Game Programming Links

psychopath · 09-06-2005, 02:15 PM

www.humus.ca

advanced OGL and DX shader samples.

-psychopath

Wraithan · 02-06-2006, 01:17 AM

I am just learning to do some gaming programming and found http://lazyfooproductions.com/SDL_tutorials/index.php to be very helpful in learning a lot of the things that are needed to do the graphics, sound and controll portions in SDL . I haven't made it through all the of the tutorials, but I would recommend it.

octavian · 02-17-2006, 07:43 PM

www.zalsoft.com

terablade · 02-19-2006, 03:55 PM

I would like to inform you about the new group for 2D Game Making Tutorials for newbies and not only.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/2D_Game_Making_Tutorials/

These tutorials (I hope) might help and those that are not good in programming..

Anyone is welcome to add he's own tutorials.

All tutorials are in Open Document format, so you might need to download and use the free and excellent OpenOffice Suite.

ahluka · 04-10-2006, 06:37 AM

Not sure if this has been posted here before but I just found it and I'm about to pop out so:

http://www.devmaster.net/articles/so...ring/part1.php

Nice meaty article about all things 3D (almost all). I'll certainly be giving this one a thorough read tonight!

D00M3D2 · 04-10-2006, 01:38 PM

out of 100's that i have looked over there is not one that i would recomend because everone who writes a tutorial learns by text and i don't.

**Bubba** · 04-25-2006, 03:20 AM

Tons of links to other sites:

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/.../gameprog.html

And for terrain:
www.vterrain.org

joeprogrammer · 04-26-2006, 09:28 AM

http://tassadar.physics.auth.gr/~cha...php?key=opengl

This site has many free game programming books availible for download. The reason that they are free is most likely because the books are slightly dated (ie 2003 instead of 2006).

The site doesn't just have game programming books, though. It has many other categories too, like php, html, css, regular C++, and much, much, more.....

glo · 05-21-2006, 05:06 PM

You use cygwin? You have a problem compiling Nehe's opengl tutorial?

Nehe suggests to use VC++ to follow his tutorial but I searched everywhere for a way to compile it under cygwin when I came up with a solution:

Step1: Make sure you installed the right packages
cygwin has a nice collection of packages you can install and add with nothing but a click. Make sure you have the "opengl: OpenGL -related libraries" checked.

Step2: Make sure you have the opengl dll files in your windows\system32 folder
glut32.dll glu32.dll opengl32.dll or other appropriate ones when you make use of them.

Step3: Nehe's tutorials include an old library - The GLaux Library, which apparently is not supported anymore. An easy fix would be to comment out or delete the current including of the glaux header file and include the GLUT library instead:
#include <gl\glut.h>

Step4: Now to compile it under cygwin we will use the line:

Code:

g++ -mwindows -mno-cygwin -o myprog.exe myprog.cpp -lglut32 -lglu32 -lopengl32

where myprog is the file you saved the tutorial on. -mwindwos lets you have the standard libs linked in; -mno-cygwin lets your program run outside of cygwin environment; the -lglut32 -lglu32 -lopengl32 make sure your program links the dlls.

Thats it.
Disclaimer: I am merely a beginner - this short solution may not work for you, but I think it should. Anyway hope this helps anyone out there.

phreak · 07-21-2006, 03:51 AM

I'm a newbie in games programming...or you can say that I have no idea about games programming at all....How should I start? Thanks!

Snip · 07-22-2006, 10:14 AM

http://www.harveycartel.org/metanet/...tutorialA.html
Great explanation of the Separating Axis Theorem (2D Collision Detection).

dwks · 07-22-2006, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glo

You use cygwin? You have a problem compiling Nehe's opengl tutorial?

Nehe suggests to use VC++ to follow his tutorial but I searched everywhere for a way to compile it under cygwin when I came up with a solution:

Step1: Make sure you installed the right packages
cygwin has a nice collection of packages you can install and add with nothing but a click. Make sure you have the "opengl: OpenGL -related libraries" checked.

Step2: Make sure you have the opengl dll files in your windows\system32 folder
glut32.dll glu32.dll opengl32.dll or other appropriate ones when you make use of them.

Step3: Nehe's tutorials include an old library - The GLaux Library, which apparently is not supported anymore. An easy fix would be to comment out or delete the current including of the glaux header file and include the GLUT library instead:
#include <gl\glut.h>

Step4: Now to compile it under cygwin we will use the line:

Code:

g++ -mwindows -mno-cygwin -o myprog.exe myprog.cpp -lglut32 -lglu32 -lopengl32

where myprog is the file you saved the tutorial on. -mwindwos lets you have the standard libs linked in; -mno-cygwin lets your program run outside of cygwin environment; the -lglut32 -lglu32 -lopengl32 make sure your program links the dlls.

Thats it.
Disclaimer: I am merely a beginner - this short solution may not work for you, but I think it should. Anyway hope this helps anyone out there.

Just one thing to add: at the bottom of the link you gave you can download the cygwin source code:

Quote:

DOWNLOAD Cygwin Code For This Lesson. ( Conversion by Stephan Ferraro )

**Bubba** · 10-15-2006, 05:34 PM

Very nice utility written in VB that will take any normal bitmap, perform gnomonic projection on it and save as 6 separate bitmaps.

These 6 bitmaps then can be used as cube maps for skyboxes, environment mapping, etc - with no seams if you do it correctly.

Your original bitmap should have a 2:1 ratio.

http://www.unrealroc.com/CubeTheSphere.html

mmarab · 08-12-2007, 04:49 AM

Thought this may be a good link, i found it great when i was choosing an ide and need to set up directX. Its a tutorial for setting up DirectX with Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition

http://www.burninghands.net/2006/04/...h-directx-sdk/

indigo0086 · 08-21-2007, 11:06 AM

Anyone know any good 3d math sites that kind of focus on the math you can use practically within 3d rather than all encompassing theory?

09-06-2005, 02:15 PM	#31
psychopath The Right Honourable Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Where circles begin. Posts: 1,061	www.humus.ca advanced OGL and DX shader samples. -psychopath __________________ Memorial University of Newfoundland Computer Science www.daniel-cook.net Mac and OpenGL evangelist.
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02-06-2006, 01:17 AM	#32
Wraithan pwns nooblars Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 1,094	I am just learning to do some gaming programming and found http://lazyfooproductions.com/SDL_tutorials/index.php to be very helpful in learning a lot of the things that are needed to do the graphics, sound and controll portions in SDL . I haven't made it through all the of the tutorials, but I would recommend it.
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02-17-2006, 07:43 PM	#33
octavian Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5	3D Editor + BSP COmpiler and Net Server www.zalsoft.com Last edited by octavian; 02-17-2006 at 07:46 PM. Reason: more info
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02-19-2006, 03:55 PM	#34
terablade Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7	2D Games Making Tutorials for newbies and not only! I would like to inform you about the new group for 2D Game Making Tutorials for newbies and not only. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/2D_Game_Making_Tutorials/ These tutorials (I hope) might help and those that are not good in programming.. Anyone is welcome to add he's own tutorials. All tutorials are in Open Document format, so you might need to download and use the free and excellent OpenOffice Suite.
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04-10-2006, 06:37 AM	#35
ahluka Supermassive black hole Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 1,709	Not sure if this has been posted here before but I just found it and I'm about to pop out so: http://www.devmaster.net/articles/so...ring/part1.php Nice meaty article about all things 3D (almost all). I'll certainly be giving this one a thorough read tonight! __________________ Good class architecture is not like a Swiss Army Knife; it should be more like a well balanced throwing knife. - Mike McShaffry
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04-10-2006, 01:38 PM	#36
D00M3D2 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5	out of 100's that i have looked over there is not one that i would recomend because everone who writes a tutorial learns by text and i don't. Last edited by D00M3D2; 04-10-2006 at 01:39 PM. Reason: miss spell
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04-25-2006, 03:20 AM	#37
Bubba Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,472	Tons of links to other sites: http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/.../gameprog.html And for terrain: www.vterrain.org __________________ If you aim at everything you will hit something but you won't know what it is.
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04-26-2006, 09:28 AM	#38
joeprogrammer Tuxedos are good... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 495	http://tassadar.physics.auth.gr/~cha...php?key=opengl This site has many free game programming books availible for download. The reason that they are free is most likely because the books are slightly dated (ie 2003 instead of 2006). The site doesn't just have game programming books, though. It has many other categories too, like php, html, css, regular C++, and much, much, more..... __________________ Duh.
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05-21-2006, 05:06 PM	#39
glo Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 155	You use cygwin? You have a problem compiling Nehe's opengl tutorial? Nehe suggests to use VC++ to follow his tutorial but I searched everywhere for a way to compile it under cygwin when I came up with a solution: Step1: Make sure you installed the right packages cygwin has a nice collection of packages you can install and add with nothing but a click. Make sure you have the "opengl: OpenGL -related libraries" checked. Step2: Make sure you have the opengl dll files in your windows\system32 folder glut32.dll glu32.dll opengl32.dll or other appropriate ones when you make use of them. Step3: Nehe's tutorials include an old library - The GLaux Library, which apparently is not supported anymore. An easy fix would be to comment out or delete the current including of the glaux header file and include the GLUT library instead: #include <gl\glut.h> Step4: Now to compile it under cygwin we will use the line: Code: g++ -mwindows -mno-cygwin -o myprog.exe myprog.cpp -lglut32 -lglu32 -lopengl32 where myprog is the file you saved the tutorial on. -mwindwos lets you have the standard libs linked in; -mno-cygwin lets your program run outside of cygwin environment; the -lglut32 -lglu32 -lopengl32 make sure your program links the dlls. Thats it. Disclaimer: I am merely a beginner - this short solution may not work for you, but I think it should. Anyway hope this helps anyone out there.
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07-21-2006, 03:51 AM	#40
phreak Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1	I'm a newbie in games programming...or you can say that I have no idea about games programming at all....How should I start? Thanks!
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07-22-2006, 10:14 AM	#41
Snip return 0; Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 89	http://www.harveycartel.org/metanet/...tutorialA.html Great explanation of the Separating Axis Theorem (2D Collision Detection).
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10-15-2006, 05:34 PM	#43
Bubba Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,472	Very nice utility written in VB that will take any normal bitmap, perform gnomonic projection on it and save as 6 separate bitmaps. These 6 bitmaps then can be used as cube maps for skyboxes, environment mapping, etc - with no seams if you do it correctly. Your original bitmap should have a 2:1 ratio. http://www.unrealroc.com/CubeTheSphere.html
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08-12-2007, 04:49 AM	#44
mmarab Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29	Thought this may be a good link, i found it great when i was choosing an ide and need to set up directX. Its a tutorial for setting up DirectX with Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition http://www.burninghands.net/2006/04/...h-directx-sdk/
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08-21-2007, 11:06 AM	#45
indigo0086 Ethernal Noob Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,888	Anyone know any good 3d math sites that kind of focus on the math you can use practically within 3d rather than all encompassing theory?
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