C# and DirectX Game Programming Tutorials and Articles

A Holiday Screen Saver with DirectX, Part 2

http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/holiday/DirectXmas2/default.aspx

Tutorial: “Ask the ZMan: A Holiday Screen Saver with DirectX, Part 2,” by The Zman. Second part in a three-part tutorial shows you how to draw basic shapes using DirectX and manage rendering with a MatrixStack.

MSDN Visual C# 3-D Game Programming Webcasts

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MSDN Visual C# 3-D Game Programming Webcasts.

MSDN Visual C# Game Programming Webcasts

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MSDN Visual C# Game Programming Webcasts.

Games Programming Resource Center

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Check out the addtinional C# Resource Center Game Programming Pages.

Top Issues for Windows Titles

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directx9_c/Top_Issues_for_Windows_Titles.asp

Article: Top Issues for Windows Titles" by Chuck Walbourn. Discusses common issues in current generation PC games including CPU limited, poor batch management,
excessive memory copying, excessive use of dynamic draw submission,
high file processing overhead, slow installation, configurations not taking
physical memory into account, over-reliance on real-time audio sample rate
conversion, virtual memory fragmentation and manipulating the float-point control
word.

Game Timing and Multicore Processors

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directx9_c/Authenticode_Signing_for_Game_Developers.asp

Article: "Game Timing and Multicore Processors" by Chuck Walbourn. Discusses the Windows QueryPerformanceCounter and QueryPerformanceFrequency APIs.

Best Security Practices in Game Development

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directx9_c/Install_on_Demand_for_Games.asp

Article: "Best Security Practices in Game Development." Discusses how to improve security and why it is important.

Games and Firewalls

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directx9_c/Games_and_Firewalls.asp

Article: "Games and Firewalls" by Lang Beeck. Discusses the new firewall in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 and how game developers can configure their applications to work with the firewall.

Windows Installer for Game Developers

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directx9_c/Windows_Installer_for_Game_Developers.asp

Article: "Windows Installer for Game Developers" by Dave Bartolomeo. Discusses how to use Windows Installer to install games on end-user machines.

Simplifying Game Installation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directx9_c/Simplifying_Game_Installation.asp

Article: "Simplifying Game Installation."

Installation and Maintenance of Games

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directx9_c/Installation_and_Maintenance_of_Games.asp

Article: "Installation and Maintenance of Games" by Dave Bartolomeo. Discusses how to reduce user frustration over game installation, prevent unnecessary user support calls and more.

Tutorial: A Holiday Screen Saver with DirectX, Par

http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/holiday/directxmas3/default.aspx

Tutorial: “Ask the ZMan: A Holiday Screen Saver with DirectX, Part 3,” by The Zman. In the final part of this three-part tutorial, an animated Frosty the Snowman is added to the project.

Tutorial: A Holiday Screen Saver with DirectX, Par

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directx9_c/DirectX_9_Frequently_Asked_Questions.asp

Tutorial: “Ask the ZMan: A Holiday Screen Saver with DirectX, Part 1,” by The Zman. First part in a three-part tutorial shows you how to use Managed DirectX to create a basic screen saver, explains how MatrixStack functions work and how to store graphics in a resource file.

DirectX FAQ

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directx9_c/DirectX_9_Frequently_Asked_Questions.asp

Microsoft's DirectX FAQ includes questions and answers regarding development, Direct3D, DirectSound, XInput and more.

DirectX 9.0 SDK Download

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=69bf704d-cd35-40c4-91a5-aa0e27c8f410&displaylang=en

Download the DirectX 9.0 SDK

Microsoft's DirectX Developer Center

http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/

Microsoft's DirectX Developer Center. Includes software downloads, articles, tools, community forums and more.

Beginning Game Development

http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/gamedevelopment/beginning/default.aspx

Article: “Beginning Game Development” by Derek Pierson. Discusses game programming using the Microsoft .NET Framework and DirectX 9.0. Visual Basic source code is provided.