Link collection

This is a collection of useful development resources. Things that will make developing easier.

Documenation

C++ Programming Issues

• Performance Measuring
  •  Memory usage
• Performant Programming
  •  inline functions
  •  inlining virtual functions
• Hardware near Programming
  •  amd developer site
  •  amd open source linux profiler
  •  intel developer site
• Profiling with gprof
  •  the gnu gprof documentation page
  •  some article about gprof
  •  the kprof tool
  •  the cgprof tool
  •  dot&dotty used by cgprof script, in gentoo portage as "graphviz"
  •  pathalizer tool
• Programming Style
  •  C++ style
  •  more C++ style

Maths

• Quaternions
  •  Some articles about Quaternions from  Gamedev.
  •  A useful SDL example on the  gametutorials page.
• Vectors
  •  Some articles about Vectors

Physics

•  novodex is a free physics engine, it is a ETH spinoff from the  CGL
•  Lecture on Physically Based Modelling
•  Magic words for google for pages on physically based modelling

Graphics

• SDL
  •  SDL
• OpenGL
  •  OpenGL
  •  How to set up OpenGL and SDL
  •  Special Transformations
• Fonts
  •  A Survey about pros/cons of different font solutions
  •  sfont Library - probably the place to go...
  •  sfont Creation with The Gimp
  •  Using .ttf Files (with Code Snippets)
  •  ASCII letter generator and  image generator
• Animations
  •  3DS Animations, Q2 Animations, Q3 Animations
  •  Great Tutorial, that covers everything
• Texturing
  •  bumpmapping/normal mapping
  •  BumpMapping Concepts
• Shadows
  •  Shadow Volumes idea from John Carmack
• Performance
  •  HP-hints
• Tutorials
  •  many of Paul's Projects
  •  frustum3D
  •  nehe
  •  openGL advanced tutorials
  •  openGL code snippets
  •  Gamedev - General Game programming
  •  The red Book - OpenGL Programming Guide
  •  Game Tutorials
  •  Game programming Wiki - Articles about SDL and OpenGL
  •  lots of windows openGL samples
  •  NVidias OpenGL Cube Map Texturing
  •  NVidia Development Center
  •  ATI Development Center
  •  Apron tutorials
• References
  •  OpenGL reference (gl, glu)
  •  OpenGL extensions from nvidia and ati
  •  mesa reference
• Model(ing)
  •  halflife primer
  •  MD2: modeling faq
  •  MD2: format spec
  •  MD2: some implementations
• Texturing
  •  texturing primer
  •  the wadfather: colletction of many textureas and pictures for games

Network Related

•  unofficial quake network protocol
•  Client Side prediction in network games

Sound

• SDL_Mixer
  •  SDL_Mixer
  •  SDL_Mixer Tutorial with Examples
  •  SDL_mixer Documentation
• OpenAL
  •  OpenAL
  •  OpenAL tutorial from devmaster

Terrain

•  Terrain Simplification Simpified

Data Format

•  Quake3 Map File Specs

Game specific Stuff

• HUD
  •  HUD drawing Tips, glOrtho
• Collision Detection
  •  2D Collision Detection for Jump'n'Run
  •  Terrain Collision Detection - Level of Detail
• Level Design
  •  some usefull stuff on leveldesign
• Story Design
  •  some good ideas about story design
  •  a funny page full of game ideas - strange but inspiring
  •  designdocuments
  •  the 400 game story rules
  •  Art of Computer Game Design