Here's a Windows method (this is what I did to get AppGameKit on my brand new Pi 3 model B). You will need a Micro SD card and reader. The Micro SD will essentially be the "hard drive" of your Pi, so the bigger and faster you get, the better (I recommend a minimum 16Gb Class 10 - you can sometimes tell the class by a number in a small circle on the card itself). You will also need a USB keyboard and mouse for your Pi, and a small USB memory card for transferring AppGameKit files (1Gb is adequate).
1) Download the latest Raspbian Jessie from here:
https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian_latest
2) Unzip the file to get the .img file (save this to your desktop, or in a location you won't forget).
3) Download Win32 Disk Imager from here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/latest/download
4) Make sure your MicroSD card is inserted into your card reader and is connected to your PC.
5) Install and launch Win32 Disk Imager that you just downloaded. Select the image file from step 2, and the drive letter of your SD Card (make SURE you have selected the correct drive letter!).
6) Any existing data on your SD card will be erased. Click "Write" to begin the image burn process... You may get a warning message about corrupting your memory card - just continue and wait for the process to complete. - Boom! You now have the latest Raspbian to use in your Pi.
7) Insert the Micro SD into your Raspberry Pi, connect a USB keyboard, mouse and an HDMI TV then power up your Pi. If this is your first time, then this bit is really exciting!
8) Once Linux has launched and you are at the desktop, start a new terminal (the icon of a black monitor in the top bar) as we need to configure a few bits first.
9) At the command-line prompt, type: sudo raspi-config
10) Select option 1 (expand filesystem). This will open up the partition on your MicroSD card to make full use of the space available. A reboot will be required now.
11) After rebooting, start the terminal window and again type: sudo raspi-config
12) Select option 8 (advanced options), and then Memory Split. Set the amount of memory available for the GPU to 256Mb (this will allow you to run the 3D examples in AppGameKit later). Another reboot. (You can also use raspi-config to set things like Overscan if the desktop doesn't quite fit your TV).
13) At this stage, you can probably connect to your wi-fi, launch the web-browser and download AppGameKit directly onto your Pi, however I downloaded the AppGameKit for Raspberry Pi (
here) back on my Windows machine, and copied the file to a USB memory card.
14) Transfer the memory card to your Raspberry Pi. When you insert the USB memory card, a dialogue box will appear asking if you want to open it. Open the file browser and double click the tarball that you downloaded in stage 13. The archive will now open (this will take a few seconds).
15) Drag the AGKPi folder to your desktop. Once the files have copied over, your are done!
You can now start writing AppGameKit programs on your Pi. Navigate the AppGameKit folder that now sits on the desktop by clicking on it, then launch the AppGameKit IDE... You will get a message asking if you want to execute it... Select EXECUTE and that's it! Happy coding!
