Managed DirectX® 9 Kick Start: Graphics and Game Programming

Chapter 20. Understanding Advanced Networking Features

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Having a Detailed Look at the Event Model

• Detecting Bandwidth and Network Statistics

• Launching Applications Using a Lobby

• Making Your Application Lobby Aware

• Adding Voice Chat to Your Sessions

• In Brief

This chapter will cover various features of DirectPlay that will allow us to enhance our networking performance and features, including

• A detailed look at all events and why they occur.

• Bandwidth and lag detection.

• Sending queue.

• Lobby-launching applications.

• Using Voice chat in your application.