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

Math

• 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