Knowledge Prerequisites

You should be familiar with all of these concepts in order to fully comprehend the Shoggoth Engine.

• Solid C/C++ and the C++ Standard Template Library
• Data Structures (binary tree, n-ary tree, array, vector, set, map, hash table, etc.)
• Entity-Component Model
• 3D model formats (vertices, indices, normals, UV maps, textures, etc.)
• Design patterns (singleton, factory, pool, etc.)
• XML
• Linear Math (especially vectors and matrices)
• Quaternions
• Networking
• OpenGL (recommended)
• Game programming (recommended)

Please bear in mind that a 3D engine is not a simple project. If you are a novice programmer interested in making video games, I would encourage you to study more and get more experience in programming. I highly recommend studying Data Structures; how to use them, their implementation, advantages and disadvantages of each.

Here are some recommended pages and articles on the previous topics:

• C++ Tutorial
• C++ Standard Template Library
• C++ Reference
• C++ Notes
• Data Structures 1
• Data Structures 2
• Data Structures 3
• Entity-Component 1
• Entity-Component 2
• Entity-Component opensource Java library
• 3D Models and Vertex Arrays
• Vertex Buffer Objects
• Design Patterns 1
• Design Patterns 2
• XML
• Networking for Game Programmers
• UDP small example
• Algorithms in Game Programming
• Game Programming Articles

There are plenty of books out there for all of those topics. And remember, Wikipedia is your friend :P