Tutorial Categories

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This site contains a fair number of tutorials. To help you hunt down which tutorial you want quickly, I have placed an icon by each tutorial indicating which category the tutorial is in. Below is a reference of what each of the icons mean.

Category Icons

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Information Icon

This icon is used for tutorials that simply provide basic information.
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Basics Icon

This icon is used for tutorials that discuss some of the basics. They go beyond purely informational tutorials, and provide a good foundation for some more advanced things. If you see a Basics tutorial that is about something you don't already know about, you should go through it.
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Physics Icon

This icon is used for tutorials that discuss game physics. This includes things like collision detection and movement.
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Audio Icon

The audio icon is used for any tutorial that discusses audio, including sound effects, background music, and 3D audio effects.
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2D Icon

The 2D Icon is used for tutorials that discuss how to make 2D games, or 2D effects that may be used in a 3D game.
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3D Icon

This icon is used for tutorials that discuss fundamental 3D stuff in games. This includes drawing in three dimensions, working with models, texturing, lighting, and effects.
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Packaging Icon

This icon is used for tutorials that discuss packaging and distributing your game to others.
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Mouse Icon

This icon is used for tutorials that look at how to get mouse input from the user.
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Keyboard Icon

This icon is used for tutorials that discuss how to get and apply keyboard input from the player.
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Game Pad Icon

This icon is used for tutorials that discuss how to get input from an Xbox Game Pad.
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Guitar Icon

This icon is used for tutorials that discuss how to get and apply input from a guitar on the Xbox 360, like the Xplorer Guitar.
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Java Icon

This icon is used in the Java tutorials for anything that shows you how to use Java.