Useful Resources

On this page, you will find links to a range of useful resources for learning a variety of different computing and digital technology concepts. Some will be quizzes, courses and guides. Others will be podcasts, videos, or tutorials. Some will be links to software (usually free or open source) to help you become more digitally capable.

Podcasts

ResourceDescription
Game Makers NotebookInterviews with game developers looking at all aspects of game development
Goto;
Hackable Podcast
Darknet Diaries
Tech Stuff
Things Fell Apart – Culture Wars
Beyond GamesUbisoft Podcast about the impact of video games and the people who make them.
Echoes of HistorySeries about the real life locations and events that inspire the Assassin’s Creed franchise

Videos

ResourceDescription
Game Maker’s Toolkit
Design Doc
NoClip
Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
Brackeys
Censored Gaming
Computerphile
Gaming Historian

Books

ResourceDescription
Masters of DoomThe story of ID Software, a leader in developnig the FPS genre before it was known as FPS. Creators of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and a number of other games.
Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of PlayA free ebook courtesy of Ctystal Dynamics (makers of Tomb Raider 2013).
Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the battle that defined a generation
Countdown to Zero DayThe world’s first digital weapon

Software

ResourceDescription
PocketCasts.com
Blender
Block Bench
Inkscape
VS Code
Python
PHP
Github Desktop
Godot

Websites

ResourceDescription
PocketCasts.com
Github
Trello
Techquity
BBC Bitesize
Grok LearningProvided Free in New Zealand
Raspberry PI Computer Science
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