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every now and then when I'm bored. I figured other people might find it
interesting too.
+<div id="toc">
+<nav id="TableOfContents">
+<ul><li>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#blogs">Blogs</a></li>
+<li><a href="#youtube">YouTube Channels</a></li>
+<li><a href="#subreddits">Subreddits</a></li>
+<li><a href="#tools">Tools</a></li>
+<li><a href="#gamedev-beginner">Game Development Beginner Resources</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li></ul>
+</nav>
+</div>
+
+<a name="blogs"></a>
Blogs
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* [Red Blob Games](http://www.redblobgames.com/): Wonderful blog with *really* good posts about lots of different video game-related topics.
* [The Digital Antiquarian](http://www.filfre.net/): Immense amount of information on the history of "computer entertainment".
+<a name="youtube"></a>
YouTube Channels
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* [Coding Math](https://www.youtube.com/user/codingmath): A series of 50ish basic math lessons aimed at the kind of math you'll used in video games. Every lesson shows the concepts implemented in little Javascript demos, and it's *really* helpful to see how you actually *use* something once you learn the basic idea.
* [Makin' Stuff Look Good](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEklP9iLcpExB8vp_fWQseg): Videos about how to make things look good in Unity. The best part of the channel is the "shader case studies" where he looks at visual effects in various games and shows how to recreate them with a shader.
+<a name="subreddits"></a>
Subreddits
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* [/r/proceduralgeneration](http://reddit.com/r/proceduralgeneration/)
* [/r/worldbuilding](http://reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/)
+<a name="tools"></a>
Tools
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-* [Cheap Bots Done Quick](http://cheapbotsdonequick.com/) an online tool for making Twitter bots with [Tracery](http://tracery.io/).
+* [Cheap Bots Done Quick](http://cheapbotsdonequick.com/): An online tool for making Twitter bots with [Tracery](http://tracery.io/).
+
+<a name="gamedev-beginner"></a>
+Game Development Beginner Resources
+-----------------------------------
+These are some nice books and websites geared toward teaching beginners how to
+make video games.
+* [Coding Math](https://www.youtube.com/user/codingmath): A YouTube channel with 50ish basic math lessons aimed at the kind of math you'll used in video games. Every lesson shows the concepts implemented in little Javascript demos, and it's *really* helpful to see how you actually *use* something once you learn the basic idea.
+* [Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python](https://inventwithpython.com/chapters/): A book about making computer games with Python.
+* [Land of Lisp](http://landoflisp.com/): A book about writing video games with Lisp. Unfortunately it's starting to bitrot, but it can still be a fun read if you're specifically interested in Lisp.
+* [Learn to Code by Making Games](https://www.udemy.com/unitycourse/): A Udemy course about making video games with Unity. It's not free, but it's worth the price.
+* [Programming Guide for Video Games](http://ithare.com/programming-guide-for-video-gamers/): A page of links to even more resources for beginners.