Development Resources

This is a collection of useful development resources. Things that will make developing easier.

Documenation

• Math and Physics
  • Quaternions
    • ​Some articles about Quaternions from ​Gamedev.
    • ​A useful SDL example on the ​gametutorials page.
  • Vectors
    • ​Some articles about Vectors

• Graphics
  • OpenGL
    • ​How to set up OpenGL and SDL
  • Fonts
    • ​A Survey about pros/cons of different font Solutions
    • ​sfont Library - probably the Place to go...
    • ​sfont Creation with The Gimp
    • ​Using .ttf Files (with Code Snippets)
  • Animations
    • ​3DS Animations, Q2 Animations, Q3 Animations
    • ​Great Tutorial, that covers everything

• Sound
  • SDL_Mixer
    • ​SDL_Mixer Tutorial with Examples
    • ​SDL_mixer Documentation

• Game specific Stuff
  • HUD
    • ​HUD drawing Tips, glOrtho
  • Collision Detection
    • ​2D Collision Detection for Jump'n'Run
    • ​Terrain Collision Detection - Level of Detail

• Data Formats
  • ​Quake3 Map File Specs

• Useful Pages:
  • ​Gamedev - General Game programming
  • ​NEHE articles - General OpenGL programming
  • ​The red Book - OpenGL Programming Guide
  • ​Game Tutorials
  • ​Game programming Wiki - Articles about SDL and OpenGL