VB:DirectX tutorials
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This page contains tutorials, source code, and links for DirectX with Visual Basic 5.0 or 6.0.
Tutorials
DirectX 7.x (What is DirectX?)
DirectDraw (What is DirectDraw?)
- Animation (source code)
- Gamma Ramp Special Effects and Screen Fading (source code)
- Efficient Line Drawing and Text Display (source code)
- Loading and Displaying Bitmaps (source code)
- Loading Surfaces from Custom Resource Files (source code)
- Smooth Scrolling Tiles (source code)
- Special Effects (source code)
- Transparency (source code)
- Direct Draw Colour Transparency Made Easy
- Zooming (source code)
DirectInput (What is DirectInput?)
DirectPlay (What is DirectPlay ?)
- DirectPlay Introduction (source code)
- Initialization (source code)
- Enumeration of Service Providers (source code)
- Initializing a Connection (source code)
- Starting/Joining a Game (source code)
- Creating a Player (source code)
- Commencing Gameplay (source code)
- In-Game Messaging (source code)
- Termination (source code)
DirectSound (What is DirectSound ?)
Direct3D (What is Direct3D?)
Source Code
The source code files listed below do not have accompanying tutorials.
DirectX 7.x (What is DirectX?)
- 'Galaxy' Space-based Action/Adventure Game
- Role Playing Game Demo
- Another RPG demo
- Side Scroller Demo
- Invader Type Game
DirectX 8.x (What is DirectX?)