Introduction to C++ and DirectX Game Development

The video tutorials "Introduction to C++ and DirectX Game Development" teach about the game loop, input detection, applying basic shaders, state management, and more. With these skills, you'll be building the engine, not just the game—and you'll up-level your employability options with AAA companies at the same time.

1. Introduction and Getting Started
2. What DirectX Can Do and Creating the Main Game Loop
3. Creating, Texturing, and Moving Objects
4. State Management
5. Capturing User Input
6. Physics and Collision Detection
7. Adding AI and Other Extras to the Game

Microsoft Visual Basic 2013 Step by Step

Your hands-on guide to Visual Basic fundamentals

Expand your expertise—and teach yourself the fundamentals of Microsoft Visual Basic 2013. If you have previous programming experience but are new to Visual Basic 2013, this tutorial delivers the step-by-step guidance and coding exercises you need to master core topics and techniques.

Discover how to:

• Master essential Visual Basic programming techniques
• Begin building apps for Windows Store, Windows Phone 8, and ASP.NET
• Design apps using XAML markup, touch input, and live tiles
• Tackle advanced language concepts, such as polymorphism
• Manage data sources including XML documents and web data
• Create a Windows Phone 8 app that manages key lifecycle events

Microsoft Visual C# 2013 Step by Step

Your hands-on guide to Visual C# fundamentals

Expand your expertise—and teach yourself the fundamentals of Microsoft Visual C# 2013. If you have previous programming experience but are new to Visual C# 2013, this tutorial delivers the step-by-step guidance and coding exercises you need to master core topics and techniques.

Discover how to:

• Create and debug C# applications in Visual Studio 2013
• Work with variables, identifiers, statements, operators, and methods
• Create interfaces and define abstract classes
• Write robust code that can catch and handle exceptions
• Display and edit data using data binding with Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework
• Respond to user input and touchscreen gestures
• Handle events arising from multiple sources
• Develop your first Windows 8.1 apps

Windows 8.1 Inside Out

You're beyond the basics - so dive right in and really put your PC to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for Windows 8.1. Plus, you get access to two and half hours of video training and a companion ebook.

Topics include:

• Installing, upgrading, or migrating to Windows 8.1
• Using and managing apps
• Personalizing your system
• Accessibility features
• Organizing, backing up, and restoring files
• Managing storage and using SkyDrive
• Digital media and home entertainment
• Security and privacy features
• Setting up and troubleshooting networking
• Maintenance, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
• Using Hyper-V virtualization

Windows 8.1 Step by Step

The smart way to learn Windows 8.1—one step at a time!

Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to navigate and use Windows 8.1. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

• Navigate with ease using the new Start screen
• Search your files, music, and the web—all at once
• Store, access, and manage data in the cloud with SkyDrive
• Explore improvements in Internet Explorer 11
• Stay in touch using Mail, Calendar, People, and Skype
• Customize your computing experience with PC settings

Build Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Jump Start

This session compares and contrasts Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 with a focus on understanding how developers can maximize code reuse when building for both platforms ("code sharing"). This Windows 8 Jump Start training targets developers with some experience developing for the Windows Phone and want to develop apps for both Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. Through engaging demos, Ben dives into guidance, best practices, patterns and techniques that will help developers deliver apps for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 with maximum code reuse.

Instructors | Introducing Ben Riga, a Senior Technical Evangelist for Windows 8 at Microsoft's who is passionate about sharing the compelling technical and business value of the Windows platform and how partners benefit when publishing apps to the Windows store.

link: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/windows-8-and-windows-phone-8-app-development

Check OpenGL version supported on your system - OpenGL Extensions Viewer

OpenGL Extensions Viewer is a software which displays useful information about the current OpenGL 3D accelerator. It available for Windows 32bit and 64bit and MacOS X, iOS, and Android.

This program displays the vendor name, the version implemented, the renderer name and the extensions of the current OpenGL 3D accelerator.

Visit: http://www.realtech-vr.com/glview/

OpenGL Extensions Viewer