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Here are some useful links:

JavaFX and others

• Oracle tutorials
• Introduction to JavaFX for Game Development
• Introduction to JavaFX Media

LibGDX

• LibGDX Official Website
• LibGDX wiki
• LibGDX simple game tutorial

LibGDX setup

• In IntellIJ press File > Settings > Appearance & Behaviour > System Settings > Android SDK > Android SDK Location > Edit > Next > OK to install Android SDK
• For new project (Project Setup Gradle):
  • Download LibGDX project setup tool
  • Go to download directory and run java -jar ./gdx-setup.jar
  • Enter Android SDK location (from the first step)
  • Generate
• Import project into IntellIJ by selecting build.gradle from the project directory (Gradle and Intellij IDEA)
• Check Enable auto-import and uncheck Create separate module per source set and press OK
• Don't update Gradle or Gradle plugin when asked!

Application design

• Game Programming Patterns
• Game Design Structure

Game loop

• deWITTERS Game Loop
• Multithreaded game loop
• Game Loops and Applying them to JavaFX

Menu design

• Pattern for menu and submenus
• How should I structure my menu / game loop?
• What is the best way to make a main menu system?
• How to design a multi-step game menu system?

States

• Abstract Singletons? and Safe Publication and Safe Initialization in Java (Singleton factory)
• Finite-State Machine
• GameState management hierarchical FSM vs stack based FSM

Input/event handling

• Asynchronous Keyboard Input
• Handling events - Oracle docs

Rendering

• Should game objects draw themselves?, Should actors in a game be responsible for drawing themselves? and Should game objects render themselves, or should an object manager render them?

Graphics/Sprites

• Kenney Assets

Music

• Bfxr and Sfxr - retro music generators

Fancy intro

• StarWars intro generator
• StarWars intro generator 2

Markdown

• Mastering Markdown
• Markdown Cheatsheet

Git

• Rewriting history helper