This tutorial pertains only to applications written in Visual Basic. See DirectPlay C/C++ Tutorials

This tutorial covers the essential steps in writing a DirectPlay application using DirectX for Visual Basic. The example code is based on the Memory sample application.

The tutorial is divided into the following steps:

• Step 1: Initialize DirectPlay and Enumerate Providers
• Step 2: Initialize the Connection and Enumerate Sessions
• Step 3: Create or Join a Session
• Step 4: Create a Player
• Step 5: Start the Game and Exchange Messages