Direct X 11 Lessons

Need to recollect how this API works. Since learning DX 12 is proving difficult.

References

• https://bell0bytes.eu/game-programming/
• http://www.rastertek.com/tutdx11s2.html
• https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Tutorials

Tools

• Visual Studio 2019 Community - Latest

Dependencies

Library dependencies are installed via vcpkg.

• fmt
• cppitertools
• DirectXTK (for CreateDDSTextureFromMemory fn)
• DirectXTex (for LoadFromDDSMemory fn)

Textures

• Sky box texture generated by http://wwwtyro.github.io/space-3d/
• uv grid texture from http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ash_uvgrid01.jpg

Project Configuration

• C++: Latest (2a)
• Subsystem: Windows
• Entry point: main
• Defines: UNICODE, NOMINMAX, WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜)

Subprojects

• L01.Basic_Window: Create empty window displaying flat color.
• L02.Draw_Cube: Draw a cube, use VS, PS and prespective projection.
• L03.Textured_Cube: Draw a cube with textured faces.
• L04.Direct2D: Draw text using Direct2D and DirectWrite.
• L05.Lighting: Ambient, Diffuse and Specular shading on Cube. <-- This is broken.
• L06.First_Person_Camera: First Person Camera and movement with keyboard and mouse.
• L07.Cube_Instances: Draw hundreds of Cubes.
• L08.Sky_Dome: Sky centered on Camera.
• L09.Loading_Screen: Simple loading screen while waiting for textures/files to be read.
• L10.Model_Loading: Loading mesh/model data from file with associated textures, and display it.