NeHe Productions
OpenGL programming. Many tutorials, sample programs/games, and source code. A CD is available for order containing all of the site.
url: nehe.gamedev.net/
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Action Arcade Adventure Set
The entire book by Diana Gruber describing how to make a side scrolling game.
url: www.makegames.com/sidescroller/
AI Wisdom
Attempts to catalogue every game AI article ever written in game development books, magazines, and conference proceedings. All articles can be searched by topic, genre, resource, or date. It's a very focused site and a great place to find out what secrets game AI professionals have published.
url: www.aiwisdom.com/
Amit's Game Programming Information
Descriptions of algorithms for artificial intelligence, path finding, game design, objects, hexagonal tiles, threads, and text games.
url: xenon.stanford.edu/~amitp/gameprog.html
Blitz Basic
A specialized version of BASIC designed specifically for game development. Includes features like custom types and functions. Code is compiled before execution to speed things up.
url: www.blitzbasic.com/
BlueParrots
C, C++, Assembly source code examples for games, graphics, and sound.
url: blueparrots.com/
Bug in the Machine
Game programming site. Sources, documentation, complete Visual Studio projects. MFC and PSX programming tutorials. PS1 and PS2 development Kits.
url: www.buginthemachine.com/
CFXweb - Demo and Game Development
Daily news, articles, art gallery, downloads, games, demos, demo scene news, forums, online irc clients, and source code.
url: www.cfxweb.net/
Combat Aircraft Simulation
Resources for developing a flight simulator.
url: www.combataircraftsimulation.php4hosting.com/
A Critical Look at Programming Languages
An article by Tim Sweeney on the evolution and future of programming languages as it relates to game development.
url: www.gamespy.com/legacy/articles/devweek_b.shtm
Daneu, Ales
AD Snooker and Briskola games with C++ sources.
url: www.angelfire.com/games4/ales/
DevMaster.net
A game development website that provides resources, articles, tutorials, daily news updates, and forum.
url: www.devmaster.net/
2Dgame.nl
Ten step tutorial for programming a 2-dimensional parrallax-scroller with realistic physics, sound, and music.
url: www.2dgame-tutorial.com/
DIV Design Studio
Community site for programming with DIV.
url: www.div-arena.com/
2DNow
A forum for people interested in independent 2D game development.
url: 2dnow.zenzer.net/
DXC Companion
Tutorials and resources for the DX-Creator.
url: freespace.virgin.net/udxc.ss/
East Coast Games
training new programmers and to making great games, tutorials on C/C++, Java and DirectX, several games written for Windows (freeware).
url: www.EastCoastGames.com/
Eclipse Online
A site focusing on game programming and development. Games Folder game management program with advanced features, such as the ability to fine-tune system for optimal game performance. DirectX High Level API designed to simplify DirectX programming for Visual Basic.
url: www.eclipse-games.co.uk/
Exaflop
A programmers' resource with extensive resources related to graphics and games programming.
url: www.exaflop.org/
flipCode
Find articles, coding techniques, news, and interviews relating to Game programming. A fair number of specific tutorials as well.
url: www.flipcode.com/
Fy Software
Game developement, tutorials and sources. C++/OpenGL and Win32.
url: www.fysoftware.com/
Gamasutra
The Art and Science of making Games.
url: www.gamasutra.com/
Game Algorithms
Algorithms, source code and references.
url: www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/gamealgorithms.html
Game Development Search Engine, The
Web portal and search engine dedicated to game development. Links to articles, tutorials and source code that cover all aspects of game development. Read and post to game development newsgroups.
url: www.gdse.com/servlet/gdse.main
Game Tutorials
Over one hundred tutorials in C/C++ for the beginning programmer.
url: www.GameTutorials.com/
GameDeveloper.net
Good site with many tutorials. Subjects include 2D/3D, physics, and AI. Covers OpenGL, DirectX, game design, and graphic art.
url: www.gamedeveloper.net/
GameDev.net
Featuring a huge reference library and weekly interviews of professionals inside the industry. Participate in a public game development project.
url: www.gamedev.net/
Gamedev.org
Game development discussion forum.
url: www.gamedev.org/yabbse/
GameFurnace
Open source games, tutorials, game cheats and reviews.
url: www.gamefurnace.com/
GameProgrammer.com
Game and graphics programming articles of interest to game programmers with all levels of experience.
url: www.gameprogrammer.com/
Games Creation Resources
Game creation programs for non-programmers.
url: www.ambrosine.com/resource.html
Games++ Megasite
Game programming, online games, cheats, tutorials, references, Direct X, C/C++, and Java.
url: www.gamespp.com/
Games Research
Materials from, and links to resources related to, the Siggraph 2000 course "Games Research: the Science of Interactive Entertainment"
url: www.red3d.com/siggraph/2000/course39/
GamesCoding UK
Overview of different languages and libraries for game programming, demo programs, "projects" (tutorials), and news about the industry.
url: www.gamecoding.co.uk/
GarageGames.com
An online game development community and resource center, keeping independent and professional developers connected to their peers, the industry and cutting edge information, tools and code.
url: www.garagegames.com/
Gepard Studio
Downloads for game programming, along with some Java, Linux, DOS and Windows games.
url: skyscraper.fortunecity.com/solaris/46/
GGD
Tools and knowledge needed to create and distribute games. Including tutorials, downloads and books.
url: ggd.mysitespace.com/
How to Start a Gameproject/Gamedevelop Company
Article from a swedish programmer. Also related links.
url: hem.bredband.net/leiber/gamedev/
Impacto
A tool to make games and multimedia applications.
url: scorpius.spaceports.com/~esanto/
Imperial Snowman Soft
Game programming resources for VB, Java, JavaScript, Python and Perl. Tutorials, source codes, forum, sound files, pictures, programming tools and links.
url: home.pages.at/issoft/
InTheory
A forum that encourages descussion about Game Theory, ideas and design. Covers all topics ranging from story to level design to 3d programming.
url: www.intheoryforum.com/
Irt.org
Design challenges, tutorials, and articles on coding design.
url: www.irt.org/games/
Knowledge Hound
Tutorials, tips, and how-to guides for game programmers of all types.
url: www.knowledgehound.com/topics/gameprog.htm
Making a quake3 mod
A document describing how to compile quake and install you mod.
url: www.geocities.com/codesolution/index.html
Mappy for PC (DOS and Win95)
A utility for creating flexible 'maps' for tile based 2D games (scrolling shoot-em-ups, or 8-way scrolling adventures, whatever).
url: www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/7336/robmpy....
Paul Hsieh
Source code, tips, and tricks.
url: www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/tech.shtml
PC Game Programming Explorer
Book by Dave Roberts that takes readers inside the world of PC game programming and reveals the essential techniques to make game programming easy and fun.
url: droberts.best.vwh.net/pcgpex/pcgpex.htm
Pixelate
An online gameprogramming magazine.
url: www.pixelate.co.za/
The Playground Project
Building computer environments for 4-8 year-olds to play, design, and create games. A playground is a place to play with rules not just by them.
url: www.ioe.ac.uk/playground/frame_n.htm
Quake Developers Pages
Information and resources for quake developers
url: www.gamers.org/dEngine/quake/
Ray Game Designer
Freeware 3D construction kit for Windows based on a RayCaster.
url: eicart.free.fr/rgd/
3rdlife.net
A game community driven game programming and modding website. Includes tutorials and articles, downloads.
url: www.3rdlife.net/
Reprints of Works by Diana Gruber
Articles and book chapters by Diana Gruber on the subject of game design and programming.
url: www.fastgraph.com/diana.html
Rise Game Development Home Page
Tutorials on games and QBasic along with developer tools downloads.
url: www.angelfire.com/games2/Rise/
RPG game programming page
Page related to RPG programming. Has a freeware game (not finished, but in development) w/ all its sources
url: www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hub/5282/eng/
Simple Game Engine
Information, screenshots and downloads for Simple Game Engine (freeware) that enables you to write your own games using a definition language.
url: www.geocities.com/djterrier/SGEmain.htm
SoftLight Development
Lots of programs and source code, development tools, Direct X examples, and killer links. With a Windows focus.
url: thunder.prohosting.com/~sssmoker/
TI 83/86 Program Source Code
TI-83 and 86 Source Code for several games. All games can be programed directly onto your calculator.
url: www.geocities.com/marc_hawkinson/
Web Game Builder
Free resource for anyone wishing to write online games. Offering tutorials, forums and linking to member games.
url: www.webgamebuilder.com/
XDev.ru
Games development articles and tutorials. Game industry news.
url: www.xdev.ru/dxgp/rgd_news_e.asp
Xtreme Games
Free tools and source code and an offer to sign up new developers for joint ventures for a general pooling of resources.
url: www.xgames3d.com/
Zingtech Computer Solutions
Development site with tutorials, an introduction to DirectX and a game idea center. Also Allegro game programming library sections. Books. Links.
url: zingtech.com/features/gamedev/
Ziron Multimedia
Links to articles, source code, and tutorials.
url: ziron.com/links/
zstar
An extensible, distributed system for game development, consisting of an abstract game client, and a game server to which players connect to play games against other players or alone.
url: zstar.sourceforge.net/
