|
Hako Software
Let's face it, games are the #1 reason to own a computer. For many
years, producing and selling games has been my dream job. Now at
35 years old with wife and children, I can't give up my nice steady University
Job to go work for a game company. Most game companies work on the concept
of "crunch time," meaning everyone puts in insanely long hours
near the end of a project to get the game shipped as close to a target date as
possible. I simply refuse to give up that degree of home life for a job. As a result, I have become a game
programmer hobbyist/professional. I will sell whatever I can, but I do
this for my own personal gratification, and not as my primary income. If I
can sell/license some games, then maybe I'll consider starting my own
development group. Until then, this is just for me.
If you want to write games, and I know you do, here are some resources:
| Programming |
- NeHe - nice OpenGL and gamedev
tutorials.
- Flipcode - the IOTD (Image of the
Day) can be an inspiration at times. Dead for a while now.
- Game Tutorials - just what it
sounds like.
- GameDev.net - game development
resources.
- Christian Coders - game
overviews and programming resources
|
| Tools |
I have developed a great affection for free tools as of late. The
lesser GPL (LGPL) gives a great deal of freedom for developers who want
to sell proprietary software, and I encourage use of and contribution to
open source software. I have my own minimal contribution.
- Dev-Cpp -
Development IDE based on the Ming gcc compiler. Very nice!
- SDL - cross-platform graphics, sound,
and input API. With this and Dev-cpp, you could write a game.
- Kyra Sprite Engine - Great
sprite library, but no Dev-cpp support yet.
- ClanLib Game SDK - cross-platform,
and more high level features than SDL.
- Allegro - full featured
cross-platform giftware game API
- Visual Assist - great plug-in
for MSVC from Whole Tomato Software. Worth the money.
|
| Games (open source or small developer) |
- NetHack - the single best game
ever. I played for 15 years before I beat it.
- Warblade - Edgar Vigdal's great game.
- PomPom - Great games made by just
two guys.
|
| Data Resources |
|
|
| Miscellaneous |
...and totally unrelated
- Sara Groves - I've been listening
to her music a lot lately.
|
I'm looking for a good resource for 2D art for games. Any suggestions?
|
