GDNet Lounge

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GDNet Comments, Suggestions and Ideas

Please let us know your thoughts, problems and ideas for the website by creating a thread for discussion here. Thanks for your feedback!

Your Announcements

Make your web site or game project known to everyone. If you're going to spam our board, this is the place to do it!
Forum Moderator: jbadams

C# Workshop

1. General,
2. Lessons,
3. Projects

Dedicated forum for the accelerated 10 week C# workshop, beginning July 1st, 2007.
Workshop Instructor: JWalsh

XNA 4.0 2011 Workshop

1. General,
2. XNA 4.0 Workshop - Week 1,
3. XNA 4.0 Workshop - Week 2,
4. XNA 4.0 Workshop - Week 3,
5. XNA 4.0 Workshop - Week 4,
6. XNA 4.0 Workshop - Week 5,
7. XNA 4.0 Workshop - Week 6

Accelerated 16 week XNA 4.0 Workshop beginning January 17, 2010.
Workshop Instructor: JWalsh

CPP Workshop

Dedicated forum for the C++ Workshop, running from June 1st, 2006.
Workshop Instructor: superpig

Freehand Drawing Workshop

How anyone can get better at art, running from October 28th, 2006
Workshop Instructor: Oluseyi

SICP Workshop

Workshop for those studying "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs."
Workshop Instructor: Muhammad Haggag

NeHe Productions

Everything OpenGL
Forum Moderators: Kazade, Caste

AngelCode

Game development and more...
Forum Moderator: WitchLord

Events for Gamers

Discuss various events happening in the industry, from conferences to gaming expos to consumer shows. See who's attending, get the latest news, arrange room shares, etc!
Forum Moderator: Mathew Anderson

Artificial Intelligence

All aspects of AI programming and theory
Forum Moderator: IADaveMark

For Beginners

If you are new to game development, plan on spending some time here before visiting the other forums.
Forum Moderator: Josh Petrie

Game Programming

Discuss game programming topics not specifically covered in another forum.
Forum Moderator: swiftcoder

General Programming

The place for discussing programming issues not related to games.
Forum Moderator: ApochPiQ

Graphics Programming and Theory

All aspects of non-API specific 2D and 3D graphics programming and theory.
Forum Moderator: Promit Roy

DirectX and XNA

Questions and discussion regarding all official technologies under Microsoft's XNA branding (e.g. Direct3D and XNA Game Studio Express) as well as any unofficial and 3rd-party libraries supporting DirectX or XNA (e.g. SlimDX, tools and plugins)
Forum Moderator: MJP

OpenGL

Questions specific to the OpenGL API belong here.
Forum Moderator Brother Bob

Multiplayer and Network Programming

Multiplayer programming and networking in games.
Forum Moderator: hplus0603

Math and Physics

Discussion of math and physics, primarily as they apply to games.
Forum Moderator: grhodes_at_work

Mobile and Console Development

For discussion of game development related to iOS, Android, and other mobile platforms as well as questions specific to the Wii, XBox 360, PS3 or other consoles.
Forum Moderator: frob

APIs and Tools

For the discussion of APIs such as Unity, CryEngine, SDL, Allegro, FMod, OpenAL, ODE, Ogre, CrystalSpace. Also covered are scripting languages such as Lua, Python, etc., as well as game-specific scripting languages like UnrealScript.
Forum Moderator: Kylotan, Hodgman

Game Design

Game design discussion.
Forum Moderator: Sandman

Visual Arts

From 2D to 3D, all about creating art for games.
Forum Moderator: JTippetts

Music and Sound

The artistic side of creating game music and sound effects.
Forum Moderator: nsmadsen

Writing for Games

Forum for creative criticism, idea exchange, and instruction in the art of writing for games
Forum Moderator: sunandshadow

Breaking into the Industry

Talk about breaking into the industry, how and where to find jobs, getting an education in games, and other career-related questions and topics.
Forum Moderator: Tom Sloper

Business and Law

Discuss business and legal issues related to game development.
Forum Moderators: Obscure, monalaw

Production and Management

discuss all that is involved with producing a game and managing a team of developers both onsite and remotely.
Forum Moderator: Tom Sloper