1. A lap around DirectX game development tools
TOOL-761T
A lap around DirectX game development tools
Boris Jabes
Senior Program Manager
Microsoft Corporation
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3. $60B 145M > 50% $0.25 size of video game industry [DFC]
number of active gamers in US [newzoo]
> 50%
share of all app downloads [distimo]
$0.25
price of a GFLOP of GPU [wikipedia]

5. Windows 8 – Modern Game Platform
Your Killer Game
Graphics
Game Input
Audio
Cut Scenes
Local Services
Connected Services
Tools
Windows 8
3-D
Touch
Sound FX
Streaming
Activation
User ID
Compilers
2-D, Text
Sensors
Music
Effects
Storage
Distribution
Debuggers
UI Controls
Game Controllers
Search & Settings
Roaming
Asset Processors

7. Explore & Debug DirectX with Visual Studio.

8. Visual Studio graphics tools
demo
Visual Studio graphics tools

9. Images / textures 32-bit! Channels! Paint tools Filters
Modern image formats
PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF
Direct Draw Surface (DDS)
MIP maps

10. Models / meshes Inspect models Camera controls Experiment & Learn
FBX, X, OBJ
Camera controls
Experiment & Learn
Basic shapes
Transforms (e.g. scale)

11. HLSL

12. Pixel Shaders Visual designer Intermediate rendering Export to HLSL
Real-time rendering
Use with models

13. Graphics debugger D3D11 / D3D11.1 Event history Pixel history
Call stack
Object table
Object visualization
Custom events

14. Feedback welcome:
Embrace 3D!

15. Related sessions [PLAT-750T] Build your first Metro style game
[PLAT-751T] 3D Graphics in Metro Style Apps and Games
[PLAT-752T] Tuning GPU usage for any form factor
[PLAT-754T] From touch to gamepads: master player input in your Metro style game
[PLAT-755T] Compelling audio and video for Metro style games
[PLAT-756T] Building Xbox LIVE games for Windows 8
[TOOL-532T] Using the Windows Runtime from C++
[TOOL-802T] Taming GPU compute with C++ AMP
[PLAT-766T] Introduction to DirectX for Metro style apps
[PLAT-769T] Achieving high performance 2D graphics with Direct2D
[PLAT-770T] Create cool image effects with Direct2D

16. Further reading and documentation
DirectX Contact –
Docs to read
Build your first Metro style game with DirectX
How to set up your Metro style C++ app to display DirectX
Developing the Metro style Marble Maze game with DirectX
Visual Studio for Metro style app development
Debugging and testing Metro style apps
Creating a DirectX game

17. thank you Feedback and questions http://forums.dev.windows.com
Session feedback

18. 9/14/2018 3:26 AM
© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.