.html\n\nThe Gimp: Get the right one for your system, also install GTK+ Runtime Environment 2.8.9 to make it work.\nhttp://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable\n\nPaintStar\nhttp://wang.zhenzhou.googlepages.com/\n\n\nProject Dogwaffle\nhttp://www.thebest3d.com/dogwaffle/free/\n\nArtweaver 0.4 \nhttp://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version\n\n\n\nMicrosoft Expression Beta:\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/default.mspx\n\n\nTwistedBrush\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/default.mspx\n\nUltimate Paint: Get the free one!\nhttp://www.ultimatepaint.com/download.php\n\n\n\nKid's Art Programs\n\nTux Paint: Kids art program\nhttp://www.tuxpaint.org/\n\nDrawing For Children\nhttp://www.cs.uu.nl/people/markov/kids/draw.html\n\n\nHandy Texture Generators\n\nsTile: Do not be scared by the harmware name\nhttp://www.harmware.net/stile.htm\n\n\nGen Tex: Generates Textures\nhttp://www.soft-free-ware.com/graphics/misc/gentex.html\n\nMisc\nJustCursors: Yup, to create your own cursors\nhttp://home.earthlink.net/~straydoghwy395/index.html\n\nIconMaker 3\nhttp://www.download.com/3000-2318-10074090.html\n\n\nNeed somthing else? Try this site:\nhttp://www.freewarefiles.com/
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Microsoft word is your only program!\nIf ya want to be reallly fancy use Macromedia FireWorks MX, ya can get a free trial versioon for a month, then look on google for tutorials!
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Here is and real small program and real good to play VCDs,\nhttp://www.geocities.com/lalimsoftware/vcdplay.htm\nand the other good thing, it is FREE!\nGood luck!!
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The best answer to ur question is \n\nMAYA\nits a 3d animation s/w with many features\n\ncheck it out ....
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Free? Blender. http://www.blender3d.org\n\nI don't have experience with many other 3D programs, but here are some NOT-free ones:\n\nhttp://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/imaging_3d/cheetah3d.html\nhttp://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/imaging_3d/microspotmodeler.html\nhttp://www.sketchup.com/\nhttp://www.ac3d.org/\n\nI think all of these have demos.
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If you can't afford Paintshop pro or Photoshop go free with GIMP.  Very powerful and FREE!  Very similar to either mention above.  If you're looking into 3D modeling again free!!! blender3D.  Awesome products.  I use them to make graphics or render 3D worlds(still working on this one).http://www.gimp.org and http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Home.2.0.html \nHope you like,  Remeber like any software you won't get things overnight, practice practice practice...
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Most modern games use Direct X and the Direct X libraries are\nare written in C++ with external C routines (to utilise the windows API and COM objects) You could in theory write a 3D game/engine in any language as long as it has the ability to communicate with the Direct X objects. But the industry standard is C++ and the environment usually VC++. C# is also becoming a strong contender and i myself have used Delphi (pascal).\nHope this helps!
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Game Maker\nVery little programming, drag and drop plus a free version with the ability to upgrade if you like it and want more features.
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you mean downloading games??\nhere are the best:\n\nhttp://www.classic-gaming.net/\nhttp://www.caiman.us/\n\nand I prefer the first one\nif you like those websites, vote for my answer as the best one!!
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i would say that flash is one of the most popular for 2d animation.\n\nbut as for 3d animation you have a VERY large collection to choose from. probably the most popular 3d package for animators is maya, due to their motion builder. but you can produce awesome animations from any 3d package. personally i am a 3d studio max user. and i have seen great stuff form max, lightwave and XSI. as for the BEST one i would sugest that you get your hands on the trial versions of these programs a play with them. see which one feels the best, which one suits your workflow the best. if you learn 3d studio max and get good at it and go for a job where they use maya it shouldnt be a problem, as the principles are the most important thing, not the program you use.\n\n\neagle4