2d animation

[SonicImpulse]

I'm very new to animation with VB. I'm interested in creating 2d animation for a game idea. If somebode can tell me ware to start that would be great.

Thanks,

Kenny

[plenderj]

Use sprites.
Just display one after another to simulate animation.

Thats how DukeNukedm 3D does it :)

[jmiller]

I just started learning about API and DirectX, and that seems to be much more capable of drawing than VB. You're going to need to learn how to draw bitmaps and sprites, transparant or not. The book I'm learning from (I highly recommend it) is called "Microsoft Visual Basic Game Programming With DirectX" by Jonathan S. Harbour. I bought it from Amazon.com for about $43. It's great for learning how to make good arcade style games w/VB.

[plenderj]

DirectX can be overkill for simple drawing operations

[jmiller]

But this book also extensively covers API and comes with a nice bitmap and sprite class that makes it very easy to do simple sprite animation. I would still highly recommend it.

[Fox]

Well DirectX isn't that hard and it really can't be overkill for a 2D game. I attached a simple class that easily allows you to load and draw pictures, you can use it without understanding what it does internally.