FAQ v3.1 | Small Games you can make | DirectX Starter Projects

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General graphics programming FAQ:


NB: Always add the green check mark to all the threads you are making that gets solved. Simply edit your first post, and add to the subject line [Resolved]

If you want to write a tutorial for this FAQ please submit them to the Utility Bank - Tutorials section. Also send a moderator a PM to tell them link, and it will be added .

Quick Q's
How do you make a object move at an angle (2D)?


1. What language to use for game programming:

• Thread 1

2. Where to start (programming games in VB):

• Tutorial [Snake using Picture boxes] NoteMe's Game tutorial 0.4
• Tutorial [Snake using BitBlt] NoteMe's Game tutorial 0.5
• Thread 1

3. Simple picture box games (samples/tutorials):

• Tutorial [Snake using Picture boxes] NoteMe's Game tutorial 0.4

4. How to use BitBlt to improve speed (samples/tutorials):

• Tutorial [Snake using BitBlt] NoteMe's Game tutorial 0.5

5. How to use DMA to improve speed even more (samples/tutorials):

• Electroman's invert color sample
• Electroman's Alpha Blending sample
• Electroman's AlphaMask Tutorial

6. How to move objects on the screen using keys (even with more then one key at the same time):

• Tutorial [Move with Keypress] NoteMe's Game tutorial 0.1
• Thread 1
• Thread 2
• Thread 3

7. How to make a Game Loop in VB:

• Tutorial [Game loop] NoteMe's Game tutorial 0.2 (novice)
• Cyborgs Game loop tutorial (advanced)
• Thread 1
• Thread 2

8. How to rotate or flip a picture(API & DDraw):

• Thread 1
• Thread 2

9. How to open up PNG files:

• Sastraxis PNG library for VB (link no longer works )

10. How to anti alias pixels:

• Cyborgs Anti Alias Pixel tutorial

11. How to make your own resource file:

• Cyborgs resource file tutorial

12. Simple Animation:

• MetalMidgets Simple Z Order Animation

13. Side Scrolling Game:

• MetalMidgets Side Scrolling Game

14. Preventing leaks in VB6 code (focussed on GDI/GDI+):

• Classic VB - Memory Leak Prevention and Detection [New]

If there are other questions, answers, links or tutorials you want to add to the FAQ, please post in the FAQ Discussion Thread. But if your answer is not here, it does not mean that it is not meant to be found. Try the button. You will probably find it there.


Ideas for more tutorials so far:

• How to check the size of an image without loading it (NoteMe on the job)
• Vector algebra
• Linear algebra
• Complex numbers and quaternions
• Game dynamics
• Artificial intelligence
• Collision detection (Keda will probably write a Math/Physics tutorial. NoteMe And Manavo are writing a VB Tutorial.