Tic-Tac-Toe Clone - The Complete SFML C++ Game Course (Udemy.com)

This was a good course. I am happy to have taken it. I learned a great deal about classes and states. He uses classes throughout. He thought about using gameplay states and a state machine. We built the basis of an engine I can use on other games. I have enrolled in the Flappy Birds course. I am looking forward to learn more.

Positives: - Course explains SFML usage - Built Tick Tac Toe from the scratch. Negatives: - Instructor types from first line to last line, as if he is copying. - No detail explanation for the design of each class. Should have been elaborated why the function contain params. Before writing the code itself.

Twas a good match for me, just wish the tutor explained more about technicalities of the SMFL library from the start, for instance what does poll-ing mean and what different methods of event checking we have. All in all a good course, could use some more tweaks to be more accessible for newer developers, since it has a pretty low prereq.

The course overall was great. The only things that could be improved is the pace of each lecture and actually taking a little more time to explain what the fundamental parts of the code are doing.

Overall it is an interesting course as it explains the basics of using SFML. I especially liked the game engine part and modeling the game as a state machine. I disliked the game logic part because I think the code got a bit messy and didn't respect good OOP principles.

The instructor knows much about this topic and describes much in great detail. At the end of the course, you learn how to apply your skills and use them to make some actual 2D games that aren't Tic-Tac-Toe. This course is fun and engaging, and if you don't know what somthing is or what he's doing, after writing the code you may not understand, he goes into an explanation and you know what the code does and why it does it. Reccomend this to anyone who wants to start creating video games with C++!

I am mad at myself for not starting this course before. There are things that I still don't understand here and there, however the instructor is easy to follow and I like the fact that he has great coding practices and explains why we need different files for code. Although I am mad because I didn't start it sooner, I am happy I finally did. The Sonar Learning website is also full of wonderful things!

This is a great course to both learn some basic C++ and get some good exposure to the SFML framework. The game is well thought out and introduces basic game structure concepts. I had some trouble getting the code to run properly in Lecture 8. It turns out this was a simple setup issue. Other students had the same problem and they provided a solution in the Q&A that worked. I found the pace of instruction good for simple listening/watching, but too fast for actually following along/typing in code. The instructor is very proficient with his IDE and moves very fast. Often I would have to pause the presentation to catch up or slow down the presentation. Better "follow along" pacing would make the course much easier to complete. A slower pace or pausing by the instructor would allow the student to catch up naturally, and would give the instructor some additional time to explain concepts or add additional teaching of C++ concepts.

This course taught me loads of awesome skills about making games, I am already making 2 new games thanks to this course. I love using SFML now and look forward to developing some awesome games.

Great way to create familiar games creation content. Easy to follow content. Would recommend this content to anyone willing to set aside a few hours to improve their understanding of programming.