DirectX Complete Author:Michael D. Root, James R. Boer Reader-friendly yet in-depth, this exploration of Microsoft's DirectX API shows you step-by-step how to build a fully-featured game or multimedia application for all Windows or NT platforms. You get full coverage of this linchpin technology that offers direct access to hardware capabilities, such as sound and video, without the need for dealing ... more »with differences among chip sets and device drivers. Inside DirectX Complete, you'll find everything you need to add glitch-free graphics, animation, sound, and network links to applications for Windows or NT; master DirectX development through step-by-step examples; and apply DirectX DirectDraw, DirectSound, DirectPlay, DirectInput, DirectMusic, and put them together for a complete application package. Plus, the CD-ROM gives you numerous class libraries, a custom DirectX App Wizard, and all the functions of the interactive 3-D game developed by example throughout the book.« less