Links

OMGWTF GAMES around the web

• OMGWTF GAMES !!1! gamplay videos on YouTube
• My posts on the Ludum Dare 48 hour from-scratch game development compo site. I go under moniker ‘pansapiens’ there (and maybe other places too).

Libraries and Tools

• Python docs
• Pygame
• Rabbyt
• Pyglet
• PyOGRE
• Inform
• Processing(.org)
• batari Basic

Game Developers

These are various game developers whose work I like, in no particular order:

• ABA Games (Kenta Cho) (master of the bullet-hell shooter)
• Hikoza’n-CHI X (home of Warning Forever)
• Nnooo (makers of the Pop! WiiWare game)
  
• Jinxtengu
• Mazapan.se (Kian)
• Xiotex Studios
• Tales of Games (creators of the insane Barkley ShutUp and Jam:Gaiden RPG)
• iteration games (impressive work with ZGameEditor. eg the Galaxy Wars-esque game Gyro-phyter Neo)
• Digital Eel – ???
• SpellOfPlay (indie PC games)
• Daniel Benmergui (Ludomancy – arty farty games)

Ludum Darers: some more cool indy developers

These guys and gals are great fun. When they are not talking various amounts of drivel on IRC (AfterNET #ludumdare) they are busy making kick-ass games.

• Hamumu Software
• Keeyai
• Phil Hassey
• GBGames
• DrPetter
• X-0ut (Dark Castle Software)
• PoV (Mike Kasprzak & Sykhronics Entertainment & his tooNormal blog)
• mrfun (half of Robinson Technologies)
• BenW
• PyMike .. he also puts lots of good stuff on pygame.org
• agj (Alejandro Grilli J.) .. a game developer and talented graphic designer
• (and many more …)

Forums, communities, hubs, competitions, blogs

• TIGSource
• Indie Gamer Developer forums
• Ludum Dare
• Gamasutra
• Game Programming Wiki
• Gametunnel – independent game hub
• Sloperama’s Game Biz Advice page – advice from someone with experience

Australian Game Development Resources

• Sumea Launchpad
• Game Developers Association of Australia (GDAA)
• Good Game on ABC TV (not strictly a developer resource, but they do highlight the local industry, and make a great entertainment for Australian gamers and developers alike)