Must have Developer Tutorials for Windows XP

This is a portable, interactive demo that closely simulates the UI and functionality of an actual solution. Installs to your Start menu and includes a presenter script. Scenario Summary: The creation, analysis, and verification of financial reports is...

The GameTutorials Squared, CD is a huge collection of specially designed tutorials that teach programming through the art of making games, accompanied with a 180-day trial of Visual Studio 2005. By merging the traditional programming book and fully...

Although real-time graphics techniques are quickly advancing towards realism, the main issues many developers face is still performance. PIX for Windows is a powerful tool you can use to squeeze the most performance out of your game. Learn about the new...

Enabling high-performance games requires an arsenal of tools and techniques. This presentation will demonstrate the practical use of CPU and GPU performance analysis tools on both Xbox 360 and Windows. Youll come away armed with the knowledge needed to...

LIVE on Windows brings a new generation of online gaming to Windows. Join us to hear about how LIVE can provide you with the technology to fully enable your games for multiplayer gaming and extensive community. The LIVE platform provides you with...

As the audio landscape evolves, Microsoft remains committed to a range of audio solutions for programmers and composers that effectively target platforms such as Windows and Xbox 360. Come hear what the future holds for audio APIs and tools from...

LIVE on Windows and Xbox presents unmatched online opportunities for game developers. Session invitations, ubiquitous voice, and achievements are just a few of the features that continue to revolutionize the industry. But what else lies within the LIVE...

Over the past year, many exciting enhancements and features have been integrated into the Xbox 360 Development Kit (XDK). New features range from file event monitoring, host migration support and reliable UDP to game disc caching, compression APIs and...

This article explains how to use the Win32 wglUseFontOutlines function. This function creates three-dimensional (3-D) characters based on a TrueType font for use in OpenGL-rendered scenes. The EasyFont sample application demonstrates using...

Help & Manual is a documentation tool and content management system for both single and multi-author editing. Help & Manual gives you the full power of a true WYSIWYG XML editor. Help & Manual lets you create and edit your online help project and export...