Programming
Windows 8
- http://dev.windows.com for all developers
- Getting Started Guide for student developers
- Student Getting Started Resources for student developers
- Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Watch Build 2012 http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012
Integrated Development Environments
- Visual Studio
- Visual Studio Express
- DreamSpark (great student resource)
Frameworks and Engines
- Coco2d-X Windows 8 Beta
http://www.cocos2d-x.org/news/54 - Unity DirectX 11 Support Beta
http://unity3d.com/unity/beta/download - SharpDX (C# / XNA)
http://sharpdx.org/download/ - MonoGame (C# / XNA )
http://monogame.codeplex.com/
JavaScript (HTML) Frameworks and Libraries
- CreateJS (HTML & JavaScript)
http://www.createjs.com/ - GameMaker (HTML & JavaScript)
http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/studio - GameSalad (HTML5 & JavaScript)
http://gamesalad.com/ - ImpactJS (HTML5 & JavaScript)
http://impactjs.com/ - Construct2 (HTML5 & JavaScript)
http://www.scirra.com/construct2
Art
2D
3D
- Blender creating 3D models
Art Assets
- TurboSquid
- Open Game Art
http://opengameart.org/
Audio
Sound Generators
- BeepBox
http://beepbox.co - BFXR
http://www.bfxr.net/ - DrPetter
http://www.drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html - Audacity (Sound File Editor)
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Sound Assets
- Free Sound Project
http://www.freesound.org/
Production
Project Management
- Scrumwise
- Project file sharing
- Skydrive
http://office.live.com - Dropbox
http://www.dropbox.com
- Skydrive
- Source Code
- Team foundation Server
[free for teams of up to 5 developers]
http://tfs.visualstudio.com - Bit Bucket
http://www.bitbucket.org - Project Locker
http://wwwprojectlocker.com - Assembla
http://www.assemba.com
- Team foundation Server
- Screen Recording
- Chronolaspe (Time lapse Video)
- Fraps recording gameplay
- Resource Lists
