In the last few years, the number of devices in which complex graphics are embedded
has vastly increased. Recently, Microsoft released a new version of Windows called
Windows 8. The Direct3D 11.1 API is also included with Windows 8 and provides a
significant expansion in capabilities over it's previous version.Microsoft showed that
Direct3D 11.1 plays a key role in writing high-performance 3D Metro applications in
Windows 8. To ease portability, Windows 8 introduces a new type of application
called the Windows Store application, which is a great opportunity for developers
to write cross-platform applications to write cross-platform applications over the
Microsoft platforms.
This book will help you easily create your own framework and build your first game
for Metro Style all by yourself in order to publish it on the Windows Store.
