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Free online book cataloguing design patterns for games: component, state machine, object pool, event queue, spatial partition.
Why it’s a gem
The architecture vocabulary that stops prototypes collapsing at feature five
Interactive articles explaining science and engineering — lenses, GPS, gears, sound, mechanical watches — with manipulable inline simulations.
Interactive visual explanations of game algorithms: A* pathfinding, hex grids, field of view, noise-based map generation, Voronoi.
Curated catalogue of fantasy consoles and computers with links, specs and status for each project.
Curated list of PICO-8 carts, tools, tutorials and techniques — a deep well of constraint-driven design ideas.
Hub collecting interactive playable essays and learning-through-play experiences from artists, coders and educators.
Curated list of JavaScript games, engines, frameworks, tutorials and asset sources for web game development.