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?)

• Keyboard Handling (source code)
• Mouse Handling (source code)

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 ?)

• DirectSound (source code)
• Loading Sound Buffers from Custom Resource Files (source code)

Direct3D   (What is Direct3D?)

• Direct3D Hybrid

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?)

• 'Ping' - Pong Arcade Clone with Decent AI

External Links

• DirectX4VB
• Lucky's VB Gaming Site
• Voodoo VB