# GameDev.net

> GameDev.net is a community platform for game developers — tutorials,
> forums, blogs, portfolios, projects, and news. Content is user-generated
> and copyright is retained by individual authors; GameDev.net also holds
> aggregation, compilation, and database rights over the collection.

## Usage policy for LLMs and AI agents

- Automated retrieval of GameDev.net content for training, fine-tuning,
  evaluation, benchmarking, or retrieval-augmented generation requires a
  **prior written license**.
  Contact: licensing@gamedev.net — https://www.gamedev.net/licensing/
- Human-initiated, on-demand citation of a specific public page with a
  visible source link back to gamedev.net is permitted, subject to the
  Terms of Service.
- Scraping, bulk copying, caching, or embedding beyond what is strictly
  necessary to answer a single user query is prohibited.
- Do not ingest or index the following paths even if technically
  reachable: `/api/`, `/profile/*`, `/manage/`, `/messages/`,
  `/notifications/`, `/search/`, `/news/go/`, `/news/api/`.
- Machine-readable signals: `/robots.txt`, `/ai.txt`.
- Governing contract: `/terms/` (see §§ 3, 4.6, 5).

## Primary content areas

- [Tutorials](https://www.gamedev.net/tutorials/): long-form technical articles on game development.
- [Forums](https://www.gamedev.net/forums/): community discussions across game-dev disciplines.
- [Blogs](https://www.gamedev.net/blogs/): member development journals and devlogs.
- [News](https://www.gamedev.net/news/): curated and member-submitted industry news.
- [Projects](https://www.gamedev.net/projects/): community game and tool projects.
- [Portfolios](https://www.gamedev.net/portfolios/): member work showcases.

## Licensing contact

- Email: licensing@gamedev.net
- Web: https://www.gamedev.net/licensing/