sound guy looking to do basic game programming

[mightypants]

I'm a musician and audio producer with some very basic programming experience (mostly with JavaScript, a little Ruby as well), and I've recently started learning about video game audio. I've started working with FMOD* and I'd like to develop some basic game programming skills so that I can create an environment in which to experiment with FMOD's capabilities. I've been messing around with sample files that are provided with FMOD's API, but I'd like to dig in a little further and create something on my own.

I've already begun learning C/C++, both because I understand C++ to be a popular language for game programming and because FMOD is built in C++ and so are the sample files I've been using. So my question is, beyond C/C++, what do you recommend learning about/experimenting with in order to get some basic game programming skills. Which, if any, libraries or engines would you recommend using? I'd like to be able to create a simple 2D, single-scene game environment with a few actors that can move around and perform a few simple actions. Nothing heavy on graphics or physics. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

*If you're not familiar with it, FMOD is an audio middleware program/API that allows composers and sound designers to create dynamic audio that can be implemented in video games or other programs. It's cool.

[Pickle Gunner]

You may want to post this in the job section.

[mightypants]

This is not a job posting, I'm just asking for some info/recommendations.