Class Resources:
UA Resources
- Adobe Creative Cloud Download Guide
- UA Library Starter on Game Design: Link
- Sanford Media Center: The Sanford Media Center (SMC) is an on-campus resource located on the main floor of the Gorgas Library. You can get more information here: https://www.lib.ua.edu/using-the-library/sanford-media-center/
- UA Librarians: The librarians in the Gorgas library are available and ready to help you if your project involves research (there are even several librarians who specialize in game and media content). If you’re having trouble tracking down resources, let me know and I will connect you!
WordPress Resources:
- Word to HTML converter (for keeping your formatting more precise).
Design Resources:
Game Design
- Possible Game Engines: Unity and Unreal Engine
- Excellent Unity3D Tutorials
- Twine (a node-based storytelling software)
- Adam Hammond’s (Amazing) Twine Tutorial
- Twine “Cookbook” (shortcuts for stylistics)
- UA Library Starter on Game Design
- The 13 Basic Principles of Game Design by Matt Allmer
Visual Design
- Beginning Photoshop Tricks (Quick guide to Photoshop)
- How to Retouch an Image (A basic guide if you’re tweaking an existing image)
- Photoshop Tutorials (All the guides you could need on Photoshop)
- Creative Commons Search (Royalty Free Images) (Search a whole library of royalty free images)
- Morguefile Free Images (Search another library of royalty free images)
Audio Design
- Audacity (The world’s greatest, free, audio editing software)
- The LAME Plugin for Audacity (This is a plugin for Audacity that allows you to export projects as .mp3 audio files)
- Audacity Video Tutorial (The basics on recording, editing, mixing)
- Audacity Written Tutorial (All the basics)
- The 365 Days Project (This is a strange site that’s chuck full of weird music and sound effects, background noise, and pulled-from-life sounds that you can use, royalty free, in your audio creations)
- Garage Band Tutorial (If you prefer Garage Band to Audacity)
- YouTube Audio Library (Royalty free music for your podcasts, vlogs, and videos)
Video Design
Video Editing Tools:
- 4K Video Downloader (for downloading videos off of YouTube)
- y2mate.com (downloading videos off of YouTube – online)
- YouTube Audio Library (Royalty free music for your podcasts, vlogs, and videos).
Adobe Premiere Tools:
- Premiere Editing Basics (Quick tutorial on Premiere basics)
- Full Tutorial List (All the tutorials you could need for Premiere)
iMovie Resources:
- Full tutorial list (All the tutorials you could need for iMovie)
Other Resources:
- A Dictionary of Gaming Terms (A quick guide for the unfamiliar, so you can know the lingo)