Top "Directx" questions

DirectX is a collection of APIs for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially 3D graphics and game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms.

SlimDX Device.Reset crashes with a "D3DERR_INVALIDCALL: Invalid call (-2005530516)" error

We recently upgraded from VS 2005 to VS 2008 (Windows XP). We use SlimDx in one of our projects. All was working …

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Forcing NVIDIA GPU programmatically in Optimus laptops

I'm programming a DirectX game, and when I run it on an Optimus laptop the Intel GPU is used, resulting …

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Node.js drawing on screen

I've been looking all over the internet for this. I'd like to know if there is any Node.js packages/…

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Dumping 3d geometry data of a running Direct3D or OpenGL application

For a hobby project of mine involving a 3d printer I would like to capture 3d models from various computer …

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anyone can explain the "field of view"

In graphics software, sometimes we saw "field of view" for camera. Can someone explain what does it mean?

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DirectX SDK vs Windows SDK: which one to use?

I have an old game engine (sort of) based on DirectX 10, which I've been planning to move to DX 11. I …

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What is the best practice to render sprites in DirectX 11?

I am currently trying to get used to the DirectX API and I am wondering what is the usual approach …

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What are some good resources on 2D game engine design?

I'm messing around with 2D game development using C++ and DirectX in my spare time. I'm finding that the enterprisey …

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How to Import Other Namespaces into Visual C#?

Sorry if my question seems a little noobish but I can't find an answer. I would like to use DirectInput …

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Using DirectX to capture screen on Windows

I was experimenting with ways to capture screen on windows and consequently deciding on the fastest way to do so. …

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