Polygonesia — 3D-Game Development

• Java 3D questions and answers: Zathras' jMonkeyEngine Beginners FAQ (my notes on the jMonkey wiki)

• Polygonesia -- Java 3D game dev to-do list (2007)

• Tutorial: Creating 3D Models -- Getting Started with Blender

• Tutorial: Setting up the Irrlicht 3D Engine on MacOS X

• 3D Game Engine example schedule: An extensive 14-point list of all steps necessary to implement a 3D game engine and design a 3D game. Seven steps (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) are fleshed out with Cocoa/Objective C sample code of basic 3D algorithms and formulas.

• A more in-depth look at 4 basic concepts of 3D game engines

  • The projection formula
  • Transformation matrices
  • Bresenham algorithm
  • Scanline Polygonfill algorithm

• Game design -- Spielentwicklung (longer version in German). Lots of ideas how your game can be a success: What is good gameplay and what are interesting challenges; how to choose a target group, genre, type, setting, backgroundstory; and implementation considerations.