3 Libgdx is a cross-platform Java game development framework based on
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4 OpenGL (ES) that works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Android, your
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5 WebGL enabled browser and iOS.
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7 #### Learn [how to contribute][B]
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8 #### The [Libgdx Official Site][1] hosts downloads, documentation and contains useful links
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9 #### The [community-maintained wiki][4] hosted at Google Code will explain much of Libgdx
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10 #### Use the [Badlogic Forum][5] to ask questions about Libgdx
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11 #### Follow the [Badlogic Blog][2] for the latest Libgdx news
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12 #### Use the [Issue Tracker][3] to post concrete bug reports (with a pull request if possible)
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13 #### Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net, #libgdx
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14 #### Follow [@badlogicgames][6] on Twitter
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16 ## Compiling the Code
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18 Be sure to understand the [prerequisites][7] required for Libgdx.
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20 See [Running Demos &
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22 instructions on getting the basics working with the source tree.
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24 See the [Source Building wiki page][9] for instructions on building
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25 native code and building distribution images.
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27 You do not have to compile Libgdx, you can [download][A] official
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28 releases and nightly build snapshots from [libgdx.badlogicgames.com][A].
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30 ## Libgdx Usage Examples
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32 There are a number of example games included in the source. Some of them include:
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41 To see how to use libgdx you can either go to the [wiki][4] (which has plenty of good information) or read through
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42 these example projects. The test cases in `tests/gdx-tests/` are another good source of sample code.
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43 Once again, if you get stuck just drop in to the friendly [forums][5].
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45 [1]: http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com
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46 [2]: http://www.badlogicgames.com
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47 [3]: http://code.google.com/p/libgdx/issues
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48 [4]: http://code.google.com/p/libgdx/wiki/TableOfContents
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49 [5]: http://www.badlogicgames.com/forum
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50 [6]: http://www.twitter.com/badlogicgames
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51 [7]: http://code.google.com/p/libgdx/wiki/Prerequisits
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52 [8]: http://code.google.com/p/libgdx/wiki/SourceRunningDemos
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53 [9]: http://code.google.com/p/libgdx/wiki/SourceBuilding
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54 [A]: http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/download.html
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55 [B]: https://code.google.com/p/libgdx/wiki/Contributing?ts=1363359071&updated=Contributing
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