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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(media)"><img src="images/MainIcon.png" align="right" width="128"></a></p>
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<h1 id="awesome-learn-gamedev-awesome">Awesome Learn Gamedev <a
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href="https://awesome.re"><img src="https://awesome.re/badge.svg"
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alt="Awesome" /></a></h1>
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<blockquote>
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<p>A Mega-List of Learning Resources for Game Creators</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p>
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<h2 id="contents">Contents</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
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<li><a href="#key">Key</a></li>
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<li><a href="#general">General</a></li>
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<li><a href="#programming">Programming</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#gameplay">Gameplay</a></li>
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<li><a href="#graphics">Graphics</a></li>
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<li><a href="#networking">Networking</a></li>
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<li><a href="#fun">Fun</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#technical-art">Technical Art</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#shaders">Shaders</a></li>
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<li><a href="#rigging">Rigging</a></li>
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<li><a href="#vfx">VFX</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#art">Art</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#2dillustration">2D/Illustration</a></li>
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<li><a href="#3d">3D</a></li>
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<li><a href="#animation">Animation</a></li>
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<li><a href="#resources-for-non-artists">Resources for
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Non-Artists</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#design">Design</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#level-design">Level Design</a></li>
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<li><a href="#uiux">UI/UX</a></li>
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<li><a href="#reference">Reference</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#audio">Audio</a></li>
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<li><a href="#writing">Writing</a></li>
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<li><a href="#production">Production</a></li>
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<li><a href="#marketing-and-business">Marketing and Business</a></li>
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<li><a href="#job-hunting-and-career">Job Hunting and Career</a></li>
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<li><a href="#other">Other</a></li>
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</ul>
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<p><br /></p>
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<figure>
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<img src="images/KittyIcon.png" title="Check out my portfolio below!"
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alt="An illustration of a cream-and-orange calico cat that Hazel uses as her profile icon :3" />
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<figcaption aria-hidden="true">An illustration of a cream-and-orange
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calico cat that Hazel uses as her profile icon :3</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<h3 id="curated-by-hazel-kennedy">💜 Curated by <ins><a
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href="https://linktr.ee/dawdledoodles">Hazel Kennedy</a></ins> 💜</h3>
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<p>Got resources? Notice a broken link? Email me, shoot me a DM, or make
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a pull request! I like chatting too - don’t be shy! ^^</p>
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<p><br /></p>
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<h2 id="about">About</h2>
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<p>This list is aimed at learning the craft of game development. It has
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been curated to offer general knowledge, resources, and hiring advice
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for the variety of disciplines and roles under the gamedev umbrella.</p>
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<p>Nearly all resources are free, and anything with a price tag will be
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clearly marked. Paid resources are only included if they have been
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personally endorsed by an industry professional working in the relevant
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discipline.</p>
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<p>Suggestions and future-proofing efforts are always welcome! See
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<code>Contributing.md</code> for contribution guidelines, and check out
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<a
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href="https://github.com/notpresident35/learn-awesome-gamedev/issues">open
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issues</a> for tasks that need completing, such as archival work.</p>
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<p>Generally, this lists avoids tools and assets. However, it contains
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courses/tutorials for specific tools wherever they are required for a
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role, and assets whenever they would enable a person to learn their role
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more effectively (for example, the animation section contains rigs). For
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tools, assets, communities, and more granular lists for individual tools
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like Unity, check out <a
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href="https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome#gaming">the gaming
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category of awesome</a></p>
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<p>This list avoids including tutorials (within reason). It aims to help
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you develop your problem-solving skills and improve your general
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knowledge, rather than show you how to solve a particular problem. It
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also avoids design analysis videos, as they tend to be aimed at passive
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entertainment more than active learning. Both of these are easy to find
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and difficult to categorize. For curation purposes, this list errs on
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the side of exclusion.</p>
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<p>These resources made my career possible. I hope they are just as
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helpful for you!</p>
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<p>Disclaimer: I’m a technical artist and gameplay programmer, so most
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resources are geared towards tech and art. However, <em>most</em>
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disciplines are represented here in some fashion, particularly through
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general materials and other curated lists.</p>
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<h2 id="key">Key</h2>
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<p>💠 Starred Resources are “best for beginner” links. These include
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courses, classes, books, and lists aimed at people who are new to the
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games industry, or game development as a whole.</p>
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<p>🟪 Purple Resources are “most useful” links. These include highly
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influential courses/books, resources I’ve personally found invaluable,
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and other entire mega-lists.</p>
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<p><br /></p>
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<h2 id="general">General</h2>
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<p><br /></p>
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<h3 id="new-to-game-development-start-here"><a
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href="https://allurious.itch.io/cheatsheets2018">New to game
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development? Start here</a> 💠🟪</h3>
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<p><br /> <br /></p>
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<p><a href="https://lizengland.com/blog/2014/04/the-door-problem/">“The
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Door Problem”</a> 💠🟪 - A one-sentence summary of most major roles in a
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large studio, and a bigger explanation of a game designer’s job</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLwMDKo-0Eku3TxVg2Ye9dgW0jtUgkWRn">My
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mega-playlist of great gamedev videos</a> 🟪 - Conference talks,
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tutorials, analyses, etc</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRYveFAl_GuvBo0iuy3EvgPm0fWAGci-Z8e5CZ6hoYz9n8gcoK4dgE0RML-x0pWqRNjGqte-V7phtqB/pubhtml">GameDev
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Contacts</a> 🟪 - A huge list of professional game developers you can
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contact for advice! Be courteous - these are real people! Curated by Joe
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Hobbs - <span class="citation"
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data-cites="JLHGameArt">@JLHGameArt</span> on Twitter.</p>
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<p><a href="https://ocw.mit.edu/">MIT Open Courseware</a> 💠🟪 - classes
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and materials from MIT (free to access)!</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g&list=PLZQDJJp3vTmB6awcmhFc9V6HG2bd9vofo&index=58">Game
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Design Stuff</a> - Another mega-list of game development videos
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(primarily aimed at game design and programming)</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1HMtvSenYvd9SN58gTmRNs-FqiHhbnnVgkMEV5mqKKaQ/mobilebasic">FOSS
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GameDev</a> - A list of Free and Open Source Software for every aspect
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of gamedev</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yGzqp1Cq8emRasH0JHYMXE4-Z6xYxQ0GDe6ZyemctVM/edit">VGDC
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at UCI Resources</a> - A list of workshops and resources from the Video
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Game Development Club at the University of California, Irvine ()</p>
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<p>More huge lists of resources, with many, many more incredible things!
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Some of these are older, so beware broken links and the like. 🟪 - <a
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href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G0YTvNM8pzqjy_paxvEyVQSfb7KAJFGxJ5fY2ui8FEI/edit">Game
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Industry Resources</a> - <a
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href="https://www.gamedeveloper.com/audio/38-great-resources-for-game-developers">38
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Great Resources for Game Developers</a> - <a
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href="https://github.com/Kavex/GameDev-Resources">GameDev Resources</a>
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- <a href="https://github.com/Hengle/gamedev-resources-1">Gamedev
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Resources</a> - <a
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href="https://community.gamedev.tv/t/wiki-free-cheap-indie-gamedev-resources/1948">Free
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& Cheap Indie GameDev Resources</a> - <a
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href="https://letsmakegames.info/game-dev-resources">Game Dev
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Resources</a> - <a
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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220815084025/https://www.gamesparks.com/the-ultimate-list-of-free-and-low-cost-developer-tools-and-resources/">The
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Ultimate List of Free and Low-Cost Developer Tools and Resources</a> -
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<a
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href="https://www.tomlooman.com/game-development-learning-resources/">Game
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Development Learning Resources</a> - <a
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href="https://www.procedural-worlds.com/blog/best-free-unity-assets-categorised-mega-list/">Free
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Unity Assets</a> - <a
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href="https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/wiki/index/">r/GameDev Wiki
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Resources</a> - <a
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href="https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedesign/wiki/index/">r/GameDesign Wiki
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Resources</a></p>
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<p><br /></p>
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<h2 id="programming">Programming</h2>
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<p><br /></p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/ossu/computer-science">The Open Source
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University</a> 🟪 - A complete study plan for a computer science
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education.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university">Coding
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Interview University</a> 🟪 - Another complete study plan aimed at
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software engineers.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://github.com/charlax/professional-programming">Professional
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Programming</a> 🟪 - An expansive list of resources and other lists of
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resources intended to make you a more proficient programmer at a
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professional level.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/how-game-engines-work">How
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Game Engines Work</a> 💠 - A blog and video explaining the game engine,
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or a tool/framework used to create games.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.gamedev.tv/p/godot-complete-2d/?coupon_code=BLIMEY">Complete
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Godot 4 Game Deveoper by GameDev.tv</a> 💠🟪 - A fantastic way to learn
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Godot, a free and open source game engine. Gamedev.tv are an invaluable
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resource for learning game engines and tools, and I cannot recommend
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their courses enough. They are more than worth the $15.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/unrealcourse/">Unreal Engine 5
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C++ Developer</a> 💠🟪 - Same as above, but with Unreal 5, a popular and
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powerful game engine. This course is invaluable - I know several
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full-time developers who learned from gamedev.tv, they are a gem. Wait
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for it to go on sale, then go pick this up.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/unitycourse2/">Complete Unity
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Game Developer by GameDev.tv</a> - Unity has been a long-standing
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champion in the industry, particularly in the mobile/AR/VR space.
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Despite this, I would be cautious recommending it over other options, in
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part because of technical details such as its closed source and slow
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development, and in part due to poor business practices on behalf of
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Unity Technologies, such as the now-revoked install-based pricing model
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and their involvement in defense contracting.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-0001-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-in-python-fall-2016/">Intro
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to Computer Science and Programming in Python</a> 💠 - An introductory
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python course taught at MIT (free to access!)</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220604184602/https://www.ics.uci.edu/~thornton/ics45c/Schedule.html">Programming
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in C++ as a Second Language</a> 🟪 - Lecture notes, assignments, and
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materials from a course on C++ taught at the University of California,
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Irvine (free to access!)</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220405031903/https://www.ics.uci.edu/~thornton/ics46/Schedule.html">Data
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Structure Implementation and Analysis</a> 🟪 - Lecture notes,
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assignments, and materials from a course on data structures and
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algorithms taught at the University of California, Irvine (free to
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access!)</p>
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<p><a href="https://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/">Game Programming
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Patterns</a> 🟪 - A free book on programming patterns for games.</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/miloyip/game-programmer">A Study Path for
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Game Programmers</a> 🟪 - A huge collection of game programming book
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titles and covers organized by specialization, with fancy flow charts
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between each title for a recommended reading order! Note that the books
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are <em>not</em> included - a quick search should help you out with that
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;]</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/software-design/">How to
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Learn Software Design and Architecture</a> 🟪 - A list of resources for
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software architecture.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.redblobgames.com/">Redblob</a> - Interactive
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tutorials for math and algorithms.</p>
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<p><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262046305/">Introduction to
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Algorithms</a> - A book on algorithms. Pricey, look for it in a library
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or “something” (wink) first.</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/rossant/awesome-math">Awesome Math</a> 🟪
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- Another awesome list for mathematics, useful generally but often
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applicable to programming.</p>
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<p><a href="https://gamemath.com/book/intro.html">Math for Game
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Programmers</a> - A free book on math for game programmers.</p>
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<p><a href="https://carlos.bueno.org/optimization/">Mature
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Optimization</a> - A free book on structuring code for performance, as
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well as testing large systems.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.dataorienteddesign.com/dodbook/dodmain.html">Data
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Oriented Design</a> 🟪 - A free book on data-oriented design, an
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alternative to object-oriented programming</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www2.math.upenn.edu/~wilf/DownldGF.html">generatingfunctionology</a>
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- A free book on generating functions.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.jacksondunstan.com/articles/5530">C++ for C#
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Developers</a> 💠 - An extensive tutorial series.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.gameenginebook.com/">Game Engine
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Architecture</a> 🟪 - A book on game engines. About $25 for the e-book,
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probably worth the investment if you plan to be an engine, tools, or
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graphics programmer.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.git-scm.com/book/en/v2">Pro Git</a> - A free
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book on everything git.</p>
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<p><a href="https://refactoring.guru/design-patterns/">Design
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Patterns</a> - A free book with <em>very</em> pretty illustrations.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/rethinking-design-patterns/">Rethinking
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Design Patterns</a> - An interesting criticism of the above book. I
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believe there is a response to this on the design patterns site.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrATfBNZ98dC-V-N3m0Go4deliWHPFwT">Making
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a Game Engine</a> - For the engine programmers and the insane: save
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yourself some trouble and watch this instead of making yet another game
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engine ^^</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.robmiles.com/c-yellow-book">C# for Beginners</a>
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- A free book on C#</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ45O2hg_30&list=PLImQaTpSAdsBKEkUvKxw6p0tpwl7ylw0d">Tool
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Dev</a> 💠🟪 - An introduction to tool development (or creating tools to
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make game development more productive) and editor scripting in Unity by
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Freya Holmér.</p>
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<p><a href="https://diveintosystems.org">Dive Into Systems</a> - A free
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textbook on computer systems and C programming.</p>
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<p><a href="https://arewegameyet.rs/#resources">Gamedev in Rust for
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Beginners</a> - A collection of books, tutorials, articles, and a
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community to boot.</p>
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<p><a href="https://blog.demofox.org">DemoFox</a> - A blog with lots and
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lots of programming, graphics, and math tutorials and breakdowns.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.bit-101.com/blog/">Bit101</a> - A blog on
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mathy-programmer things with some tutorials and breakdowns.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOYiVLEnhrw&list=PLImQaTpSAdsD88wprTConznD1OY1EfK_V">Math
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for Game Devs</a> - A primer on math geared towards game development by
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Freya Holmér.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab">Essence
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of Linear Algebra</a> - A video series meant as a supplement for a class
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on Linear Algebra, made by 3Blue1Brown.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://laroldsjubilantjunkyard.com/tutorials/how-to-make-a-gameboy-game/">How
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to make Games for Gameboy</a> - A comprehensive tutorial series on
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developing games for the Gameboy. Also includes links to other relevant
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tutorial series, such as one on C programming.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.gamedev.net/articles/programming/general-and-gameplay-programming/understanding-component-entity-systems-r3013/">Understanding
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ECS</a> - A blog post about Entity Component System design and
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implementation.</p>
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<p><a href="https://handmadehero.org/">HandMadeHero</a> - A very
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extensive catalogue of live-streamed coding tutorials.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VxoJGdBmRrsYLx9MnaVmZ0iFc9Vcx4xGSqOuW2bisVM/edit#gid=2006991768">VGDC
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at UCI Programming</a> - A (slightly outdated) list of programming
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tutorials from the VGDC at UCI.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220830175614/https://images.response.unity3d.com/Web/Unity/%7B5dc4de9b-9e59-4860-b933-eb6daae82ecd%7D_Unity_Games_Optimization_Best_Practices-v5.pdf">Optimization
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tips for Unity</a> - Some tips from Unity about optimizing their
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games.</p>
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<p><a href="https://laroldsretrogameyard.com/">Larold’s Retro
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Gameyard</a> - A collection of retro video game programming tutorials.
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Learn to make <a
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href="https://laroldsretrogameyard.com/category/tutorials/gb/">Game
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Boy</a> or <a
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href="https://laroldsretrogameyard.com/category/tutorials/gba/">Game Boy
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Advance</a> games from scratch. In the future, tutorials for additional
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consoles will added.</p>
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<p><br /></p>
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<h3 id="gameplay">Gameplay</h3>
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<p><a
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href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qIkaxtSfrtmgvO_yh-h187by7EIyrl61a3EaF40xBLs/edit#heading=h.ejywv1aotlnc">Study
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Reference Sheet for Gameplay Engineers</a> 🟪 - Perfect for intermediate
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programmers looking to shore up their technical knowledge to prep for an
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interview. Note: this is currently being migrated. It is incomplete at
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time of writing, but I have also included <a
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href="https://www.mrventures.net/get-into-gamedev.html">the future-proof
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link</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.gameaipro.com/">Game AI Pro</a> 🟪 - Three (3)
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free books (or more accurately, volumes of short papers) on game AI.
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Notable authors include Steve Rabin, a DigiPen professor who teaches AI
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for games.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107192021/http://aigamedev.com/page/free-features/page/3/">AI
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Game Dev.com</a> - An AI development community with lots of resources.
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It only exists on the internet archive, so be wary of outdated knowledge
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and broken links.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="graphics">Graphics</h3>
|
||
<p><a href="https://github.com/luisnts/awesome-computer-graphics">The
|
||
Awesome list for Computer Graphics</a> 💠🟪 - Another awesome list
|
||
specifically tailored to this topic, albeit not games-focused.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://guerilla-tactics.com/hats/graphics/">Graphics</a>
|
||
💠🟪 - A Megalist of Graphics Programming and Tech Art resources.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://gpuopen.com/learn/how_do_you_become_a_graphics_programmer/">How
|
||
do I become a graphics programmer?</a> 💠🟪 - An overview of graphics
|
||
programming and a collection of resources tailored to beginners learning
|
||
graphics programming.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://webglfundamentals.org">WebGLFundamentals</a> 💠🟪 -
|
||
An introduction to WebGL, a web-based rasterization engine. WebGL is a
|
||
good tool to use when learning the fundamentals before diving into more
|
||
complex frameworks such as Vulkan or DirectX 12.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://developer.nvidia.com/gpugems/gpugems/contributors">GPU
|
||
Gems</a> - Three (3) free books by Nvidia about GPU programming and
|
||
architecture.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="http://simonschreibt.de/gat/renderhell/">Render Hell</a> 🟪
|
||
- An overview of graphics and everything rendering for programmers.
|
||
Covers an overview, with lots of references to books and other resources
|
||
for deeper reading.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://users.cg.tuwien.ac.at/zsolnai/gfx/rendering-course/">Rendering
|
||
Course</a> - A free master’s level course on ray tracing, photorealistic
|
||
rendering, and global illumination taught at the Technical University of
|
||
Vienna.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/InigoQuilez">“Painting with
|
||
maths”</a> - A YouTube series about a <em>very</em> technical art
|
||
form</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://therealmjp.github.io/posts/gpu-memory-pool/">GPU
|
||
Memory pools in D3D12</a> - How GPU memory works in Direct3D 12.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://alain.xyz/blog/comparison-of-modern-graphics-apis">A
|
||
comparison of modern graphics APIs</a> - A blog post comparing graphics
|
||
APIs (namely, Vulkan, DirectX, Metal, WebGPU, and OpenGL).</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:462098/FULLTEXT01.pdf">A
|
||
comparison of 3D file formats</a> - A bachelor thesis on 3D file
|
||
formats.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://jasmcole.com/2019/10/03/signed-distance-fields/">How
|
||
SDFs work</a> - A blog post on signed distance fields.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://jamie-wong.com/2016/07/15/ray-marching-signed-distance-functions/">Ray
|
||
Marching and SDFs</a> - An article on SDFs and ray marching with
|
||
references to further reading.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://kosmonautblog.wordpress.com/">Kosmonaut’s Blog</a> -
|
||
A blog exploring various rendering implementations such as SDF
|
||
rendering.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="networking">Networking</h3>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/unrealmultiplayer/">Unreal
|
||
Multiplayer by GameDev.tv</a> 💠🟪 - A course on multiplayer and
|
||
networking in Unreal. Wait for it to go on sale, then go pick this
|
||
up.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/unity-multiplayer/">Unity
|
||
Multiplayer by GameDev.tv</a> 💠🟪 - A course on multiplayer and
|
||
networking in Unity. Wait for it to go on sale, then go pick this
|
||
up.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://gafferongames.com">GafferOnGames</a> 🟪 - A bunch of
|
||
articles on netcode for games.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_Multiplayer_Networking">Source
|
||
Multiplayer Networking</a> - Technical documentation from Valve about
|
||
the netcode of source games.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Latency_Compensating_Methods_in_Client/Server_In-game_Protocol_Design_and_Optimization">Latency
|
||
Compensating Methods</a> - Technical documentation from Valve about
|
||
accounting for latency.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://0fps.net/2014/02/10/replication-in-networked-games-overview-part-1/">Replication
|
||
- Part 1</a> | <a
|
||
href="https://0fps.net/2014/02/17/replication-in-networked-games-latency-part-2/">Part
|
||
2</a> | <a
|
||
href="https://0fps.net/2014/02/26/replication-in-networked-games-spacetime-consistency-part-3/">Part
|
||
3</a> | <a
|
||
href="https://0fps.net/2014/03/09/replication-in-network-games-bandwidth-part-4/">Part
|
||
4</a> - A four-part series on replication (that is, ensuring all players
|
||
have consistent game state).</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://yal.cc/preparing-your-game-for-deterministic-netcode/">Deterministic
|
||
Netcode</a> - A blog post about ensuring consistency across game
|
||
clients, given the same initial state and inputs.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.gamedevs.org/uploads/tribes-networking-model.pdf">The
|
||
TRIBES Engine Networking Model</a> - A particularly notable paper on the
|
||
networking model developed for Starsiege TRIBES.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.gabrielgambetta.com/client-server-game-architecture.html">Fast-Paced
|
||
Multiplayer - Part 1</a> | <a
|
||
href="https://www.gabrielgambetta.com/client-side-prediction-server-reconciliation.html">Part
|
||
2</a> | <a
|
||
href="https://www.gabrielgambetta.com/entity-interpolation.html">Part
|
||
3</a> | <a
|
||
href="https://www.gabrielgambetta.com/lag-compensation.html">Part 4</a>
|
||
| <a
|
||
href="https://www.gabrielgambetta.com/client-side-prediction-live-demo.html">Live
|
||
Demo</a> - A four-part series on networking for games, along with a
|
||
sample implementation of some concepts described.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="fun">Fun</h3>
|
||
<p><a href="https://musicforprogramming.net/latest/">Music for
|
||
Programming</a></p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2013/12/why-best-programmers-are-lazy-and-act-dumb">Good</a>.
|
||
<a href="http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2005-08-24-n14.html">Advice</a>.
|
||
<a
|
||
href="https://kilon.org/why-good-programmers-are-lazy-and-dumb/">Repeated</a>.
|
||
<a
|
||
href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/how-to-be-lazy-dumb-and-successful/">Ad
|
||
nauseum</a> - Swallow your pride, and optimize out busywork.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50140">The
|
||
Case of the Missing Rewards</a> - A very interesting breakdown of a
|
||
particularly tricky bug in Destiny and how it was found and fixed.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3212479">C is not a
|
||
Low-Level Language</a> - An article on why C is not a low-level
|
||
language, and performance as a result of that.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="http://sigbovik.org">Sigbovik</a> - Pore over this for a
|
||
good laugh :P</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h2 id="technical-art">Technical Art</h2>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://heartmachine.notion.site/Tech-Art-Learning-Resources-d2eb63aeca624cf59faab5a19b4a732d">Tech
|
||
Art Learning Resources</a> 🟪 - A list of tech art resources,
|
||
communities, and professionals, curated by Heart Machine (the studio
|
||
that made Hyper Light Drifter and now Hyper Light Breaker).</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://tech-artists.org">Tech Artists</a> - A community of
|
||
tech artists.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://simonschreibt.de/gat/tech-art-course/">Tech Art
|
||
Course</a> - Materials from a tech art course (many are unexplained,
|
||
since the class was delivered in-person, but they’re still useful).</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://all-things-andy-gavin.com/2011/02/04/making-crash-bandicoot-part-3/">Making
|
||
Crash Bandicoot</a> - A blog post series from a developer of Crash
|
||
Bandicoot discussing its rendering tech and the hardware limitations of
|
||
the PS1.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://heartmachinez.tumblr.com/post/690221520736387072/proc-gen-hyperdec-part-1">Proc
|
||
Gen / HyperDec: Part 1</a> | <a
|
||
href="https://heartmachinez.tumblr.com/post/690221567668568064/proc-gen-hyperdec-part-2">Part
|
||
2</a> - An extended breakdown of the procedural art tools of Hyper Light
|
||
Breaker.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://calebkruse.com/10-projects/seeing-blue/">Seeing
|
||
Blue</a> - Slightly mind-blowing writeup on the physics of the color
|
||
blue.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="shaders">Shaders</h3>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfM-yu0iQBk&list=PLImQaTpSAdsCnJon-Eir92SZMl7tPBS4Z">Shaders
|
||
for Game Devs</a> 💠🟪 - An introduction to HLSL Shaders using Unity by
|
||
Freya Holmér.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://thebookofshaders.com/00/">The Book of Shaders</a> 🟪
|
||
- A book on GLSL pixel shaders.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/">Catlike
|
||
Coding</a> 🟪 - Unity and HLSL Shader Tutorials.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.shadertoy.com/">Shadertoy</a> - An online shader
|
||
editor and hosting/sharing site.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://renderdoc.org/">Render Doc</a> 🟪 - A program that
|
||
breaks down a frame rendered from a game and allows you to analyze
|
||
processes that created it.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.cyanilux.com/tutorials/intro-to-shader-graph/">Intro
|
||
to Shader Graph</a> 💠 - A detailed introduction to shader graph in
|
||
Unity.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.cyanilux.com/contents/">Cyanilux</a> - Tutorials
|
||
and shader breakdowns (same blog as above).</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://halisavakis.com/category/shaderquest/">Shaderquest</a> - A
|
||
guide series from a blog about tech art.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="rigging">Rigging</h3>
|
||
<p><a href="http://www.cultofrig.com">Cult of Rig</a> - A catalogue of
|
||
live-streamed lectures coupled with rig creation. Sorry in advance for
|
||
the cult theme.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://jasonschleifer.com/afr/">Animator Friendly
|
||
Rigging</a> - A course on creating rigs that behave well for animators.
|
||
Fair warning: this has an up-front cost of around $105-120.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/procedural-rigging-python-maya-2283">Procedural
|
||
Rigging Python</a> - A course on creating python tools to procedurally
|
||
rig characters in Maya. Note: has a 10 day free trial, but gets quite
|
||
expensive after that.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Staring-Facial-Modeling-Animation/dp/0470609907">Stop
|
||
Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right</a> - A book on facial
|
||
modeling, animation, and rigging. Fair warning: this is $80 new. I would
|
||
recommend getting it used, if possible.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials/master-rigging-python-scripting-in-maya">Mastering
|
||
Rigging and Python Scripting in Maya</a> - A course from Gnomon, a
|
||
well-known art university. Fair warning: first 2 hours of content within
|
||
7 days are free, but then a subscription costs $54 per month.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="vfx">VFX</h3>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://realtimevfx.com/t/getting-started-in-real-time-vfx-start-here/3415">Getting
|
||
Started in Real Time VFX</a> 💠🟪 - Also check out the rest of this
|
||
website (realtimevfx.com) to find a thriving community filled with
|
||
useful knowledge and amazing people.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPy2hytwDLM&list=PLdiateg_U8PFnlScGDJDQeHUX9qmYvsxv">VFX
|
||
Talks Playlist</a> 🟪 - A playlist of VFX talks at GDC (the linked video
|
||
is about Diablo, and is very insightful).</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://chluaid.gumroad.com/l/bcafx">BiteyCastle Academy
|
||
2DFX Animation Course</a> 💠🟪 - A full 2D FX animation course
|
||
(completely free!)</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.vfxapprentice.com">VFX Apprentice</a> - Several
|
||
VFX courses geared towards developing a professional portfolio.
|
||
<em>Very</em> pricey, but may be worth your while if you are serious
|
||
about VFX - it is a <em>hell</em> of a lot cheaper than art school.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsv8UGqDibc&list=PLhyeWJ40aDkUDHDOhZQ2UkCfNiQj7hS5W&index=5">Houdini
|
||
Isnt Scary - Part 1: Basics</a> - A playlist of a Houdini tutorial
|
||
series.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h2 id="art">Art</h2>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.notion.so/Art-Industry-Resources-86e6733162f24c26829aa65961f461e3">Art
|
||
Industry Resources</a> 💠🟪 - A Megalist of Art Resources!</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://saint11.org/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/">Saint11:
|
||
Tutorials</a> 💠🟪 | <a
|
||
href="https://saint11.org/pixel_articles/">Articles</a> | <a
|
||
href="https://www.patreon.com/saint11">Patreon</a> - Fantastic pixel art
|
||
animation tutorials and articles on pixel art. Note that most patreon
|
||
posts are free.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BWr2tlK-4c&list=PLLdxW--S_0h4dlWUpl-TzBp-ulqK3NiM_">Pixel
|
||
Art Class</a> - A tutorial series covering the basics of art aimed at
|
||
pixel artists.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://cubebrush.co">CubeBrush</a> - A marketplace for art
|
||
resources, with tutorials, assets, brushes, tools, etc.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://genevieverouthier.art.blog/">Genevieve Routhier</a>
|
||
- A blog on art direction and leadership from a senior art director.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com">The Gnomon Workshop</a> -
|
||
Extremely professional-looking art, animation, and VFX courses. Seems
|
||
aimed at film with a large overlap in games. Beware of hefty price
|
||
tag.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.si.edu/openaccess">Smithsonian Open Access</a> -
|
||
A massive repository of 3D and 2D digital resources from the Smithsonian
|
||
Institute archives, such as photos and 3D scans of historical objects.
|
||
Perfect for reference and creative commons reuse!</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.nadiaxel.com/post/free-ressources-for-commission-artists">Resources
|
||
for Commission Artists</a> - If you want to open yourself up for
|
||
commission work, this is a godsend.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.cherubicsoft.com/en/projects/sagethumbs/">SageThumbs</a>
|
||
- An extension that adds advanced file previews and conversion tools to
|
||
Windows Explorer (including, notably, .psd). For artists who frequently
|
||
use many Adobe programs or file formats, RAW files, and PDFs, this will
|
||
save you time.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://mobile.twitter.com/Marcel_Hampel/status/1559178642856484865">A
|
||
whole lot of time-saving tools</a> - I personally recommend Pureref. <a
|
||
href="archives/twitter/MarcelHampelThread.pdf">Archived PDF</a>.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="dillustration">2D/Illustration</h3>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/how-to-draw-/intro-/viewer?title_no=730330&episode_no=1">How
|
||
To Draw</a> 💠🟪 - An webcomic on how to draw, and much more
|
||
importantly, how to <em>learn</em> to draw.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.brendanmeachen.com/soloartist">Radiorunner’s
|
||
Curriculum for the Solo Artist</a> 🟪 - A curriculum for self-teaching
|
||
art. If you want to <em>really</em> hone your skills, this will
|
||
undoubtedly be worth your time.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://drawabox.com/">DrawABox</a> 💠🟪 - An exhaustive
|
||
course for the art fundamentals (completely free!)</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://lospec.com/">LoSpec</a> 🟪 - A Pixel Art gold mine
|
||
(Job Board, Pallette Database, Tutorials, Resources, and more).</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR2KBLDDnZz3Ec8LZ66IDS--P9g3TdwOM">Proko
|
||
Figure Drawing Fundamentals</a> 🟪 - An exhaustive series on drawing
|
||
people from a reputable channel.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwRa5qTnr8o">How to Learn
|
||
Digital Painting (Beginners)</a> 💠🟪 - A guide to digital painting for
|
||
beginners and intermediate painters. See other tutorials by Sinix for
|
||
guides aimed at more advanced artists.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.vishopper.com/cut-out-people">Cut-Out People</a>
|
||
- A searchable repository of extremely diverse reference images for
|
||
humans, with filters for easy search (IE “1 woman age 20-40 with dog
|
||
from the front” or “3 people sitting in a home”)</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://ia601608.us.archive.org/8/items/andrew-loomis-drawing-the-head-hands/andrew-loomis-drawing-the-head-hands.pdf">Drawing
|
||
the Head and Hands</a> - A book on figure construction by Andrew Loomis.
|
||
Free in the public domain!</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://archive.org/details/loomis_FIGURE_draw">Figure
|
||
Drawing for All its Worth</a> - A book on figure drawing by Andrew
|
||
Loomis. Free in the public domain!</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBE-RTFkXDk">Digital Inking
|
||
Tips</a> - A good guide to sharpening your technical skills.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T7cDY7YDsg">Human Anatomy
|
||
for the Head</a> - A lesson on human anatomy for artists, breaking down
|
||
the head.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://bryan-sturm.github.io/articles/lines-and-edges/">Lines and
|
||
Edges</a> - A neat style guide for using edges and lines
|
||
effectively.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j38HRF17YMA">What Level Is
|
||
Your Art?</a> - Need a quick confidence boost? Watch this :3</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="d">3D</h3>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whPWKecazgM">World Building
|
||
in Blender by Ian Hubert</a> 💠🟪 - The best resource for thinking about
|
||
3D art, possibly ever.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.artstation.com/learning/courses/3Va/intro-to-sculpting-in-blender/chapters/8OjR/intro">Sculpting
|
||
in Blender</a> 🟪 - A short, free course on sculpting in Blender.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1-Ef54uTeU">Photorealism
|
||
Explained</a> 🟪 - An explanation of photorealism and how it is achieved
|
||
in CG.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://flippednormals.com/product/realtime-hair-tutorial-29017">Realtime
|
||
Hair Tutorial</a> - A course delving into a hair pipeline for
|
||
characters.</p>
|
||
<p>Royalty-Free Textures, Models, HDRIs, and Assets! - <a
|
||
href="https://www.textures.com/">Textures</a> - <a
|
||
href="https://publicdomaintextures.com/">More Textures</a> - <a
|
||
href="https://polyhaven.com/">HDRIs, Textures, and Models</a></p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="animation">Animation</h3>
|
||
<p><a href="http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com">The Animator’s
|
||
Survival Kit</a> 🟪 - An essential resource for any animator. Has a
|
||
price tag, but if you want to get a job in industry, it is well worth
|
||
your money.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haa7n3UGyDc&list=PL-bOh8btec4CXd2ya1NmSKpi92U_l6ZJd">The
|
||
12 Principles of Animation</a> 💠 - A visual tutorial series on a
|
||
fundamental part of animation.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://oninationsquad.gumroad.com/l/hybrid02">Hybrid 02
|
||
Maya Rig</a> - A humanoid rig for Maya, free for non-commercial use.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://cjones.gumroad.com/l/JJuKG">Universal Human Body
|
||
& Face Rig</a> - A generic humanoid body and face rig by Chris
|
||
Jones, with many advanced features. $200 license, but would be very
|
||
worth it for serious animators looking to animate for realism.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="resources-for-non-artists">Resources for Non-Artists</h3>
|
||
<p>Note that there are many, many more resources out there - these are
|
||
primarily included as a way to build a polished-looking game even while
|
||
learning a different discipline.</p>
|
||
<p>Royalty Free Game Art! Don’t forget to check the license. - <a
|
||
href="https://opengameart.org/">Open Game Art</a> - <a
|
||
href="http://www.kenney.nl/">2D and 3D assets</a> - <a
|
||
href="https://game-icons.net/">Game Icons</a> - <a
|
||
href="https://Poly.Pizza">Low-Poly Models</a></p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Unity2D/comments/3dfi5k/lets_create_a_list_of_all_100_free_2d_assets_with/">100%
|
||
free assets</a> - A post and thread with lots of free art assets and
|
||
tools.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h2 id="design">Design</h2>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.schellgames.com/art-of-game-design/">The Art of
|
||
Game Design</a> 💠🟪 - An essential book on game design, basically
|
||
mandatory reading for designers. Has a price tag, but is well worth the
|
||
money.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://ia902800.us.archive.org/3/items/thedesignofeverydaythingsbydonnorman/The%20Design%20of%20Everyday%20Things%20by%20Don%20Norman.pdf">The
|
||
Design of Everyday Things</a> 💠🟪 - A book on design in everything,
|
||
basically mandatory reading for designers.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/">Game Accessibility
|
||
Guidelines</a> 🟪 - A list of accessibility features, organized by
|
||
implementation difficulty. Also includes testimonials for each feature
|
||
and the impact it makes on people, as well as best practice examples and
|
||
implementation resources (tools, guides, etc) where available.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/cms-608-game-design-fall-2010/">Game
|
||
Design</a> 💠🟪 - A Game Design class taught at MIT (free to
|
||
access!)</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.gamedesigning.org/learn/game-design-document/">How to
|
||
make a Game Design Document</a> - A tutorial on writing Game Design
|
||
Documents (GDDs).</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://patternlanguageforgamedesign.com/">Pattern Language
|
||
for Game Design</a> 💠🟪 - A database of common design patterns
|
||
presented as problem solutions, compiled from the book <em>Pattern
|
||
Language for Game Design</em>. Also contains work from students and
|
||
designers completing excercises from the book.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://ncase.me/trust/">The Evolution of Trust</a> 💠🟪 -
|
||
An interactive walkthrough of some game theory. Would probably be
|
||
mandatory reading in a game design class.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQvWMdWhFCc">Extra Credits:
|
||
So You Want To Be a Game Designer</a> 💠🟪 - A channel on game design
|
||
that was far ahead of its time. Their backlog is filled with invaluable
|
||
advice, though their more recent content has a controversial reputation,
|
||
and they’ve largely pivoted away from games into history and literature.
|
||
Start with their career video(s) - dig through their game design backlog
|
||
if you would like, but stick to the older stuff.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://gmtk.itch.io/platformer-toolkit">The Platformer
|
||
Toolkit</a> 💠🟪 - A playable video essay/game, giving an overview on
|
||
platforming mechanics, game feel, and tuning by Mark Brown from
|
||
GMTK.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://designoriented.net/wheel">Design Oriented Topic
|
||
Wheel</a> 💠 - Short descriptions of many major design topics and
|
||
concepts, categorized neatly in an approachable wheel interface.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://gdkeys.com/">GDKeys</a> - A collection of articles
|
||
and tools created by Nico, a senior game designer.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://cwpat.me/misc/puzzle-level-idea-strategies/">Puzzle
|
||
Ideation Strategies</a> - A list of strategies for coming up with
|
||
puzzles, and links to the talks that inspired them.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://users.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/MDA.pdf">MDA</a>
|
||
- Mechanics -> Design -> Aesthetics, or a formal approach to game
|
||
design and research.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/ng-interactive/2017/sep/28/hooked-how-pokies-are-designed-to-be-addictive">Hooked</a>
|
||
- An interactive article on the psychology of gambling and
|
||
addiction.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1012211/Design-in-Detail-Changing-the">Design
|
||
in Detail: Changing the Time Between Shots for the Sniper Rifle from 0.5
|
||
to 0.7 Seconds for Halo 3</a> - A talk on why minute tuning matters.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://etodd.io/2017/11/28/poor-mans-3d-camera/">The Poor
|
||
Man’s 3D Camera</a> - A breakdown of the design thinking and solutions
|
||
that went into an extremely specific 3D camera</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="level-design">Level Design</h3>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://80.lv/articles/level-design-tips-tricks-and-how-to-get-into-it/">Level
|
||
Design and How To Get Into It</a> 💠 - A gentle introduction to level
|
||
design.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.mapeditor.org/">Tiled</a> - A free and open
|
||
source map editor</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="uiux">UI/UX</h3>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.notion.so/onewithmachines/WE-CAN-FIX-IT-IN-UI-9f588869324a45e2b2d0595546ce77d1">WE
|
||
CAN FIX IT IN UI</a> 💠🟪 - A huge list of UI/UX resources!</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.gameuidatabase.com/index.php">Game UI
|
||
Database</a> 💠🟪 - A searchable repository of UI designs from many
|
||
different games to use as reference.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://lawsofux.com/en/">Laws of UX</a> - Best practices of
|
||
UX design.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.dailyui.co/">Daily UI</a> - A 100-day daily UI
|
||
design challenge.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h3 id="reference">Reference</h3>
|
||
<p><a href="https://gamedocs.org/category/design-document/">Game
|
||
Docs</a> - A collection of design documents from completed games - links
|
||
have been ripped and placed below.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="http://www.cand.land/destiny">Destiny</a> - A collection of
|
||
UI/UX documentation from Destiny (a game that won awards for its UI) by
|
||
David Candland.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180219004603/https://samandmax.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Hit%20the%20Road%20design%20document.pdf">Hit
|
||
the Road GDD</a> - The design document for Sam and Max Hit the Road.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://mega.nz/#!3aImBa6D!QUKtZYf_frlIgSUk2A096KNCQ9cfijr_38son-N4AGo">Mythos
|
||
Pitch Domcument</a> - The pitch deck for Mythos.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxMevjNSr2EjbDBpZ2ZMdmNnc28/view?resourcekey=0-2-ybLxFeJk2R5ROLOAB3oQ">Wasteland
|
||
2 Vision Document</a> - The original vision document for Wasteland
|
||
2.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.dirtybomb.com/news/the-design-of-dirty-bomb/">The
|
||
Design of Dirty Bomb</a> - The design document and art book for Dirty
|
||
Bomb. Archived pdf links: <a
|
||
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220815160634/http://db-design.splashdamage.com.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/dirty_bomb-game_design_document.pdf">Design</a>
|
||
| <a
|
||
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220815160724/http://db-design.splashdamage.com.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/the_art_of_dirty_bomb.pdf">Art</a></p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220815160819/https://www.giantsparrow.com/blog/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Finch-Original-Concept-Doc.pdf">Finch
|
||
Concept Doc</a> - Concept document for What Remains of Edith Finch.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://gridpaper-maps.tumblr.com/">Grid Paper</a> - A
|
||
repository of maps and top-down views of levels.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h2 id="audio">Audio</h2>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fcuhGEesLC_PWCwY3dIwLgF774sKswOwIcZECWiH7Xo/edit#gid=0">Game
|
||
Audio Learning Resources</a> 💠🟪 - A megalist of game audio learning
|
||
resources!</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://postproduciendoenlaeav.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/the-sound-effects-bible-ric-viers.pdf">The
|
||
Sound Effects Bible</a> 🟪 - A book on everything sound effects.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://twitter.com/chiragmachhar/status/1511446337639927811">Another
|
||
list of resources!</a> 🟪 - <a
|
||
href="archives/twitter/chiragmachharThread.pdf">Archived PDF</a>.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://sfxr.me/">SFXR</a> - A great program for generating
|
||
simple sound effects.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.beepbox.co/">Beep Box</a> - A simple but fun
|
||
web-based music program.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://boscaceoil.net/">Bosca Ceoil</a> - A very simplistic
|
||
and limited but fast, free, and fun audio program for chiptune
|
||
music!</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc#1605030813191-c5a1f3d0-8baf">GDC
|
||
Freebies</a> - Royalty free SFX samples from GDC.</p>
|
||
<p>Royalty free music! Don’t forget to check the license. - <a
|
||
href="https://pixabay.com/music/">Pixabay</a> - <a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DOVASYNDROMEYouTubeOfficial">DOVA-SYNDROME</a></p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h2 id="writing">Writing</h2>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<p><a href="http://sashakirlee.com/game-narrative-resources">Game
|
||
Narrative Resources</a> 💠🟪 - A collection of books, tools, talks,
|
||
resources, job listings, and more for writing, as well as related
|
||
disciplines where relevant to narrative.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.inklestudios.com/ink/">Inkle</a> 🟪 - A writing
|
||
tool for games (free and integrates well with Unity!)</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://github.com/etodd/dialogger">Dialogger</a> - A simple
|
||
cross-platform dialogue graph editor (free with MIT license!)</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://gutefabrik.com/craft-writing-better-dialogue-a-2-day-workshop/">Writing
|
||
Better Dialogue</a> - A workshop on dialogue writing from a series on
|
||
game writing.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16WoJik9w93FHNOw8GrE4L0UAwTYJMsBQ6QSxZ1MYr9A/edit#gid=0">The
|
||
Borksheet</a> - A template sheet for an exercise to write “Barks” or
|
||
simple dialogue lines - good for emphasizing character variety and
|
||
attention-to-detail personalization.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://emshort.blog/">Emily Short’s Interactive
|
||
Storytelling</a> - Neat blog on storytelling in games and interactive
|
||
media.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h2 id="production">Production</h2>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.screenskills.com/job-profiles/browse/games/production/games-producer-games/">What
|
||
is a Games Producer?</a> 💠 - An explanation of the production role, and
|
||
resources on how to become a producer.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.breakingthewheel.com/video-game-production-resources/">Video
|
||
Game Production Resources</a> 🟪 - A collection of resources for
|
||
producers, categorized by purpose. Targets soft skills such as
|
||
entrepreneurship, management, and marketing.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.gameproducersguide.com/Home_home.html">Game
|
||
Producer’s Guide</a> - A collection of books, tools, conference talks,
|
||
and other resources for producers.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/how-to-become-a-video-game-associate-producer/">How
|
||
to Become a Video Game Producer</a> - An interview with Merric Shank, a
|
||
senior producer, on the role, with hiring advice for entry-level
|
||
producers.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/vhladiienko/awesome-game-production">Awesome
|
||
Game Production</a> 🟪 - An Awesome list, focused on project and product
|
||
management in game development.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h2 id="marketing-and-business">Marketing and Business</h2>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://ltpf.ramiismail.com">Leveling the Playing Field</a>
|
||
💠🟪 - A blog/newsletter by Rami Ismail with advice on business,
|
||
marketing, skill development, and various topics needed to run an indie
|
||
studio. Past newsletters are archived here. I personally recommend
|
||
“Budget Viability” as a starting point.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://howtomarketagame.com">How to Market a Game</a> 💠🟪
|
||
- A blog and a collection of resources by Chris Zukowski with advice on
|
||
marketing and sales. I personally recommend his GDC talks “Empathizing
|
||
with Steam: How People Shop for Your Game” and “What to Write So People
|
||
Buy: Selling Your Game Without Feeling Sleazy” as starting points.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.victoriatran.com">Community Dev Newsletter and
|
||
Blog</a> 💠🟪 - A blog and a newsletter by Victoria Tran with advice on
|
||
community management, social media, and marketing. Past newsletters are
|
||
archived here. I personally recommend “Failure Marketing” and “Charm
|
||
your Communities” as starting points.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.derek-lieu.com/blog/">Blog by Derek Lieu</a> 🟪
|
||
- A blog by Derek Lieu with advice on game trailers. I personally
|
||
recommend “Show the Dream, Not the Job” and “Video Game Trailer
|
||
Specifications” as starting points.</p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h2 id="job-hunting-and-career">Job Hunting and Career</h2>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/video-game-job-hunt-guide/">Video
|
||
Game Job Hunt</a> 🟪 - A huge list of job-hunting resources: multiple
|
||
blogs with everything from building a portfolio/resume to searching for
|
||
and applying to jobs and even salary negotiation and relocation
|
||
advice.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pGglICnig6oZ1IABXLMuwAEN1azPP5pnZUvdrYwbyGs/edit">Career
|
||
Documents from Jean Leggett</a> 🟪 - Another huge list of career
|
||
documents and resources!</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://javieracordero.notion.site/cce9a8faef6e4f31bb43b7630521a4d2?v=efdf687094be499bb2d9a33f55b906bc">Game
|
||
Dev LFW Resources</a> 🟪 - Yet another list of resources and
|
||
communities!</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/victoriaearle_jobhunt-jobsearch-interviewing-activity-7052059362810335232-UhrI/">Interview
|
||
Placemat</a> 🟪 - A template useful for interview prep. <a
|
||
href="archives/InterviewPlacemat.jpg">Archived Image</a>.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://hitmarker.net/career-advice/the-complete-list-of-gaming-esports-jobs">The
|
||
Complete List of Gaming Jobs</a> 🟪 - A comprehensive list of gaming
|
||
jobs and specialties (includes both game development and esports).</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.plusonewisdom.com/post/industry-portfolios">Industry
|
||
Portfolios</a> - A big list of portfolios from industry
|
||
professionals.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H34_z043mJrLahXw7fCgwf5w4ZWyrB2GBE9XAXufjmQ/edit">GameDev
|
||
Jobs (2022)</a> - A megalist of studio career pages and job posting
|
||
sites.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://claudiasnotes.notion.site/claudiasnotes/Career-Advice-Collected-560272eab6ce4069ada95d0852dbb1c9">Career
|
||
Advice Collected</a> - Advice on writing resumes and cover letters.
|
||
Primarily written for producers and entry-level job seekers, but
|
||
generally applicable.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://lindenreidblog.com/2020/05/21/questions-to-ask-game-studios-youre-interviewing-with/">Questions
|
||
to ask game studios you’re interviewing with</a> 🟪 - A list of
|
||
questions for you to ask a potential employer in an interview.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://github.com/viraptor/reverse-interview">The Reverse
|
||
Interview</a> - Another list for you to ask a potential employer
|
||
(created for non-games tech, but most questions apply to games, and some
|
||
apply to all disciplines).</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.artstation.com/blogs/kierangoodson/mY0N/guide-to-game-art-applications-portfolios-and-job-postings">Guide
|
||
to Game Art Applications</a> 🟪 - A guide to game art portfolios and job
|
||
hunting.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sAd8xOdngsdLJqKfcOnyL8xRhPi3Uitys6fEXU9O2X0/edit">The
|
||
Bible of Getting a Job in Game Audio</a> 🟪 - A massive collection of
|
||
career resources for game audio.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://helpful-clover-96f.notion.site/How-to-get-an-internship-v-2-d906cdbf321c4986ae46bd43282b1a84">How
|
||
to Get an Internship</a> - Tips on getting an internship for college
|
||
students.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-to-get-a-job-as-a-game-producer">How
|
||
to Get a Job as a Game Producer</a> - Career advice for those seeking a
|
||
job in production.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://www.gamedevmap.com">GameDevMap</a> - A map of game
|
||
development studios</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://twitter.com/JeanLeggett/status/1354615348071460865">A
|
||
short thread of cover letter tips</a> - <a
|
||
href="archives/twitter/JeanLeggettThread.pdf">Archived PDF</a>.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://twitter.com/MemoPotato/status/1550209887401017344?s=20&t=6Kp0ZGR8XuZukP5eAz2MGA">A
|
||
word of warning</a> - Why you need to clearly label personal work as
|
||
personal work and not make your developer name seem like a studio name
|
||
if it is not: a thread. <a
|
||
href="archives/twitter/MemoPotatoThread.pdf">Archived Thread</a> and <a
|
||
href="archives/twitter/JoannaHaslamThread.pdf">Sub-Thread</a></p>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<h2 id="other">Other</h2>
|
||
<p><br /></p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://obsidian.md/">Obsidian</a> 🟪 - Important
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productivity fuel (and what I used to hoard this list :P)</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW88C_w3EzE&list=PLrvwNabyAw30pIbitXIHLdSTm4t9I3iT1">A
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series of game jam post-mortems</a> 💠🟪 - These are more valuable than
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they let on, because they show you the whole game-making process, start
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to finish. Not only will this help you avoid common pitfalls, it will
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help you know how to follow that process for your own game. Watch a
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couple before entering your first jam or starting your first
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project!</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://ellaguro.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-california-problem.html">The
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California Problem</a> 🟪 - One of my favorite articles ever written. A
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philosophical analysis of the culture of games as an industry and the
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importance of gamedev as a hobby, not just a business.</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://thecoppercompendium.co.uk/so-you-want-to-make-a-ttrpg">So,
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||
you want to make a TTRPG?</a> 💠🟪 - A collection of resources for
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||
creating a TTRPG. Paper prototyping, anyone?</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.gamedeveloper.com/">Game Developer (previously
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known as Gamasutra)</a> - A site filled with post-mortems, gamedev news,
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blog posts, and other articles with a focus on game developers and their
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communities.</p>
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||
<p><a href="https://fguillen.github.io/PapersPleaseDevlogScrap/">Papers
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||
Please Devlog</a> - Posts from the development of Papers Please.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://ea-spouse.livejournal.com/274.html">EA Spouse</a> -
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A cautionary tale on crunch. For all of our sakes, don’t let the
|
||
industry return to this.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://johnnemann.medium.com/where-the-water-tastes-like-wine-postmortem-211a1f9d791a">Where
|
||
the Water Tastes Like Wine Postmortem</a> - A must-read for aspiring
|
||
independent game developers. Making money from the art is hard, even for
|
||
industry veterans, but there are other things that are valuable.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://ssd.eff.org/en">Surveillance Self-Defense</a> -
|
||
Tips, Tools, and Tutorials for privacy and online self-defense</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17f0dQawb-s_Fd7DHgmVvJoEGDMH_yoSd8EYigrb0zmM/edit#gid=296134756">Polyglot
|
||
Gamedev</a> - A big list of localized words across many different
|
||
languages that can be used to loosely translate simple phrases such as
|
||
UI buttons or tooltips.</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://tinytools.directory/">Tiny Tools</a> - A collection
|
||
of tiny, usually fun tools for various purposes!</p>
|
||
<p><a href="http://paulgraham.com/articles.html">Paul Graham</a> - Good
|
||
general advice, both for specific disciplines (particularly programming
|
||
and business) and for life, from Paul Graham (founder of
|
||
YCombinator).</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://opendyslexic.org/">Open Dyslexic</a> - A
|
||
dyslexia-friendly, accessible font!</p>
|
||
<p><a href="https://isthatarabic.com">Is This Arabic?</a> - A friendly
|
||
guide to not borking Arabic script.</p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="http://www.zen134237.zen.co.uk/Stranger_Things/Stranger_Things_-_Bible.pdf">The
|
||
Stranger Things (or Montauk) pitch bible</a> - Useful as reference for
|
||
what a great pitch can look like, albeit in the context of film rather
|
||
than games.</p>
|
||
</p>
|
||
<p><br /> <br /></p>
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||
<figure>
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<img src="images/Asriel.png" title="Thanks for reading!"
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||
alt="A cute drawing of Asriel from Undertale reaching for a heart" />
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||
<figcaption aria-hidden="true">A cute drawing of Asriel from Undertale
|
||
reaching for a heart</figcaption>
|
||
</figure>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/notpresident35/awesome-learn-gamedev">learngamedev.md
|
||
Github</a></p>
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