The content for most user generated content sites is pretty easy to make. Just shoot a photo for Flickr or record a video for YouTube. But when it comes to the user generated games on Kongregate, you’ll need to acquire some basic programming skills before contributing anything.

Instead of relying on its users to go out and buy O’Reilly books on Flash development, the two-year-old startup has put together a series of tutorials for a new section of its site called Kongregate Labs. The tutorials (nine planned but only three available today) hold your hand throughout the entire process of creating a spaceship game – from downloading Flash CS3 for the first time to adding advanced power up and boss elements. At each step of the way, you can play the game as it should be played (and how it should function if you’ve following the directions closely).