APPENDIX B
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

GAME DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

Just about everything you could possibly need to know regarding game development can be found on the Internet. But then, you probably already knew this! Search engines may be your friend, but they can often return a bewildering array of hits that may or may not be appropriate to your game development needs. I’ve listed in this appendix every link from my own personal bookmark folder of game development resources, as well as some more recommended by friends.

Of course, this is certainly not an exhaustive list. However, the sites listed have very long histories on the web, so most are not likely to succumb to “link rot.”

I think you will find these resources useful.

Torque-Related Websites

Torque

Torque 3D’s home site.

http://www.torquepowered.com

Arcane Fx

Special Effects add-ons for Torque 3D.

http://arcane-fx.com

Faust Logic

Company that develops Torque add-ons.

http://faustlogic.com

Gnometech

Torque modeling and other resources.

http://www.gnometech.com

PlanetTribes—Torque

Source for Torque-related files and content.

http://www.planettribes.com/torque

Prairie Games

Information from the company that created Minions of Mirth, an RPG developed using the Torque Game Engine.

http://www.prairiegames.com

http://www.minionsofmirth.com

Realm Wars Development Site

Cooperative game development project.

http://www.realmwarsgame.com

Game Development Websites

3Dup.com

2D and 3D models and resources.

http://www.3dup.com

AngelCode

Game development and more.

http://www.angelcode.com

CodeGuru

Programming news, tutorials, and links.

http://www.codeguru.com

Designer Today Magazine

3D modeling tutorials, resources, and articles.

http://3dtoday.com

Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures

National Institute of Standards and Technology resource.

http://www.nist.gov/dads

Dr. Dobb’s Journal

Programming news, articles, and links.

http://www.ddj.com

flipCode

Archives of game development news and resources.

http://www.flipcode.com/archives/

Gamasutra

Game development news, articles, and resources.

http://www.gamasutra.com

Game Developer Magazine

Game development news, articles, and resources.

http://www.gdmag.com

GameDevelopers Conference

GDC news and promotional information.

http://www.gdconf.com

GameDev.net

Game development news, articles, and resources.

http://www.gamedev.net

iDevGames

Macintosh game development news, articles, and resources.

http://www.idevgames.com

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Gaming news, articles, reviews, and resources.

http://www.insertcredit.com

Linux Game Tome

Game development news, articles, and resources.

http://www.happypenguin.org

Machinima.com

Real-time 3D animation resource.

http://www.machinima.com

MathWorld

Math tutorials, articles, and resources.

http://mathworld.wolfram.com

Mesh Factory

Source for 3D models.

http://www.meshfactory.com

NeHe Productions

Game technology articles and tutorials.

http://nehe.gamedev.net

NeXe

Game technology articles and tutorials.

http://nexe.gamedev.net

Oxford Dynamics

FastCar library—fast, precise, and simple library for vehicle simulation in games.

http://www.oxforddynamics.co.uk

Polycount

Game development articles, resources, and tutorials.

www.polycount.com/about

Programmers Heaven

Programming articles, resources, and tutorials.

http://www.programmersheaven.com

Psionic’s 3D Game Resources

3D modeling resources.

http://www.psionic3d.co.uk

SourceForge.net

Open Source software development website; large repository of Open Source code.

http://sourceforge.net

Steering Behaviors for Autonomous Characters

Paper by Craig Reynolds.

http://www.red3d.com/cwr/steer

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Information on game development and entrepreneurship programs from the Faculty of Business and IT.

http://www.businessandit.uoit.ca/programs/bachelor_of_information_technology/game_development_Entrepreneurship%20%20/index.php

Wotsit’s Format

Programming articles, resources, and tutorials.

http://www.wotsit.org