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Free resources for game design.

I’ve been around the game development arena for so many years now that it actually hurts if I try to think back too far :D, it’s always been as a hobbyist working on a string budget (and sometimes, I couldn’t afford the string) so I always had to make best use of what I had and everything else, well, let's just say it’s been fun.

One thing that has piled up over the years is my massive collection of links to FREE (or nearly free) resources to help out those building games, some are assets, others are the best samples of free tutorials to either build your own or craft simple items in to much much more.

**Note – in the land of hunting for FREE, do not think because it uses the word “free” that it has no restrictions, check the license (most just want attribution or mention). Be very aware of “Royalty Free” which only means it’s free to use AFTER you buy it.

So without much to do and very little formatting, here’s the first drop (so many links, takes time to go through them), all work (checked as of 22 August, 2013).

** Updated 19 September, 2013

Books, Books and More Books

Tools

Collections

Game Dev Tutorials

MonoGame Tutorials & Stuff

Marketing Tutorials

Other Tutorials

Blender Stuff

Audio Resources

Generators

Get Help

3D Model Resources

2D Art, Vectors, and Backgrounds

Icon Libraries

Font Resources

Unity Stuff

Unity Tutorials

Game Engines and Resources

Windows Phone

Web Stuff

.NET Stuff

Random Pickings

Click this NOW!!


Now this is the merest fraction of links, resources and sites I got in my library all from only one search. I’ll either add more to this list or do another post for specific things.

Enjoy for now!

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Written By
Architect ZenithMoon Studios
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Long-time game developer / IT maniac.
By day I architect, design, build and deliver enriching Mixed Reality solutions to clients, bringing the work of AR/VR to light in new and interesting ways, by night I Masquerade as the Master Chief of ZenithMoon Studios, my own game development studio.

At heart, I am a community developer breaking down lots of fun and curious technologies and bringing them to the masses.

I'm also a contributor to several open-source projects, most notably, the Reality Toolkit and all the services provided by the Reality Collective, The Unity-UI-Extensions project, as well as in the past the AdRotator advertising rotator project for Windows and Windows Phone.

Currently, I spend my time fulfilling contracts in the Mixed Reality space (primarily for an XR experience firm called Ethar), writing books, technically reviewing tons of material and continuing my long tradition of contributing to open-source development, as well as delivering talks, but that goes without saying Big Grin | :-D

Mixed Reality MVP, Xbox Ambassador, MS GameDevelopment Ambassador & Best selling author:

[Accelerating Unity Through Automation](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accelerating-Unity-Through-Automation-Offloading/dp/1484295072/ref=rvi_sccl_3/262-0817396-1418043)
[Mastering Unity 2D Game Development] (https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/mastering-unity-2d-game-development)
[Unity 3D UI Essentials] (https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/unity-3d-gui-essentials)

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Questionlinks and info shared Pin
Member 1504285910-Jan-21 23:48
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QuestionLovely Resource Pin
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Simon Jackson31-Oct-13 2:53
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QuestionA few more things Pin
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