DirectX

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,…

In FallFury, elements such as obstacle, buttons, and characters collide and react to each other's actions depending on specific game conditions. This video describes the basics of collision detection and object interaction in the game. Check out the article for this video at…

This video covers the creation of a particle system that is able to generate a texture-based particle layout in different parts of the visible screen, with different geometric and displacement conditions. Check out the article for this video at…

Windows 8 offers a unified way to interact with other applications, as well as with the app's own settings, through charms. This video introduces you to the concept of Windows 8 charms and covers the implementation of a Settings and Share charm integration mechanism in FallFury. Check out the…

Because of the large Windows 8 user base, FallFury was tested on different hardware with different input layouts. This video covers the basic setup necessary for remote debugging and performance tuning when connected to a test device, such as the Microsoft Surface. Check out the article for this…

In this video, Den Delimarsky summarizes his experiences building FallFury, highlighting the lessons he learned as a software developer on the Coding4Fun team at Microsoft. Check out the article for this video at http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/articles/Fall-Fury-Part-12-Conclusions For the…

As mentioned earlier in the series, FallFury does not solely rely on DirectX to display content to the user. As a Windows Store game, FallFury leverages the new Direct2D (XAML) project template, available in Visual Studio 2012.  Check out the video for this article at…

In this video, Den Delimarsky introduces the FallFury project, describing the basic core and organization as well as the technologies used to create the game. Check out the article for this video at http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/articles/Fall-Fury-Part-1-Introduction For the source code, head…

Rendering Level ElementsIn the previous article, you learned how to build level XML files in order to create playable levels. This article discusses how the internal parser works and how XML nodes become items on the game screen.  Check out the video for this article at…

Creating LevelsOne of the goals set when developing FallFury was making the game extensible in regards to playable levels. Furthermore, I thought that it would make sense from the development and testing perspective to have levels as a completely separate entity that can be modified as necessary.…