Hello fellow members of the teksyndicate forum,
I decided to do this post for a lot of reasons, but mostly because I'm frusturated. I am 15 years old and can't seem to be able to learn to program. Every time a start a tutorial track (I have done a python, java, and a C++ one) I get really into it for about 15 episodes but right when they start disscussing practical appication concepts I always drift away. The only thing that I know throughly is HTML5, which i started learning when I was 11. To this day I can't remember how to layout a CSS file, and I find it quite depressing.
I am definatly not computer illiterate. I built my computer about a year and a half ago and dual boot Windows and Linux Mint (more specs on my profile). I am an avid pc gamer and I know my way pretty well around a computer.
A couple of my friends and I are starting development on an indie horror game using CryEngine 3 (I just love the way it looks). I am pretty far along with terrain creation and vegatation, but the terrain is not texured yet. By the way here are some screenshots:
http://imgur.com/U7TAN84,ICzPM1N,l6BT34r
http://imgur.com/U7TAN84,ICzPM1N,l6BT34r#1
http://imgur.com/U7TAN84,ICzPM1N,l6BT34r#2
But without proper scripting knowlage I can't really move on and build the AI (my friend is a graphic artist, he is working on the models and textures). I also have many more ideas for indie games that I would like to come to life, and programming is one of the main requirements of such an act.
So I have a few questions...
Should I wait to learn programming until I am older and take a class at my school?
Am I just too stupid (I don't think so, I have a mesured IQ of 130-140 depending on the test)?
What are some ways I can apply myself and finally finish some tutorials? Do you guys have any good self-teaching tips?
Edit: Thanks for the help from everyone, I am already well into a code academy track and I am going to finish it!