GameDev.net
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Type of site | game development portal |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | GameDev.net, LLC |
| Created by | Dave Astle, Kevin Hawkins, John Munsch, Don Thorp, and Michael Tanczos |
| Website | GameDev.net |
| Alexa rank |
 24,116 (April 2014[update])[1] |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 1999 June[2] |
| Current status | Online |
GameDev.net is a website dedicated to game development, launched in June 1999 by Kevin Hawkins, Dave Astle, Michael Tanczos, John Munsch, and Don Thorp, among others. It serves as a central trade resource and media outlet for the computer and video game industry, with particular regards to hobbyist and independent developers. The site features articles, forums, blogs, jobs, contractors, contests, developer profiles, and more.
4 Elements Contest[edit]
GameDev.net used to host a well known annual competition known as the "4 Elements" contest, which typically started September of each year and lasted 6 months. It was a sponsored game development competition that required the contenders to create a game based on 4 elements (revealed before the start of the competition). The contest was originally created around the classical elements, although the focus of the contest has since shifted to random and seemingly unrelated elements to encourage innovations in game play rather than graphics.
GDNet+[edit]
GameDev.net is a free website but offers a paid membership called GDNet+. Among the offered services are additional site features, access to beta programs, giveaways, and recognition for supporting the site.
Hosted sites[edit]
GameDev.net also hosts a number of other game development sites. The most popular is NeHe, a comprehensive suite of OpenGL tutorials originally written by Jeff "NeHe" Molofee, and NeXe, a wiki-based website on DirectX containing various tutorials and other information. Also hosted is the Game Development Wiki (formerly the Game Programming Wiki).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gamedev.net Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "About Us". GameDev.net. GameDev.net. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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