DirectX

Introduction to ShadersFallFury not only relies on standard C++/C# and XAML code, but also on shaders. This article is intended for developers who are not aware of what shaders are and want to know how to use them in their projects. I will talk about creating shaders, as well as the shaders…

Welcome to 2013! We're excited to be back and we're sorry it's taken so long to get a new episode out the door. The Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit provides basic support for consuming DirectX 3D runtime assets produced by the MSBUILD task. This includes loading, rendering, and working with assets…

Today's Project by Michael B. McLaughlin is one that's got the Channel 9 team excited, having been picked as a Pick of the Week on This Week on Channel 9 and emailed to me as a "Hey, Greg can you..." by another Niner too. Last June (wow, has it been that long?) we covered the DirectX…

Join James Fung from Nvidia as he shows you how to make use of vertex, pixel, and geometry shaders to add visualization to their DirectCompute applications. The following topics will be covered: A Quick explanation of the Direct3D graphics pipeline Vertex and geometry shader…

Shaders are the core part of many modern video games. This video covers the fundamentals of the High Level Shader Language as well as its application in creating vertex and pixel shaders for a Windows Store DirectX & XAML hybrid project. Check out the article for this video at…

This video covers the basics of character movement through a variety of controls, such as the accelerometer, keyboard, and mouse. The fundamentals of object rendering through a DirectX implementation of SpriteBatch are also covered. Check out the article for this video at…

Continuing the FallFury series, in this article I talk about basic game element rendering and character movement. As you already know, the FallFury user experience stack is split across two layers—native DirectX and XAML. Here, I will only be talking about the native DirectX component.  Check…

FallFury supports dynamic level creation and rendering and is not tied to the level content that is shipped with the default build. This video covers the level XML building process and in-game testing. Check out the article for this video at…

Levels rely on multiple elements aggregated directly from the associated XML file. In this video, Den explains how such elements are processed and rendered internally. Check out the article for this video at http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/articles/Fall-Fury-Part-6-Rendering-Level-Elements For…

This video covers the creation of basic animations in FallFury with the help of the core game update loop and additional timers capable of switching object states. Check out the article for this video at http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/articles/Fall-Fury-Part-7-Animations For the source code,…