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| item1            = [[GraphicsGale]]
| item1_date        = 23/6/17
| item1_description = Created.
| item2            = [[Flatpack]]
| item2_date        = 21/5/17
| item2_description = Created.
| item3            = [[OpenSCAD]]
| item3_date        = 23/2/17
| item3_description = Created main page, want to do a guide later.
| item4            = [[Bitsy]]
| item4_date        = 24/1/17
| item4_description = Created main page as well as started a [[Guide:Bitsy|guide]].
| item5            = [[OHRRPGCE]]
| item5_date        = 12/1/17
| item5_description = Created!
}}
'''Welcome to the Game Making Tools Wiki!'''
The purpose of this wiki is to collect together information and resourses on as many game making tools as possible, and make all that accessible to amateur game making people and people who would like to make games (et cetera).


Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
There are some good collections of software elsewhere on Internet, but unfortunately they're pretty dry (mostly reading like press releases), and aren't linked to any information that's helpful to people interested in making stuff.


== Getting started ==
I hope you find it useful! ~~
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
 
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
== For Game Makers / People Who Would Like to Make Games ==
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
* You may find Zoe Quinn's [http://www.sortingh.at/ Sortinghat] tool useful. By answering a few questions it will recommend you some programs you might like to try.
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
* This wiki's [[Guide:Main_Page|Guide]] section.
* Trying your luck with a [[Special:Random|random page]].
 
== For Wiki Contributers / How To Help ==
* Consult the Media Wiki [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
* Take a look at, and give feedback on, the [[Style Guide]].
* Feel free to contact [[User:Rjt|Rylie]] if you have any feature requests of questions.
* Make a page on something, even if it's just a few links!
* Note that you can embed videos with [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo the instructions here]
* '''Nothing here's really set in stone yet, so throw whatever ideas you want at me: terminology, wiki name, URL, design, organisational stuff, other extensions, etc. etc.'''
 
==Other Web Resources==
* [https://freegamedev.net/wiki/Main_Page FreeGameDevWiki] - [[:Wikipedia:Free_and_Open-Source_Software|FOSS]] focused.
* [http://creatools.gameclassification.com/EN/index.html Game Creation Tools] does a good job of gathering together a big range of game making tools, but does a poor job of actually being useful to people making games.
* [http://www.ambrosine.com/index.php Ambrosine's Games Page] is mostly just a big list of links. The term 'authorware' is a nice one.
* [http://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22game+creation+software%22&sort=titleSorter Game Creation Software] on The Internet Archive.
* [http://www.pixelprospector.com/the-big-list-of-game-making-tools/ The Big List of Game Making Tools] - at-a-glance info on a bunch of popular game making tools.
* [http://freegameslist.weebly.com/game-creation-tools.html Game Creation Tools] on Free Games List.
* [http://pcg.wikidot.com/ Procedural Content Generation Wiki] - info on using [[Glossary:Main_Page#Procedural_Generation|procedural generation]] in games.
* [http://onlinegamedev.tumblr.com/ Online Game Development] - Contemporary list of [[:Category:Browser|browser-based]] tools.
* [http://kool.tools/ kool.tools] - Good, focused list of game making tools and related things (by the maker of [[Kooltool]]).
* [https://github.com/Calinou/awesome-gamedev Awesome Gamedev] - long list of [[Glossary:Main_Page#Free Software|free software]] and assets for game making.
 
==And—==
* This wiki's theme is available on GitHub: [https://github.com/ryliejamesthomas/mediawiki-theme-vector-gmt github.com/ryliejamesthomas/mediawiki-theme-vector-gmt]<br>You're welcome to contribute to that too!

Revision as of 07:31, 4 October 2017

Notable updates:
GraphicsGale 23/6/17
  • Created.
Flatpack 21/5/17
  • Created.
OpenSCAD 23/2/17
  • Created main page, want to do a guide later.
Bitsy 24/1/17
  • Created main page as well as started a guide.
OHRRPGCE 12/1/17
  • Created!
For more see: Recent Changes.


Welcome to the Game Making Tools Wiki! The purpose of this wiki is to collect together information and resourses on as many game making tools as possible, and make all that accessible to amateur game making people and people who would like to make games (et cetera).

There are some good collections of software elsewhere on Internet, but unfortunately they're pretty dry (mostly reading like press releases), and aren't linked to any information that's helpful to people interested in making stuff.

I hope you find it useful! ~~

For Game Makers / People Who Would Like to Make Games

  • You may find Zoe Quinn's Sortinghat tool useful. By answering a few questions it will recommend you some programs you might like to try.
  • This wiki's Guide section.
  • Trying your luck with a random page.

For Wiki Contributers / How To Help

  • Consult the Media Wiki User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
  • Take a look at, and give feedback on, the Style Guide.
  • Feel free to contact Rylie if you have any feature requests of questions.
  • Make a page on something, even if it's just a few links!
  • Note that you can embed videos with the instructions here
  • Nothing here's really set in stone yet, so throw whatever ideas you want at me: terminology, wiki name, URL, design, organisational stuff, other extensions, etc. etc.

Other Web Resources

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