tooling

These lists are non-restrictive, but those off the list of worth check if you want to use them for coursework

##Programming Languages

• C
• C++
• C#
• Java
• Python
• PHP
• JavaScript

##Platforms

• Windows
• Linux
• Mac
• Web-server
• Android
• ios
• PSVita

#Toolkits

##Toolkits - Graphics

• OpenGL (C/C++ Graphics)
• SDL2 / GLFW / SFML / GLUT (C/C++ Graphics support)
• LWJGL (Java wrapper for OpenGL)
• Slick (Sprite Animation library for LWJGL)
• Ogre3D (C++ Graphics Engine)
• LibGDX (Java, multiplatform, including Web, Android, iOS)

##Toolkits - Audio

• OpenAL (Audio library - deprecated)
• FMod

##Toolkits - Games Engines

• XNA / MonoGame (C# Games Framework)
• Panda3D (Python and C++ Games Engine) https://www.panda3d.org/
• PySoy (Python) http://www.pysoy.org/
• Blender Games Engine(3D Modelling + Games Engine) http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/Game_Engine
• JMonkeyEngine (Java Games Engine) http://jmonkeyengine.org/
• PyGame (Python Games Engine - a bit dated) http://pygame.org/news.html

##Toolkits - Games Engines you CANNOT use (for Lincoln Coursework)

• Unity (NO NO NO) http://unity3d.com/
• GameMaker Studio (NO NO NO) https://www.yoyogames.com/studio
• RPG Creator (NO NO NO) http://rpgcreator.net/
• Essentially any tool that lets you AVOID doing programming
  • either by doing it for you
  • or by likely distracting you into spending too much time on assets