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I seem to be having some problems installing the DirectX SDK. Everything seems to be going well during the install, but at the end I get the message: Setup failed. Errors were encountered during ...
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For what purposes are we using Model View Projection Matrix? Why do shaders require Model View Projection Matrix?
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THE PROBLEM: When I grab the resize border of my Windows app, especially the top or left borders, and resize the window, the contents of the window do resize "live" as I drag, but they ...
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I can't figure out how to install Windows 10 SDK for Visual Studio 2017. I downloaded and ran the Windows 10 SDK installer, and it displays Please find winsdksetup.exe in ....\Windows kits\10\...
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I am running a DirectX 11 application on windows 7 and visual studio community 2015 RC. I'm still using functions from the DX SDK. It worked fine on VS2013 but when I switched over I get only the ...
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I have used WPF's 3D capabilities for learning, and for a few implementations, and I have found it to be very capable, and I am also learning DirectX 11, and it is very tricky compared to using 3D ...
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In terms of PC development (excluding Xbox and Zune), What is the difference between XNA and C# DirectX? Does C# DirectX have a significant advantage over XNA (in terms of speed, royalties, etc)? ...
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I want to display some custom graphics on top of a 3rd party fullscreen Windows application. Have you played any Steam games? It has an executable, GameOverlayUI.exe that lets you access Steam ...
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When writing DirectX applications, obviously it's desirable to support the user suspending the application via Alt-Tab in a way that's fast and error-free. What is the best set of practices for ...
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I have a renderer using directx and openGL, and a 3d scene. The viewport and the window are of the same dimensions. How do I implement picking given mouse coordinates x and y in a platform ...
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I want to detour EndScene from an arbitrary DirectX 9 application to create a small overlay. As an example, you could take the frame counter overlay of FRAPS, which is shown in games when activated. ...
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Does anyone know how to programmatically capture the sound that is being played (that is, everything that is coming from the sound card, not the input devices such as a microphone).
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I would like to develop a 2D game for Windows Phone 8. I am a professional Application Developer by day and this seems like a fun hobby. But I have been disapointed trying to get going. It seems ...
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In Computer graphics, what's the difference between material and texture?
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I'm programming a DirectX game, and when I run it on an Optimus laptop the Intel GPU is used, resulting in horrible performance. If I force the NVIDIA GPU using the context menu or by renaming my ...
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