What you need for this book

To complete the recipes in this book, it is necessary that you have a graphics card that supports a minimum of DirectX 11.1.

It is recommended that you have the following software:

  • Windows 8.1
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Express (or higher edition)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
  • Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8.1
  • SharpDX 2.5.1 or higher—http://sharpdx.org/news/

Other resources and libraries are indicated in individual recipes.

For those running Windows 7 or Windows 8, you will require a minimum of the following software. Please note that although some portions of Chapter 11, Integrating Direct3D with XAML and Windows 8.1, can be adapted to Windows 8, you will not be able to complete the final chapter in its ...

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