DIRECTX 8: DirectXGraphics

Welcome to the DirectXGraphics section, in this section you will find one of the largest collections of tutorials on DirectXGraphics. DirectX8 has seen the disappearance of DirectDraw, instead we now have to use Direct3D to perform any 2D graphics that we may require. This is a very hot topic, many people still prefer to use DirectDraw7 to do their 2D games, whilst others are enjoying the hardware accelerated and ultra pretty 3D interfaces (Dynamic Lighting in a 2D Game!). Whilst many of the effects described here are directly applicable to 2D graphics, the center of focus is 3D graphics. The tutorials here are laid out in a specific order - I suggest you follow this order, lesson 4 will build upon knowledge gained in lessons 1,2 and 3. The idea is to make the learning curve a little easier...

The following list contain the available tutorials, a brief description and a rating - pay particular attention to the rating, trying things beyond your capability may prove foolish.. but then again, you do need to push yourself if you want to succeed.

NOTE: I've now uploaded a complete archive containing the 3 part series on DirectXGraphics I wrote for GameDev.net. Much of the content is similar to the following tutorials, but it's all "new" text (no copy-and-paste!). It may be useful to you if you want an all-in-one guide and/or a 2nd discussion of basic D3D8 principles. You can download it here (858kb)