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Author: Surf4Fun Date: 11/11/2013
Techno Power Tetris: Help UCLA students learn how to build quality games by giving them feedback!
Help UCLA students learn how to build quality games by giving them feedback! Install this Windows 8...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 11/11/2013
Batman Jigsaw: Help UCLA students by reviewing an app!
Help UCLA students learn how to build quality games by giving them feedback! Install this Windows 8...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 11/11/2013
UCLA Game Design: Learn Spanish
Help UCLA students learn how to build quality games by giving them feedback! Install this Windows 8...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 11/11/2013
C++/DirectX/CX: Consuming WinRT in C++
Well consuming WinRT in C++ isn’t all that special is it? Unless the WinRT is written in C#,...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 11/06/2013
C++/DirectX/CX: WinRT investigation, creating the WinRT project
Next Blog: Consuming the WinRT Project in a C++ app Well working with WinRT, this is a mystery to...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 11/06/2013
C++/CX/DirectX: brilliant use of DirectX sample
I am teaching a game design class at UCLA that a number of students are suffering through, but...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/29/2013
C++/CX: Latest release of Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit for Windows 8.1 Games
Roberto Sonnino has knocked it out of the park with a release of this Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/28/2013
C++/DirectX: Creating a settings charm in the charm bar
In my previous blog, I showed that implementing a privacy statement was easy. And I questioned...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/28/2013
C++/DirectX: Adding a privacy statement to a template app
So you read and read, work through the example code and then you ask yourself this question: Why...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/28/2013
C++/DirectX: AppxUpload file, does it stand on a standard?
Had to work hard on that one, stand on a standard, but… Ok, ok, the AppxUpload does stand on...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/27/2013
C++ and .NET: What’s the /ZW and the /clr incompatibility thang?
SUP with the /clr and /ZW incompatibility? For that matter why /ZW and not /clr, and if you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/27/2013
C++/DirectX: Sprites are not a delicious carbonated drink
Sprites are not just a carbonated drink that many love to drink on a hot day, they are also the...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/25/2013
C++/DirectX/XAML: Message about MessageDialog
I don’t know why I feel compelled to write this blog today, but I have a terrible sore throat from...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/25/2013
DirectX/C++/CX: Charming charms in your charming app
You want to make a beautiful app, well to make a beautiful app shouldn’t it be charming as...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/21/2013
C++/CX: Oh darn it, PRIVACY Statements
Privacy statement, how to deal with them. The following is not offered as legal advice, if you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/18/2013
The Grumpy Blogger wishes Scott Kerfoot a fond goodbye
Scott it’s been quite a journey over the past years. Good luck at your new position! One of...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/18/2013
Just got a Kindle Paperwhite, using send to Kindle on my Windows 8.1 machine
Oh-oh, the Kindle PaperWhite is really cool, it just does one thing really well. Got to...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/16/2013
Game Design: You think your initial apps suck, well take a look at these initial designs
In todays automotive world, Subaru is a an example of a popular and well built car It wasn’t that...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/16/2013
Game Design: The ethics of initial app building
In your game design you might look at your app and say: Wow this is a piece of junk. But is it...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/16/2013
Word: When is a Frame and a Table a problem?
I just finished stealing an article from MSDN Magazine, it’s a good one on how to build a XAML with...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/09/2013
C++/CX: Is a singleton really single?
Yes. What is a singleton? This is not to be confused with a simpleton, that would be the...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/08/2013
DirectX/C++/CX: Finding the DirectX 3D shooting game sample for Windows 8
In the Simple3DGameDX you can find the VS 2012 version in the samples, which can be loaded...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 10/08/2013
DirectX OnRamp: Understanding Graphics Concepts Part 3
Previous Next You will need to understand a few things about the DirectX Graphic Concepts. Start...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/13/2013
C++/CX: DirectX OnRamp, Part 2: Working with Application LifeCycle
Previous Blog Next Oh dear, yet someone else has stated that C++/DirectX is just too difficult. Well...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/13/2013
C++/CX: Win 8.1 DirectX On Ramp, Part 1: Stripper App
Next Blog The tutorial at https://www.directxtutorial.com free part is great, it is rare that I would...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/12/2013
C++/CX: Difference between the console and Windows 8.1 configuration properties
(Ok, I changed the title because the other one s**ked.) Here’s the thing, the few tutorials...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/11/2013
C++/CX: Code Analysis
In my last blog, I mentioned that you should use source-code annotation language is suppose to be...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/09/2013
C++/CX: Source-Code annotation language (SAL)
Code analysis can easily be run on your code if you utilize the source-code annotation language...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/09/2013
C++/CX on-ramp: Ethics
Ethics for the new C++/CX user. Yes there are ethics for any profession. I like the Code of...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/09/2013
C++/CX: Since when has C++ become the outlaw language?
I am at a team meeting and when ever I bring up DirectX and C++, there are strong statements made...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/06/2013
C++/CX: Inheritance, ref, sealed class and base classes
Getting my ideas from DirectX 11.1 Game Programming for blogs. Using the example set-up in my blog:...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/05/2013
C++/CX: Good Book for DirectX games: DirectX 11.1 Game Programming
I am currently reading the book DirectX 11.1 Game Programming by Pooya Eimandar and it is...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/05/2013
C++/CX: DirectXTK, an interesting design helper tool
The DirectXTK or DirectX Tool Kit is a bunch of classes that you can reuse in your game design if...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/04/2013
C++/CX: Lexical, Operators, and Keywords with the version in VS 2012 and VS 2013
It is important to review the exact meanings of the various terms, operators as well as other items....
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/04/2013
C++/CX: Exploring Inheritance using the Code Map
Let’s say you are a student who has access to Visual Studio Ultimate through DreamSpark Premium at...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/04/2013
C++/CX: What is up with that giant SQL database in my C++ files
What the heck? (WTH) You look at your C++ folder, or you zip it up to turn it in, and it has this...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/04/2013
C++/CX: How it differs from Native C++/11, does it use the CLR?
So is the CLR still used? Only if you want to. So for C# to C++ movers (like me, sort of) you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/03/2013
Preparing for Windows 8.1 RTM: Correct link to make USB Drive Bootable and load the ISO
The Win 8.1 RTM is not available yet, but you might want to prepare for 8.1 by downloading and...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 09/03/2013
C++ and the cloud via Azure
Well the cloud certainly got another black eye with the Netflix and other services going down...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/29/2013
I just installed VS 2012 or VS 2013 Express & I’m asked to register. Why?
You get this dialog box when you install one of the Express versions of Visual Studio, and you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/28/2013
DirectX/C++ in VS 2012 and VS 2013, little known secrets to keep you in the dark
In what might seem like a scheme to keep you in the dark, there are features carefully hidden in...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/26/2013
Why so much discussion about DirectX & C++? What about Unity or Ogre?
C++ has made some significant changes to emerge into a widely usable language. Microsoft’s use...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/26/2013