DirectPlay Essentials

This section is a practical guide to implementing the DirectPlay® API. The following topics are discussed:

• Basic Steps in Writing a DirectPlay Application
• Using DirectPlay Providers
• Lobby Providers
• Session Management
• Player Management
• Group Management
• Lobby Sessions
• Building Lobby-Aware Applications
• DirectPlay Messages
• DirectPlay Address
• DirectPlay Protocol
• Asynchronous Networking with the DirectPlay Protocol
• Security and Authentication
• Migrating from Previous Versions of DirectX