Resources
Game/Animation Club's full collection of links and resources.
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Game/Animation Club's full collection of links and resources.
This page is filled with many resources in many different areas, and it
is being added to all the time.
But if you're just starting out, this section provides a short but
powerful list of resources to help you get started. With a wide variety
of topics to pique your interest, including coding, pixel art,
animation, and sprite creation, you can't go wrong with the top
favorites we picked below.
The 12 Principles of Animation (Video)
A short but very imformative video on the important fundamentals
(that are so often overlooked/taken for granted) within the
realm of animation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4
Pixel art tutorials by Pedro Medieros, AKA "saint11" (Website)
An engaging way to learn the fundamentals of pixel art. Shown through many small but info-packed gifs, the loops are both informative and fun to look at.
https://saint11.org/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/
Lospec - Free Tools & Resources for people making pixel art
(Website)
Includes palettes specifically for pixel art, a wide range of tutorials from experts, plus a simple a pixel editor. One of the go-to places for pixelized inspiration.
https://lospec.com/
Brackeys Youtube Channel (Videos)
Tons of content focused on the basics of coding in Unity, as
well as many interesting game design tips and techniques that
can be played with and implemented easily!
https://www.youtube.com/c/Brackeys/featured
Cycle through the different tabs below to find a plethora of resources to choose from! Each main category is also split into smaller subcategories, so make sure to look at those when narrowing your search for information.
If a resource is highlighted in yellow, that means that it can also be found on the featured cards above.
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The Toniko Pantoja Youtube Channel
Lots of interesting insights on the animation industry and techniques--also has a lot of cool pieces/ 2D animations.
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A youtube channel with an extensive series on animation and how your favorite games use a wide variety of animation techniques, and what makes game animation good or bad.
Nothing Here yet.
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Derek Yu worked on Spelunky, and is currently working on Spelunky 2. As of right now, there are only two tutorials, but there will hopefully be more content in the future.
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Includes palettes specifically for pixel art, a wide range of tutorials from experts, plus a simple a pixel editor. One of the go-to places for pixelized inspiration.
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Pixel art tutorials by Pedro Medieros, AKA "saint11"
An engaging way to learn the fundamentals of pixel art. Shown through many small but info-packed gifs, the loops are both informative and fun to look at. His website overall is a great resource to find info on pixel art and his thoughts on it.
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Brandon James Greer Youtube Channel (Youtube)
Many pixel art tutorials and timelapses of making art, has a unique style that can be learned from.
Nothing Here yet.
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A recent producer in music with many interesting uses of musical concepts that have been analyzed by many people. Here is an example of an amazing interview with him and Herbie Hancock for WIRED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRkgK4jfi6M.
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An amazing music artist who has lots of interesting & unique songs while also teaching you music theory in his large collection of videos.
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A great collection of youtube videos on many aspects of music theory and writing.
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So much information and in-depth video essays on how games use game design techniques, whether it be the art, music, level design, gameplay, and so much more.
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Vimlark Youtube Channel (Youtube)
Tons of game jam devlogs, some pixel art tutorials, and game dev advice.
Unity (personal)
so long as you aren’t making money, you can use unity with most of its features.
Godot, a lighter weight engine than unity
An easy-to-use, in your browser (or downloadable) program for making music. Over 100 instruments & is totally free.
Reaper
- (a bit complex)
- (mostly for assembling a song/sounds, midi is possible but not ideal (debatable))
- Is free, but to do so you must continue the free trial indefinitely.
Blender
A great free 3D modeling software for any project. Includes many advanced tools, the ability to rig and animate, and lots of tutorials for 3D modeling on their website.
Sculpt3D (online sculpting tool)
Piskel (recommended software)
Pixlr
Aseprite
(is not really free, but it is possible to get the source code of aseprite (since the aseprite devs are allowing it) and not have to buy it (not recommended)
Check this link to a FAQ question for more info: Aseprite FAQ : Aseprite Source Code Question
Visual Studio 2019
Visual Studio Code
Inform7 is a free program that allows you to create works of interactive fiction (IF), also known as choose-your-own adventure games, but with so many other helpful, extensive, and easy-to-learn features. It also has its own, english-based coding language that you type with regular-sounding sentences.
Twinery is similar to Inform 7 in that it also enables creation of works of interactive fiction. However, it does not involve much coding and instead has a simpler, user-friendly interface. You are also able to easily add css (coding language) to your game to make it look better!
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