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== Game Engines / Libraries == . '''OpenAL''' . [http://www.openal.org/] . Cross-platform 3D audio API appropriate for use with gaming applications and many other types of audio applications. . '''OpenAL Soft''' . [http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html] . OpenAL Soft is an update/replacement to the OpenAL SI library hosted by Creative. . '''OpenAL Links''' . [http://www.openal.org/links.html] . Links to game engines, libraries, bindings, and other resources for OpenAL. . '''Lightweight Java Game Library''' . [http://www.lwjgl.org/index.php] . Solution aimed directly at professional and amateur Java programmers alike to enable commercial quality games to be written in Java. |
Here are links to various resources which could potentially help in making Debian a better distribution for gaming.
Games
The Linux Game Tome
- Probably the most relevant blog to follow. It's very up to date and updated quite often. It reports new games for Linux, new versions of games or information on software that might be relevant to games, like new versions of libraries and drivers. It covers Linux Games in general, not only Free Games.
Allegro Game Developing Community Network
- Resources on games using the allegro library, some working on Linux, some being Free.
Free Gamer
http://freegamer.blogspot.com/
- A commented compendium on Free Software Games.
Top 10 OSS Games You've Never Played
http://akaimbatman.intelligentblogger.com/wordpress/archives/27
Games using OpenAL
[http://www.openal.org/titles.html]
- Games using the OpenAL library.
Projects using Lightweight Java Game Library
[http://www.lwjgl.org/projects.php]
- Games using the Lightweight Java Game Library.
Ubuntu Community Games Page
[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games]
- Games list and other resources maintained by the Ubuntu community.
?UbuntuGames.org
[http://www.ubuntugames.org/en/UbuntuGames]
- Community site for gaming on Ubuntu.
getdeb.net Games section
[http://www.getdeb.net/category.php?id=3]
- Games packaged by the getdeb.net team.
Ubuntu Gamers Arena
[http://gaming.gwos.org/doku.php/start]
- Community site for gaming on Ubuntu.
playubuntu.com
- Listing of games playable on Linux (mainly Ubuntu) whether they're free or non-free.
Game Engines / Libraries
OpenAL
- Cross-platform 3D audio API appropriate for use with gaming applications and many other types of audio applications.
OpenAL Soft
[http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html]
- OpenAL Soft is an update/replacement to the OpenAL SI library hosted by Creative.
OpenAL Links
[http://www.openal.org/links.html]
- Links to game engines, libraries, bindings, and other resources for OpenAL.
Lightweight Java Game Library
[http://www.lwjgl.org/index.php]
- Solution aimed directly at professional and amateur Java programmers alike to enable commercial quality games to be written in Java.
"Sister" Projects
Fedora Project Games Page
OpenSuSE games wish list
The Gentoo Games Project
SuSE game packages
Reverse engineering
Other languages
(French) [http://jeuxlibres.net Jeux Libres point net]
(German) [http://www.holarse-linuxgaming.de/h2006/space/Open-Source-Spiele Holarse's OSS games list]
(Spanish) [http://www.linuxjuegos.com/ ?LinuxJuegos] is probably one of the most important blogs about games in Linux written in Spanish.
(Portuguese) http://www.ubuntugames.org/ - nice matrix of games, split by genre