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Although it is probably a mistake, I've put my Xbox Live Gamertag on my blog page. Despite my...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 01/05/2006

From a colleague here.. Innovative uses of MDX: https://www.columbia.edu/~me133/

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 12/27/2005

I blame my self-imposed umm.. isolation? while on vacation for the lack of a Dec SDK release...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 12/27/2005

I got an email recently from Phil Vaira about a new RPG he was working on.. So, like I normally do,...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 12/27/2005

So I have a buddy that recently embarked on a new adventure that could be quite thrilling. Ok, so he...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 11/16/2005

So, how is it that I can get scooped by my own information? (Just kidding ZMan, I appreciate it!)...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 10/06/2005

The October SDK release is now available and (if you read ZMan's blog, you already know) it includes...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 10/03/2005

Saw this post on the newsgroups, and I got a kick out of both the story and the little game Aaron...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 09/13/2005

I just got an email from the folks @ Suva Interactive, and it seems they have a game engine using...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 08/30/2005

Check out the video that David Weller did with Steve Lacey, the graphics lead for Flight Simulator....

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 08/25/2005

Well, after 'unofficially' working with David for the last few years, we'll now be able to work...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 07/05/2005

Well, as I'm sure most of you are already aware, the Whidbey beta has been out for a while now, and...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 06/12/2005

The most common topic on my blog returns again. This time it will be brief as all I'm going to to do...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 05/05/2005

Since I'm feeling quite lazy, I'm just going to copy the basic post from the Zbuffer site.. So you...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 05/02/2005

It seems the folks over at Koios Works are back at it, and this time in full 3D.. From what I've...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 04/27/2005

Taken from the Chat Announcements blog: DirectX 9.0 Direct3D Graphics with Visual Basic .NETTuesday,...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 04/19/2005

Managed specific changes: All of the D3DX updates mentioned below are implemented in MDX Better...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 03/31/2005

My coworker Rick has taken the time to write out his thoughts on the infamous render loop....

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 03/31/2005

Like i said the last time i was blogging about trips to Vegas, next time I wouldn't be driving.....

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 03/21/2005

Have just been posted.. You can get them here:...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 03/18/2005

Recently I was asked some questions for a case study that was recently published on the Microsoft...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 03/15/2005

I was recently pointed to the Inner Realm, which apparently is a Managed Game Programming site.. I...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 03/14/2005

In a little over twelve hours from now I leave once again for the annual Game Developers Conference....

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 03/06/2005

Nothing Managed DX related, but an exciting opportunity for developers nonetheless. Our group is...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 02/28/2005

First, NASA's World Wind.. If you haven't seen this, you should check it out here:...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 02/28/2005

That the folks over at TrayGames are starting to make some noise.. They're looking to meet some...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 02/23/2005

So I was looking at my latest book on Amazon and noticed it had a review.. Only 1 star.. Apparently...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 02/21/2005

It's actually been available a few days, but.. Here are the new features: What’s New in this...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 02/15/2005

Last week there was an MDX chat for MSDN Canada, and the transcript is now available here:...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 01/19/2005

Since I wouldn't have known about this site without his post blaming someone else.. It's a vicious...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 01/06/2005

Jason Olson recently conducted an interview with me about various Managed DirectX topics.. I imagine...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 01/05/2005

I really need to pay more attention to things like that.. Here are links for Amazon and Barnes and...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 01/04/2005

It's been a while since I've written anything here, but a few other posts today have gotten me to...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 12/01/2004

To my knowledge, the first 'retail' game written in Managed DirectX has been released.. It's called...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 10/14/2004

You may not be aware, but the DirectX SDK is moving towards a more flexible (and quicker) release...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 10/09/2004

With the upcoming release of my new book, I thought it would be pretty cool if there was a contest...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 10/08/2004

This has become a popular quest recently, so naturally that means it must be time to blog about it.....

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 10/05/2004

Especially when it's as good as Rico is giving here. I particularly like his universal advice: For...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 09/07/2004

I guess I should have realized that since I did use Streets And Trips 2005 to actually plan the...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 08/30/2004

Like Greg mentioned earlier this week, my birthday is rapidly approaching (oh, happy birthday to...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 08/18/2004

Like Mitch mentions, I'll be giving a talk at Meltdown this week (both Tuesday and Wednesday) on...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 07/26/2004

-- Official announcement - DX Web site should be updated soon.. The DirectX(r) Team is pleased to...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 07/26/2004

Hard to believe that in a little less than 20 hours I'll be moved into our new house. While the wait...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 07/20/2004

Someone on the newsgroups was recently asking why loading his simple 800x600 texture was taking up...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 07/19/2004

With the release of the Whidbey (err, I mean Visual Studio.NET 2005) beta a few weeks ago, my...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 07/12/2004

You can download the first beta of Visual Studio 2005 right now.

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 06/29/2004

As a sports fan, I'm what you might call a “bandwagon jumper” (a cardinal sin for a...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 06/07/2004

Ah, the good ol' render loop. Everyone's favorite topic of conversation. As I'm sure everyone is...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 06/03/2004

I had an email this morning about Managed Direct3D 'breaking' the math functions in the CLR. The...

Author: Tom Miller - MS Date: 06/01/2004

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