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

• Physics
  • ​novodex is a free physics engine, it is a ETH spinoff from the ​CGL

• 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)
    • ​ASCII letter generator and ​image generator
  • Animations
    • ​3DS Animations, Q2 Animations, Q3 Animations
    • ​Great Tutorial, that covers everything
  • Texturing
    • ​bumpmapping/normal mapping
    • ​BumpMapping Concepts
  • Shadows
    • ​Shadow Volumes idea from John Carmack
  • Performance
    • ​HP-hints
  • Tutorials
    • ​many of Paul's Projects
    • ​frustum3D
    • ​nehe
    • ​openGL advanced tutorials
    • ​openGL code snippets
    • ​Gamedev - General Game programming
    • ​The red Book - OpenGL Programming Guide
    • ​Game Tutorials
    • ​Game programming Wiki - Articles about SDL and OpenGL
    • ​lots of windows openGL samples
    • ​NVidias OpenGL Cube Map Texturing
    • ​NVidia Development Center
    • ​ATI Development Center
  • References
    • ​opengl reference (gl, glu)
    • ​opengl extensions from nvidia and ati
    • ​mesa reference

• Sound
  • SDL_Mixer
    • ​SDL_Mixer Tutorial with Examples
    • ​SDL_mixer Documentation
• Terrain:
  • ​Terrain Simplification Simpified

• Game specific Stuff
  • HUD
    • ​HUD drawing Tips, glOrtho
  • Collision Detection
    • ​2D Collision Detection for Jump'n'Run
    • ​Terrain Collision Detection - Level of Detail
  • Level Design
    • ​some usefull stuff on leveldesign
  • Story Design
    • ​some good ideas about story design
    • ​a funny page full of game ideas - strange but inspiring
    • ​designdocuments
    • ​the 400 game story rules

• Data Formats
  • ​Quake3 Map File Specs

• Other Arcade Games - concurence:
  • a ​review of all famous shump (Shoot'em-Up) games, a really good source for ideas which is very funny to read
  • ​gotchaforce - only some ideas to share, no images
  • ​steel saviour review and ​download it
  • ​starship conquer a bad example, don't do it like that
• History of Arcade Gaming
  • ​arcade game world history