Introduction to Windows apps, DirectX primer, basic game math/physics, the 2nd edition updates the book to DirectX 8, excellent coverage and entertaining style, the best book to start with if you are already familiar with C

Beginning Game Programming by Jonathan Harbour (2005)

Introduction to game programming, primer on Win32, DirectX 9, the basics of 2D and 3D graphics, sound, input, plain C and easy to understand for the beginner to Windows game programming

Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus: Advanced 3D Graphics and Rasterization by Andre LaMothe (2003)

The anticipated sequel to his Game Gurus book, advanced 3D graphics, heavy math, designs a software raster from the ground up

Beginning OpenGL Game Programming by Kevin Hawkins and Dave Astle (2004), a smaller re-written version of their earlier book, removing the specific DirectX stuff (although included on CD), OpenGL is the graphics alternative to MS DirectX

More OpenGL Game Programming by Dave Astle, et al (2006), advanced OpenGL programming, 3D worlds and terrain, model animation, particle systems, nature and special effects

BOOKS ON PROGRAMMING

The C Programming Language by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie (1988, 2nd edition), to program games you have to know C, the classic by the creators of the C language

also Object-Oriented Programming in C++ by Robert Lafore (2002, 4th edition), this is the book I own that covers more advanced programming in C++

JAVA 2: The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt (2002, 5th edition), covers Java 2, not as useful as C but check out WildTangent 3D games done in Java

bare Windows Game Loop

cpp source

Bouncing red circles (full screen GDI)

cpp source

Moving polygon asteroids (GDI)

cpp source

Move and Rotate small ship (GDI)

cpp source

Rocks and Ship together (GDI) with double or back buffering

cpp source

PHP utility which rotates points in 2D space

Rotate Points

Simple DirectSound using dsutil

cpp source

Bitmap demo (GDI PacMan mouth)

cpp source

Bitmap demo 2 (GDI Ghost)

cpp source

Animate a Cat (GDI)

cpp source

DirectDraw Demo (go full screen)

cpp source

Megaman anim (GDI)

cpp source

Megaman anim (DDraw)

cpp source

Megaman Run/Jump (DDraw)

cpp source

Megaman Side-Scroll (DDraw)

cpp source

Play MIDI (Windows)

C source

Joystick Demo (Win32)

cpp source

DirectInput Demo (keys and mouse)

cpp source

PhilVaz Demos 3D

sample CPP

OpenGL Demo (go full screen)

cpp source

Draw one triangle

cpp source

Draw one 3D pyramid

cpp source

Draw one 3D cube

cpp source

VazWorld 3D Scene

ZIP

ASC Model Loader

cpp source

OpenGL ASC Model Demo

cpp source | ZIP

OpenGL MD2 Model Demo

cpp source | ZIP

Direct3D Demo (go full screen)

cpp source

C/C++ Compilers

Microsoft Visual C

(preferred)

Download Free VC++ Express

DirectX SDK Download

Borland C Builder

Free BloodShed Dev-C (WIN32)

Free Delorie DJGPP (DOS)

Text/Source Code Editors

TextPad

Model Works JPad

Graphics/3D Modelers

3D Studio Max

Caligari TrueSpace/GameSpace

MilkShape 3D

PolyCount Free 3D Models

Adobe Photoshop

more later as I learn about these

game developer sites

Game Dev

Game Tutorials

Gama Sutra

Wild Tangent

LaMothe

Garage Games

Xbox

Playstation

Nintendo

Inside the PS2 Architecture, Graphics Rendering, Programming

Game Consoles Specs Comparison

3D Game Engine Anatomy

BOOKS ON VIDEO GAME HISTORY

In this rollicking, mammoth history of video games from pinball to Pong to Playstation II -- Kent, a technology journalist and self-professed video game addict, covers almost every conceivable aspect of the industry, from the technological leaps that made the games possible to the corporate power struggles that won (and lost) billions of dollars....