Additional game programming resources

[This article is for Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x developers writing Windows Runtime apps. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation]

For more info regarding game programming on Windows and Windows Phone, check out the following resources.

DirectX game programming code samples

• Direct3D tutorial sample
• DirectX game learning templates
• DirectX touch input sample
• Direct3D sprite sample
• Direct3D bump mapping sample
• Direct3D post-processing effects sample
• Direct3D ShadowMapping sample
• Multisampling Demo instructional sample
• XAudio2 audio file playback sample
• XInput game controller sample
• Direct3D stereoscopic 3D sample
• Trial app and in-app purchase sample
• DirectX marble maze game sample
• DirectX 3D shooting game sample
• XAML DirectX 3D shooting game sample

Game programming reference

• Graphics and Gaming
• OpenGL reference

Game design guidance

• Index of UX guidelines for Windows Store apps

Game programming tutorials

• Writing code for Windows Store apps (DirectX and C++)
• Developing apps (C++ and DirectX)

Blogs

• Games for Windows and the DirectX SDK
• DirectX Developer Blog
• Shawn Hargreaves Blog (XNA game info).

Toolkits

• DirectX Tool Kit
• DirectXTex texture processing library
• Microsoft Visual StudioGraphics Diagnostics
• Win2D - An easy-to-use Windows Runtime API for immediate mode 2D graphics rendering with GPU acceleration.
• ANGLE for Windows Store - Runs OpenGL ES content on Windows by translating OpenGL ES API calls to DirectX 11 API calls.

Channel 9 Video

Type keywords of interest such as "game" or "DirectX" in the Term field to find the talks that make sense for you.

• Build 2012
• Build 2011

2012 Game Developer's Conference (GDC) presentations

• Creating a Great Windows Store game for Windows 8
• Developing Windows Store games on the Full Range of Windows 8 Devices
• Xbox LIVE on Windows Deep Dive
• Xbox LIVE Services - Entertainment Powered by the Cloud
• Game Data Anywhere Using Xbox LIVE Cloud Storage
• Asynchronous Gaming with Xbox LIVE
• Xbox LIVE Web Games
• Monetization Strategies for Windows 8 Games
• Visual Studio 11 for Game Developers
• Xbox LIVE Multiplayer Gaming on Windows 8 and Other Devices
• Building Cross-Device Xbox LIVE Games
• "Xbox, Play" : Harnessing the Power of Speech
• Kinect Human Tracking - Better, Stronger, Faster
• Innovative Solutions to Gesture Detection

Game programming guidance for other technologies

• JavaScript Support for Windows Store games
• Develop Reversi, a Windows Store game in C# and XAML

Other resources

• CodePlex
• GameDev.net