Beginning Game Programming v3.0
Last Updated: Oct 7th, 2024
Hey, you're not supposed to be here 😉.Anyway, you are currently looking at the pre-alpha version of the SDL3 tutorials. This page will become fully public once SDL3 has its first official stable release.
These tutorials were designed for beginner C++ programmers (with some stuff thrown in for the more experienced) who want to move from text based applications to real time games with graphics. By the end of these tutorials, you'll know the basics so you can really start digging into lower level game programming.
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Introduction |
A little intro before we start coding. |
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Hello SDL3 |
Get started making games with your first SDL3 App. |
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Textures and Extension Libraries |
Load PNGs and render textures. |
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Key Presses and Key States |
Learn how to handle keyboard input. |
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Color Keying |
Give your textures transparent backgrounds. |
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Sprite Clipping and Stretching |
Clip sprites from a sprite sheet and resize them. |
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Rotation and Flipping |
Learn to rotate and flip your images. |
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Color Modulation and Alpha Blending |
Modify your texture colors and make your images transparent with alpha blending. |
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True Type Fonts |
Render True Type fonts with SDL_ttf. |
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Mouse Events |
Learn how to handle mouse input. |
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Timing |
Learn the basics of application time. |