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Small Note: I don't know any of these people in real life, nor do I cosign everything they say. I just think they make cool things!

AVQ's HomepageLazer-Bunny's Sitecatskulls.placeLeirin's SitenomnomnamiLost Letters




C.T Matthews

Comics I Like

Go Go Gris! A comic about a strong lovable bear girl in a cruel big city. | Genre: Comedy, Slice of life
Castoff! A comic about a magical shut-in and the journey he gets whisked away on after a bounty hunter tries to kill him. | Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
NOT/BUT 4 panel comics about getting to work despite obstacles. | Genre: Advice, Self Help

Resources

Self Care

You Feel Like Shit An interactive guide to feeling better.

Webmastery

WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools A bunch of tools to check accessibility on your site
88x31 Button Maker A quick way to make a button for your site!

General Programming

C++ Naming Conventions What it says on the tin
Learn C++ A cool website to learn C++
W3Schools A website with reference for a bunch of languages including HTML,SQL and Java

Game Programming

Game Programming Patterns A collection of patterns to use to make your code easier to parse and more efficient
How To Make Your Own Game Engine (and Why) A short article with tips on making your own engine

Game Design

Yanfly's Tutorial Comics A series of comics explaining game design (made for RPGMaker but applicable to other engines)
Using Enemy Attack Patterns A rpgmakerweb article about enemy design (applicable to any engine)
The Big List of Game Design A list of game design resources including books, articles, and forum discussions
No Twinkie Database An archive of game design pitfalls

UI/UX

Game UI Database A constantly uploaded site full of game screenshots for UI inspiration

Game Scope and Game Jams

Adding and Cutting Scope From Games A beginner friendly guide to scope, what it is, and when to cut
Finishing A Game Derek Yu's insightful guide to actually finishing and shipping a game
Quick Start Game Jam Ideas Generator An awesome generator for game ideas whether for a jam or otherwise
Ludum Dare Game Jam The site for the first jam I ever joined
Itch.io Game Jam Calendar A huge list of game jams being hosted at any given time

Writing

Snowflake Method An outlining and plotting guid all in one. Easily adaptable for non three act structure works as well. If you like this guide, I highly reccomend the book version!Terrible Minds Chara Sheet A great mini character sheet template that goes well with step 3 in the Snowflake Method.Kittyspace LeviathanA really cool guide/walkthrough for building out a world.