DirectX SDK

Introducing DirectX Foundation

Microsoft® DirectX® Foundation is a set of low-level application programming interfaces (APIs) for creating games and other high-performance multimedia applications. It includes support for two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) graphics, sound and music, input, force feedback, and network communication for applications such as multiplayer games.

This overview gives general introductory information about DirectX Foundation. Information is divided into the following sections: