Game Development Information Page
In the spirit of CSE's Professor Emeritus Rick Parent who has compiled a large collection of useful advice for students and links for information on computer animation, below is my collection of information and resources for game design and development. This page is always under revision, so if you come across any broken links or find new sites that you think would be good additions, please email me at boggus@cse.ohio-state.edu.Subsections
- Books
- Conferences
- Research Archives
- Gaming Resources and Groups at Ohio State
- Academics - People and Labs
- Academics - Courses
- Procedural Content
- Artificial Intelligence
- Mathematics and Physics
- Game Development Websites
- Engines, Frameworks, and Libraries
- Art Tools
- Art and Sound Assets
- Playtesting
- History
- Board and Card Games
- Game Design
- Humor
- Misc
Books
Conferences
- Foundation of Digital Games (FDG)
- International Conference on Computer Games (CGAMES)
- Game Developers Conference (GDC)
- Motion in Games (MIG)
- Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE)
- Computational Intelligence and Games (CIG)
Research Archives
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digial Library (formerly ACM Portal)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Xplore Digital Library
- Game Developers Conference Vault
Gaming Resources and Groups at Ohio State
Academics - People and Labs
Academics - Courses
Tutorials (graphics, games, or art related)
- 3D Buzz (multiple topics)
- Lighthouse3D (mostly computer graphics programming)
- Game development on linux - linux is a poor platform for game development, but you could start here if you want to give it a shot
- Interactive programs at Khan Academy
Procedural Content
Artificial Intelligence
Mathematics and Physics
Game Development Websites
Engines, Frameworks, and Libraries
- Unity 3D Game Engine
- Unreal Development Kit
- Cry Engine
- Source Development Kit
- Game Maker (for non-programmers)
- XNA and its open source counterpart Monogame
- Pygame
- Construct2 - HTML5 2D game creator
- LÖVE 2D game framework (one of the few options for tools on *nix)
- Irrlicht (cross platform 3D engine)
Art Tools
Art and Sound Assets
Make sure you verify you have the rights to assets before you use them. I haven't tried all of these sites, so I recommend scanning files you download before opening them to be safe.- TurboSquid - 3D models
- The Free 3D Models - 3D models
- Archive3D - 3D models
- CG Textures - textures
- Texture King - textures
- Mayang's Free Textures - textures
- Spiral Graphics - textures
- Spriters Resource - sprite sheets
- Newgrounds Audio Portal - music
- Open Game Art - multiple asset types
Playtesting
History
- Hardcore Gaming 101
- The Most Jaw-Dropping Game Graphics of the Last 20 Years (1993-2013)
- Evolution of video game controllers
Board and Card Games
- Board Game Geek - online community for discussing all types of games
- Columbus Area Boardgaming Society (CABS) - weekly gaming meetings in Columbus
- Origins Game Fair - annual gaming convention held in Columbus in the summer
- Buckeye Game Fest - annual gaming convention held in Columbus in the fall
Game Design
- Extra Credits (hit or miss videos; good for starting discussions)
