DirectInput Chasing the Mouse This brief tutorial shows how to handle input from mouse devices. Native Windows functions are used to track the mouse position as well as the state of the mouse buttons.
DirectInput Banging on the Keyboard During this tutorial an efficient, event-based and highly configurable input handler is implemented and a robust system to acquire and update keyboard states is added to the input handler.
Direct2D Animated Sprites and Sprite Sheets This tutorial builds upon the last tutorial and introduces animated sprites based on the flip book technique. To efficiently use that method, sprite sheets are used.
Direct2D Sprites In this tutorial a new class, the Sprite class, is designed to facilitate the use of bitmap images. The Painter's Algorithm is explained and implemented to draw sprites in the correct order.
Direct2D Direct2D Bitmaps In this tutorial we learn about bitmaps and pixmaps. We study the BMP format and learn how to use the Windows Imaging Component to load image files from the harddisk into our games.
Direct2D Transformations This tutorial covers the important concept of affine linear transformations in Direct2D, namely Translations, Scaling, Rotations and Shearing. We will learn how to apply those transformations to entire render targets, brushes and geometries.
Direct2D Direct2D Geometries This tutorial is an introduction to Direct2D Geometries, especially Path Geometries, which are one or multiple figures consisting of lines, arcs and Bézier segments.
Direct2D Fun with Brushes This tutorial explains the different brushes and strokes in Direct2D: solid colour brushes, linear and radial gradient brushes and stroke styles.
Direct2D Drawing Primitives This tutorial is a basic introduction to drawing geometrical figures in 2D. It focuses on rectangles and ellipses, and the difference between "drawing" and "filling".
Direct2D Direct2D - A Revision This optional short tutorial covers the updates DIrect2D received over the years as well as a few efficiency paradigms.
DirectWrite DirectWrite in Direct2D - A Revision This optional tutorial briefly describes the new features of DirectWrite and explains how to use DirectWrite within Direct2D efficiently.
HLSL Shader Data In this short tutorial we will discuss constant buffers to manipulate GPU data at runtime in more details.
HLSL Shader Effects This brief tutorial features a few examples for simple shader effects, such as colour inversion, warm and cold colours and scaling.
HLSL The High-Level Shading Language This tutorial is an introduction to the High-Level Shading Language. It focuses on the two main differences between C and HLSL: variable names and semantics.
HLSL The Graphics Rendering Pipeline In this more theoretical tutorial we will get a look at the anatomy of the GPU itself. We will learn about all the different parts that constitute the graphical processing unit and how to use them for our purposes.
DirectX A First DirectX-Framework This tutorial summarizes everything that has been discussed so far.
DirectX Going Fullscreen Most games are run in fullscreen, allowing players to fully immerge into the game world. This tutorial explains how to enumerate display modes, how to let the user chose his preferred display mode and how to maximize fullscreen performance.
DirectX Among Colourful Stars In this tutorial we will learn how to add colour to each vertex and how to change the shaders to work with colours. Dynamic buffers are introduced to dynamically change buffer contents.
DirectX Of Shaders and Triangles This tutorial is an introduction to shaders and the high level shading language. A vertex and a pixel shader are created and a triangle is drawn to the screen.
DirectX Viewports and Render Targets This tutorial explains how to set up renders targets and viewpoints in DirectX 11.
DirectX The Swap Chain This tutorial briefly explains how monitors work and the differences between colour modes. Finally, a swap chain with triple buffering is then implemented.
DirectX First Contact In this tutorial Direct3D will finally be initialized and a Direct3D device and its context will be created.
Game Programming (Direct)X-Com This tutorial gives a brief overview of the different components of DirectX and it briefly explains the basics of the Component Object Model architecture.