We’ve come a long way since we launched DirectX 12 with Windows 10 on July 29, 2015. Since then, we’ve heard every bit of feedback and improved the API to enhance stability and offer more versatility. Today, developers using DirectX 12 can build games that have better graphics, run faster and...
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I bought a new ACER computer w/win 10 and downloaded the old Ver 7 Classic Solitaire game to replace the *&ap games that came pre-loaded.
This all occurred early last fall. Since then, I've played a couple 1000 games. Over time, I've come to realize the games repeated. This was a shock, since I...
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Unity is a fantastic utility for creating graphically-rich high-performance games and apps. Using the editor, you can quickly create 2D and 3D worlds, and define interactions, game logic and physics rules in easy-to-understand C# scripts. Apps created by Unity run on multiple platforms...
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high-performance
physics
publishing
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With Microsoft’s latest open source code contribution to the Cocos2d-x project [https://github.com/cocos2d/cocos2d-x/pull/12107], Microsoft has enabled Cocos2d-x to run on Windows 10 on the Universal Windows Platform. The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) makes it possible to target all Windows...
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cocos2d-x
command prompt
community engagement
desktop
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environment variables
game design
game development
gamelogic
git
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mobile
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python
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This guest blog post is the first of a 3-part series written by Windows MVP Jani Nevalainen. Please see the original post Link Removed, and stay tuned for Parts 2 and 3 coming soon.
I believe that games are still one of the most fun ways to get to know a new programming language. Since there...
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canvas
dot class
game development
gamelogic
high score
hub app
particle system
project setup
shooting game
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ui design
universal apps
visual studio
windows phone
windows store
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While we're still going with our "OMG, is it still summer... School is starting when?" theme, today's post isn't really for the kids. It's to help you build awesome and cool stuff FOR kids.
It's also a chance to share a free Visual Studio extension that will help you build stuff using one of...
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development
extension
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ide
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Probably one of the most advanced games I've tried recreating. I don't make a lot of games, but the logic here on a matrix was a little convoluted through the development stages.
What I mean by fully integrated logic is that the control itself does absolutely everything for you. You can...
board game
dynamic grid
event handling
game development
gamelogicgame over
gdi
graphics
logic class
marker management
player interaction
programming
reversi
software design
turn management
user interface
visual display
windows forms