Various Links
The following links are primarily open source. Please visit them! If
you have any site you think should be linked, even if its just your own
gaming company, let me know! I'm happy to help out.
The Bwock Google Code Page
Software links
Sourceforge : Free software,
including games and applications. And by free we mean open source, so
you can partake in the projects as well as enjoy them!
Programming links
Gosu : This is a rock
solid library if you prefer C++ or Ruby over C. I highly reccomend it
for its enforced use of the Boost smart pointers; they're going to be
part of standard C++ ISO soon, after all.
Allegro.cc : This is a really good
library. It's C, but high level enough that you can get things done
much faster than you would using SDL. It's also about to get a major
overhaul, which will make it even more useful. It's also quite easy to
wrap C++ around this library, so you don't have to be a C programmer to
enjoy it.
The Game Creators : Home
of Dark Basic and other commercial programming APIs. I recommend this
to new programmers who want to see visual results to their work. I
don't normally pay attention to commercial products, but I believe that
these are worth the insignificant amount of money ( 50$ for a
professional version, come on. ) I would also like to mention that they
treat customers with great courtesy and trust.
Stuff
SoundSnap : A place for
royalty-free sound effects and music! Highly recommended.
CG Textures : Some free
textures you can use royalty-free. Isn't free stuff great?