Game Programming Websites, Tutorials, Info, Products, Careers!

[Ron]

Here are a number of good websites related to video game programming:

Tutorials

• Aaron's Game Tutorials -- 2D games with SDL.
• GameTutorials.com -- Some free tutorials, plus many more for sale.
• Kylm Game Development Community -- Beginning programming tutorials as well as many on game programming.
• c-unit.com -- Includes tutorials on DirectX.
• CodeSampler.com -- 3D game and graphics programming using DirectX and OpenGL.

Game Programming Tools

• Game Maker -- Make computer games without the need to write a single line of code.
• GameSpace -- Commercial 3D gaming tools and tutorials.
• SDL -- "Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via OpenGL, and 2D video framebuffer. It is used by MPEG playback software, emulators, and many popular games, including the award winning Linux port of 'Civilization: Call To Power.'"
• Source Forge -- "SourceForge.net is the world's largest Open Source software development web site, hosting more than 100,000 projects and over 1,000,000 registered users with a centralized resource for managing projects, issues, communications, and code."

Careers

• GameDev.net -- Tons of information. Active forums. Plus a daily updated list of job openings in the game industry.
• Game Biz Advise -- Over 50 articles all about getting started in the video game industry.
• International Game Developers Association -- A non-profit professional membership organization that advocates globally on issues related to digital game creation.
• GameJobs.com -- Post your resume, view job openings.
• Salary.com -- Compare how game jobs (or any jobs) compare to other careers' salaries.
• IGN Gaming Green -- An October 2005 article on game industry salaries.

Please feel free to add to the list.

[JuanSauceda]

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