DirectX
Microsoft multimedia framework
DirectX is a collection of programming interfaces developed by Microsoft for handling multimedia tasks on Windows—particularly graphics, audio, and input for video games.
Game system requirements often specify a DirectX version: Requires DirectX 12.
The X suggests extensibility, covering components like Direct3D for rendering and DirectSound for audio.
Interpretive depiction or performance
- shaderGPU rendering microprogram
- textureSurface tactile quality
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- vertexPoint where edges converge
mesh · rasterization · raytracing · antialiasing · framebuffer · tessellation · GPU · lighting
Microsoft gaming console
- framerateImages displayed per second
- controllerDevice directing a system
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- fullscreenEntire monitor occupied
windowed · compatibility · benchmark · driver · optimization · lag · stuttering · tearing
Redmond technology corporation
- RedmondWashington tech hub
- runtimeProgram execution duration
- installerOne who sets up
- redistributableCan be shared onward
update · diagnostic · hardware acceleration · driver · component · system · registry · version
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
vertex · mesh · rasterization · raytracing · antialiasing · framebuffer · tessellation · GPU · lighting · anisotropic
Xbox
Microsoft gaming console
- framerateImages displayed per second
- controllerDevice directing a system
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
fullscreen · windowed · compatibility · benchmark · driver · optimization · lag · stuttering · tearing · input
Microsoft
Redmond technology corporation
redistributable · update · diagnostic · hardware acceleration · driver · component · system · registry · version · end-user
Direct3D
Microsoft's 3D rendering API
- DirectPlayWindows game networking interface
- SDKProgramming tools bundle
- COMSerial port designation
interface · library · framework · runtime · wrapper · binding · header · function · callback · enumeration
audio
Transmitted sound content
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- codecData compression algorithm
surround · mixing · buffer · sampler · waveform · video · decoding · encoding · capture · synchronization
- MicrosoftWindows, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Vista
- Media APIsOpenGL, Vulkan, WebGL, Direct3D, QuickTime
- Tech StandardsISO, IEEE, ANSI, RFC, USB
- graphics standardsOpenGL, Vulkan, RGB, CMYK, JPEG
- Desktop InterfacesGNOME, Pantheon, Cinnamon, awesome, sway
- game dev toolsgame engine, game engines, Unity, Godot, GameMaker
DirectXOpenGL
Graphics rendering specification
Vulkan · open standards · WebGL · Mesa
- sense of directionSpatial navigation instinct
- direct sunlightUnobstructed solar rays
- direct hitStrike exactly on target
- director generalHighest-ranking organizational leader
- wrong directionIncorrect path taken
- direct messagePrivate online communication
direct, direction, director, indirect, directive, redirect, directional