This will be a page were we will try to post as many brilliant links, tutorials, and other helpfull game develpoment resources as possible. But please be a little patient, since this is kind of a beta project. Our goal is that this will be a page you can visit when you want to learn something new, and that NGA contestors will find this site a helpfull friend in the (sometimes) frustrating game develpoment process :)
Jarle, webDeveloper NGA
----Please give us feedback about what kind of resources you are interested in, and we in the NGA team will use our knowledge and contacts with previous contestants to lead you in the right direction. -Magne, the NGA team
Game Development Software:
Unity - simple and powerful program for game development for multiple platforms.
Blender - a really powerful 3D modelling program, where you could also make your entire game.
Game Maker - especially for those of you with no programming experience.
Torque Game Builder - free demo of the 2D game builder. WYSIWYG drag-and-drop editor. Also has a 3D game builder version that can be bought.
Stagecast Creator - a simple game maker where you can make small games with little or no real programming effort.
Innovative games for inspiration:
Portal - originally developed as "Narbacular Drop" by a student team
Braid - created by one guy
World of Goo - created by two guys
Puddle - created by a student team
Devils Tuning Fork - created by a student team
Continuity - created by 4 students in Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden during a 16 week period
Paper Cakes
flOw
Patapon
LocoRoco
Akoha - a serious game set in the real world (pervasive).
These are games we would undoubtedly consider innovative, but there is nothing wrong with creating a game over a known concept (a platformer for instance) and give it a small innovative twist (like Braid did). Remember, a game doesn't have to be big or fancy to win the competition!
Also, check out the following sites/videoes for more inspiration:
Student-developed games show bright future for industry
The best indie games (at Reflexive)
