I'm in a sort of weird predicament. Let me start out with a brief synopsis of why I am where I am now:
I started making web pages 10 years ago and absolutely loved it. I loved HTML, I learned CSS, I moved on to simple javascript and.... stopped. However I still have a great passion for it. I love coding (no matter how simple) and seeing the fruits of my work displayed right there on the screen. I decided, hey, I like video games and I like making web pages, so why not be a game programmer?
I know this may sound silly, but it seemed to fit so well into something I'd enjoy. I really do enjoy web page "programming" and I figured I would love to study more in depth, higher level languages because it's fun to me. Now I'm wondering if I made a mistake being a Computer Science major. I don't know the first thing about anything past javascript. I'm wondering now how likely it would be that I would enjoy my major JUST because I like web design. I will be entering my second semester of computer science this upcoming January.
Here's my first question: How likely is it that I would also enjoy much harder languages if I immensely enjoy my simple web page languages? I know they are entirely different, I know the first response will always be "you don't know until you try," and really, I'm getting to it... but has anyone else done this? Gone into programming because of web pages and enjoyed it?
Here's my second question: Math. Let's talk math. I'm good at math, really I am. I'm in Calculus 1 right now and am passing with a A- to Bish (he hasn't posted grades, I'm guessing). I get math concepts. I understand it. I can do it. But, I don't like it. I don't mind algebra at all (easy as cake), and trig was decent when I took it. I'm just wondering how much calculus has to do with game programming. I can do math, I just don't want to. I understand there will be math in game programming, don't get me wrong, but I don't want to be a math genius and labor over intensive math problems my whole day. How much math is involved with game programming? Are there certain areas of game programming I could go into that aren't as math intensive? I've heard some people say I have to take math in my major just to see if I have a logical way of looking at things, I've heard people say game programming is only math, I've heard some parts of game programming are math-intensive, some aren't... I'm totally lost. I'm really not sure who to listen to.
I know this is long winded but I'm really having a miniature crisis. I would love more than anything to program games. It sounds like a good idea... I just want to make sure it is a good idea. If all else fails, I am also a web design minor.
