Game Design: Introduction to C++ and DirectX Game Development Jump Start

Although I am not sure that the Introduction to C++ and DirectX Game Development Jump Start is really a 100 level course, but it isn’t a 200 class either, so I would say it’s a 150 level.  The nice thing about the training at the Microsoft Virtual Academy is that it doesn’t have click traps or a lot of commercials.  (And yes, it is ONE big commercial, but no annoying pop-up ads.)

This great class is awesome and when you are done you have a nice shell that you can use to make a Windows Store app and have a solid understanding of the following:

• Introduction / Getting Started
• Preparing to Make a Game
• Picking the Right Tools
• What is Needed to Start
• What's New in Visual Studio 2013
• What DirectX Can Do and Creating the Main Game Loop
• Creating, Texturing, and Moving Objects
• Capturing User Input
• Physics and Collision Detection
• Adding AI and Other Extras to the Game

So jump over to this excellent training course, it comes with a short quizzes that are good feedback!