Elysian Shadows

I'd recommend picking up The Dragon Book (Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools) or another similar book on compilers. Also, study modern Java Virtual Machines like Oracle's HotSpot. It uses JIT compilation but only for segments of bytecode where the benefit of running native code greatly ou...

Don't focus so much on video games for inspiration. This is just general graphic design stuff. Get an image editor, like Photoshop or Gimp, and work on mock-up menus. Or some other sort of software for creating wireframes. Wireframes are basically just outlines of a layout. Something like this: http...

I'd recommend picking up The Dragon Book (Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools) or another similar book on compilers. Also, study modern Java Virtual Machines like Oracle's HotSpot. It uses JIT compilation but only for segments of bytecode where the benefit of running native code greatly out...