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5/19/06: Caught up on SDKs, added the 9.0b for VB link (thanks Mykre), GDC06, PDC05

Microsoft - the people who create and support DirectX and Managed DirectX. If you need to download the SDK or the runtimes then head on over to the download page. If you need technical developer information then look in MSDN

SDKs (see also What are the managed DirectX versions?)

• 4/10/06: April 2006 (9.0c). Includes MDX 2.0 beta however development of MDX 2.0 is on hold
• 2/8/2006: February 2006 (9.0c). Includes MDX 2.0 beta
• 12/15/2005: December 2005 (9.0c). Includes MDX 2.0 beta
• 10/4/05: October 2005 (9.0c). Includes MDX 2.0 beta
• 7/29/2005: August 2005 (9.0c)
• 6/6/2005: June 2005 (9.0c)
• 3/30/2005: April 2005 (9.0c). Article about API Changes since February 05
• 2/9/2005: February 2005 (9.0c)
• 12/10/2004: December 2004 (9.0c)
• 10/7/2004: October 2004 (9.0c)
• 8/20/2004: Summer 2004 (9.0c)
• 10/3/2003: Summer 2003 (9.0b update)
• 7/21/2003: 9.0b
• 12/19/2002: 9.0 for c#, 9.0 for VB. Needs the 9.0 SDK

• Meltdown 2003, 2004, 2005
• GDC 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• PDC 2005
• Siggraph 2004
  Various MS research folk who have spoken at SigGraph keep their presentations on their own sites. See microsoft.com search for siggraph

• The .Net show - Tom Miller talks about Managed DirectX
• Chat transcript of an MSDN chat about Managed DirectX
• Improving Managed DirectX Performance from MSDN Magazine

Nvidia - one of the 2 major producers of graphics card chipsets. Nividia do a lot of R&D into graphics and are regular presenters at GDC and SIGGraph. Their developer website contains a wealth of information about graphics and tools to download.

ATI - the 2nd of the big graphics chipset producers. ATI also have a huge R&D division that puts out a lot of papers, demos and tools on their developer web site.

Intel has a resource area for gaming technology including an article about Managed DirectX.