[Panda38]

I'd like recommend Peter Gemtree programming tool (it's my creation). It allows easy creation of 2D and 3D games for Windows and is fully Freeware. http://peter.hostuju.cz/

[BBeck]

Understanding Shadow Volumes for 3D Programing

I found this tutorial on how to produce Shadow Volumes in 3D scenes. It explains the concept without being specific to any one computer language. It does a very good job of explaining the algorithm clearly. So, it's a must read for someone getting into shader programming in HLSL, GLSL, etc. and learning about producing shadows.

http://nuclear.mutan...ial_nuclear.pdf

This post has been edited by BBeck: 24 September 2012 - 12:38 PM

[aaron1178]

I found a place where you can buy 3D models that people have modeled. I've never heard of it before buy just found it this morning.

3D Ocean

I also found a piece of software that provides you with Frames Per Second(FPS) on any DirectX or OpenGL games / applications.

Fraps

I also know a great place to begin with C++ and DirectX. It covers DirectX Graphics basics, DirectXInput, DirectXAudio and basic terrain rendering.

Two kings

[¿serenity?]

i don't know if this helps but you can get 3d software, daz studio pro 4.5, bryce pro 7 and hexagon 2.5 all for free. plus they have some models, textures, and other files for free as of now. just signup and hit buy on the one's that are free.

http://daz3d.com/

[CY5]

I think opengl should also be added.

[modi123_1]

40+ Fantastic Game Development Tutorials From Across the Web

[Dirnol]

I couldn't find any good Sprite Tester programs on the web, and I hated having to import my spritesheet into games just to see how it looked, so I made this! You can upload any sprite sheet as long as the width and heights of the sprites are constant. I just wanted to share it with anyone in case they were in the same boat as I was.

Download Link

Here's a preview if anyone is interested:

[renderhjs]

I wanted to share ShoeBox a free app that works on Windows and Mac computers. There are lot of sprite related tools in it such as sprite packing, extracting, animation sheets or bitmap fonts. All of the export formats can be customized and come with several templates such as NGui, Cocos2d, starling, sparrow, html5 etc.

Website with download:
http://renderhjs.net/shoebox/



Some of the tools that I use for my game development:

Sprite packing
Packs multiple images, SWF files (AS1, AS2 or AS3) or animated GIF animation's into one texture Atlas
http://renderhjs.net...packSprites.htm


Animation to Sheet
Converts a animated GIF or SWF (AS1, AS2 or AS3) into a sprite sheet with an array of frames.
http://renderhjs.net...ox/aniSheet.htm


Sprite Pivots
Sprite Pivots lets you edit registration points (pivots) of multiple sprites at once.
http://renderhjs.net...pritePivots.htm


Bitmap Font
Creates a anglecode compatible *.fnt bitmap font. The way this tool is different from others is that it lets you fully customize the font for example in Photoshop.
http://renderhjs.net.../bitmapFont.htm


Extract Sprites
Detects sprites in a transparent image and cuts them out. This is useful if you have a sprite sheet or asset that contains already several sprites but want to separate them into single image files.
http://renderhjs.net...ractSprites.htm


Extract Tiles
Extracts a tile map and tile bank out of a screenshot of a game. The result can be saved as a Tiled *.tmx map file and a tile-bank *.png image.
http://renderhjs.net...xtractTiles.htm

[modi123_1]

Quote

Flixel is an open source game-making library that is completely free for personal or commercial use. Written entirely in Actionscript 3, and designed to be used with free development tools, Flixel is easy to learn, extend and customize.

http://flixel.org/
http://flixel.org/docs/
http://gamedev.tutsp...o-learn-flixel/

[aaron1178]

I found this pdf article, its hard to read, but would be a nice material to read.

Optimal convex decompositions

http://www.cs.prince...onvexDecomp.pdf

[Kilorn]

Since my post got removed due to the roll back from a couple of days ago, I'll post it again.

Here's an awesome web-based tool for creating your own sounds by just adjusting some sliders, or even choosing randomized values. Definitely worth checking out if you need some sounds for your games.

Bfxr

[modi123_1]

https://www.scirra.com/
http://craftstud.io/
http://www.stencyl.com/

[modi123_1]

A solid over all game theory and concept blog.

http://3dtotalgames.com/

[stayscrisp]

Some new resources

Music for your game

Quote

Free Music for Use in Videos, Games, or whatever else you like!
Under Creative Commons Attribution License.
(yes, you can use it commercially!)

http://www.nosoapradio.us/

Some excellent sprites

http://www.lostgarde...game%20graphics

[swillm]

This is a pretty good engine for beginners in game development as well as new to programming.
Game Maker

It also has a book that shows how to use it as well as describes basic concepts in game development.
The Game Maker's Apprentice