Links
Archived Comments & Posts
News post comments and forums posts were previously available before the website migrated away from using Wordpress. These previous posts are now archived for reference purposes:
Archived News Post Comments · Archived Forum Posts
For future comments and suggestions please feel free to use any of the methods listed in the Contact Us section.
Game Development & Recommended Software Links
Xbox Live Creators Program
Indie games can now target the Xbox and Windows platforms using the Xbox Live Creators Program. By creating an account (which requires a one time fee) developers can add Xbox Live features to games, utilize dev mode on a retail Xbox and publish to the store.
MonoGame
MonoGame is an open source implementation of the XNA Framework. (The XNA framework previously allowed games to be developed in C# for the Xbox 360 indie games marketplace). By using MonoGame the process of developing and porting games from one platform to another can be simplified.
Blender
Blender is a free and open source 3D modelling package that provides users with a toolset to create models with texturing and animations.
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
GIMP is a versatile 2D graphics manipulation package which is freely distributed. It can be used for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
FL Studio
FL Studio is a full software music production package. It provides everything to compose, arrange, record, edit, mix and master professional quality music.
Audacity
Audacity is a free and easy to use audio editor. It can carry out tasks such as mixing sounds together, changing speed/pitch of recordings and converting between sound file formats.
sfxr - Sound Effect Generator
Produce basic sound effects using a number of random generator options and manual adjustment settings. Ideal for simple menu sound effects and also free.
News post comments and forums posts were previously available before the website migrated away from using Wordpress. These previous posts are now archived for reference purposes:
Archived News Post Comments · Archived Forum Posts
For future comments and suggestions please feel free to use any of the methods listed in the Contact Us section.
Game Development & Recommended Software Links
Xbox Live Creators Program
Indie games can now target the Xbox and Windows platforms using the Xbox Live Creators Program. By creating an account (which requires a one time fee) developers can add Xbox Live features to games, utilize dev mode on a retail Xbox and publish to the store.
MonoGame
MonoGame is an open source implementation of the XNA Framework. (The XNA framework previously allowed games to be developed in C# for the Xbox 360 indie games marketplace). By using MonoGame the process of developing and porting games from one platform to another can be simplified.
Blender
Blender is a free and open source 3D modelling package that provides users with a toolset to create models with texturing and animations.
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
GIMP is a versatile 2D graphics manipulation package which is freely distributed. It can be used for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
FL Studio
FL Studio is a full software music production package. It provides everything to compose, arrange, record, edit, mix and master professional quality music.
Audacity
Audacity is a free and easy to use audio editor. It can carry out tasks such as mixing sounds together, changing speed/pitch of recordings and converting between sound file formats.
sfxr - Sound Effect Generator
Produce basic sound effects using a number of random generator options and manual adjustment settings. Ideal for simple menu sound effects and also free.
