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Xbox-ATG-Samples

These samples are for the older Xbox One XDK. For the latest Xbox ATG samples using the Microsoft GDK, see Xbox-GDK-Samples.

This repo contains game development samples written by the Microsoft Xbox Advanced Technology Group.

Kits contains support code used by the samples
Media contains media files used by the samples
UWPSamples contains samples for the Universal Windows Platform
- Audio
- IntroGraphics
- Graphics
- System
- Tools
PCSamples contains samples for the classic Win32 desktop PC platform
- Graphics
- IntroGraphics
XDKSamples contains samples for the Xbox One platform using the Xbox One XDK
- Audio
- IntroGraphics
- Graphics
- System
- Tools

Samples by category

Audio

<table> <tr> <td>Spatial audio</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Audio/SimpleSpatialPlaySoundUWP">Simple playback UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Audio/SimpleSpatialPlaySoundXDK">Simple playback XDK</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Audio/SimplePlay3DSpatialSoundUWP">3D playback UWP</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Audio/AdvancedSpatialSoundsUWP">Advanced audio UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Audio/AdvancedSpatialSoundsXDK">Advanced audio XDK</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>XAudio2: Basic audio</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Audio/SimplePlaySoundUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Audio/SimplePlaySound">XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>XAudio2: Streaming</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Audio/SimplePlaySoundStreamUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Audio/SimplePlaySoundStream">XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>XAudio2: 3D playback</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Audio/SimplePlay3DSoundUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Audio/SimplePlay3DSoundXDK">XDK</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>WASAPI: Playback</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Audio/SimpleWASAPIPlaySoundUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Audio/SimpleWASAPIPlaySoundXDK">XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>WASAPI: Capture</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Audio/SimpleWASAPICaptureUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Audio/SimpleWASAPICaptureXDK">XDK</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Play Text to Speech</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Audio/SimplePlayTextToSpeechXDK">XDK</a></td> </tr> </table>

Introductory Graphics

<table> <tr> <td>Basic drawing</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTriangleUWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTriangleUWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTriangle">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTriangle12">XDK DX12</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTrianglePC">PC DX11</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTrianglePC12">PC DX12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTriangleCppWinRT_UWP">UWP (C++/WinRT) DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTriangleCppWinRT_UWP12">UWP (C++/WinRT) DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTriangleCppWinRT">XDK (C++/WinRT) DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTriangleCppWinRT12">XDK (C++/WinRT) DX12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Basic texturing</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTextureUWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTextureUWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTexture">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTexture12">XDK DX12</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTexturePC">PC DX11</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleTexturePC12">PC DX12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Basic lighting</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleLightingUWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleLightingUWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleLighting">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleLighting12">XDK DX12</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleLightingPC">PC DX11</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleLightingPC12">PC DX12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bezier</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleBezierUWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleBezierUWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleBezier">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleBezier12">XDK DX12</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleBezierPC">PC DX11</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleBezierPC12">PC DX12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>DirectCompute</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleComputeUWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleComputeUWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleCompute">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleCompute12">XDK DX12</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleComputePC">PC DX11</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleComputePC12">PC DX12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>DirectX Tool Kit</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/DirectXTKSimpleSampleUWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/DirectXTKSimpleSampleUWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/DirectXTKSimpleSample">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/DirectXTKSimpleSample12">XDK DX12</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/DirectXTKSimpleSamplePC">PC DX11</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/DirectXTKSimpleSamplePC12">PC DX12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Instancing</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleInstancingUWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleInstancingUWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleInstancing">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleInstancing12">XDK DX12</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleInstancingPC">PC DX11</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleInstancingPC12">PC DX12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Multisample Antialiasing</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleMSAA_UWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleMSAA_UWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleMSAA">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleMSAA12">XDK DX12</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleMSAA_PC">PC DX11</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleMSAA_PC12">PC DX12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Xbox One Device Setup</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleDeviceAndSwapChain">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/IntroGraphics/SimpleDeviceAndSwapChain12">XDK DX12</a></td> </tr> </table>

Graphics

<table> <tr> <td>Physically Based Rendering</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Graphics/SimplePBR12_UWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/SimplePBR12_Xbox">XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>High-Dynamic Range Rendering</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Graphics/SimpleHDR_UWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Graphics/SimpleHDR_UWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/SimpleHDR">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/SimpleHDR12">XDK DX12</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/Graphics/SimpleHDR_PC">PC DX11</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/Graphics/SimpleHDR_PC12">PC DX12</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Bokeh Effect</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/Bokeh">XDK DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/Bokeh12">XDK DX12</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Fast Block Compress</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/FastBlockCompress">XDK</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Media Foundation</td> <td><a href="PCSamples/Graphics/VideoTexturePC12">PC DX12</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Graphics/VideoTextureUWP">UWP DX11</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Graphics/VideoTextureUWP12">UWP DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/MP4Reader">XDK</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>ESRAM (XDK only)</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/SimpleESRAM">Simple DX11</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/SimpleESRAM12">Simple DX12</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/AdvancedESRAM12">Advanced DX12</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Xbox One (XDK only)</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/AsyncPresent">AsyncPresent</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/HLSLSymbols">HLSL Symbols</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/Graphics/SimpleDmaDecompression">Simple DMA Decompression</a></td> </tr> </table>

System

<table> <tr> <td>UWP</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/CPUSets">CPU Sets</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/MemoryStatisticsUWP">Memory Statistics</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>XDK</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/AsynchronousIO">Async I/O</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/CoroutinesXDK">Coroutines</a> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/CustomEventProvider">Custom Event Provider</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/DataBreakpoints">Data Breakpoints</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/GameDVR">Game DVR</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/MemoryBanks">Memory Banks</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/UserManagement">User Management</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>System Information</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/SystemInfoUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/SystemInfo">XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>DirectXMath</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/CollisionUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/Collision">XDK</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Gamepad</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/GamepadUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/Gamepad">XDK</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/GamepadCppWinRT_UWP">UWP (C++/WinRT)</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/GamepadCppWinRT">XDK (C++/WinRT)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gamepad Vibration</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/GamepadVibrationUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/GamepadVibration">XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Raw Game Controller</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/RawGameControllerUWP">UWP</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>ArcadeStick</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/ArcadeStick">XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>FlightStick</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/FlightStick">XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>WheelTest</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/WheelTest">XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Input</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/InputInterfacingUWP">Interfacing UWP</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/MouseCursor">Mouse UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/MouseCursorXDK">Mouse XDK</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>User Gamepad Pairing</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/UserGamepadPairingUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/UserGamepadPairing">XDK</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Process Lifetime Management</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/SimplePLM_UWP">UWP PLM</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/SimplePLM">XDK PLM</a></td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/ExtendedExecutionUWP">Extended Execution</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Localization</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/NLSAndLocalizationUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/NLSAndLocalization">XDK</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Device RGB Lamp Array</td> <td><a href="UWPSamples/System/LampArrayUWP">UWP</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/LampArrayXDK">XDK</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Xbox One X Front Panel</td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/SimpleFrontPanel">Basic</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/FrontPanelText">Text</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/FrontPanelDemo">Demo</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/FrontPanelDolphin">Dolphin</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/FrontPanelGame">Game</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples/System/FrontPanelLogo">Logo</a></td> </tr> </table>

Tools

<table> <tr> <td><a href="UWPSamples/Tools/errorlookup/errorlookup">Error lookup</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td><a href="XDKSamples\Tools\DumpTool">CrashDump</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples\Tools\SymbolProxyClient">Symbol Proxy</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples\Tools\OSPrimitiveTool">OS Primitive</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples\Tools\xtexconv">TexConv for Xbox</a></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td><a href="XDKSamples\Tools\RasterFontGen">FrontPanel Font</a></td> <td><a href="XDKSamples\Tools\RasterFontViewer">FrontPanel Font Viewer</a></td> </tr> </table>

DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

<table> <tr> <td><a href="PCSamples/Raytracing/SimpleRaytracingTriangle_PC12">SimpleTriangle</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/Raytracing/SimpleRaytracingInstancing_PC12">SimpleInstancing</a></td> <td><a href="PCSamples/Raytracing/RaytracingAO_PC12">Raytracing AO</a></td> </tr> </table>

Requirements

UWP apps

Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607) or later
Visual Studio 2017 (15.9 update) with the Universal Windows Platform development workload, the C++ Universal Windows Platform tools component, and Windows 10 SDK (10.0.19041.0).

XDK apps

Xbox One Development Kit
Xbox One XDK April 2018 - July 2018.
Visual Studio 2017 (15.9)

PC apps

Visual Studio 2017 (15.9) with the Desktop development with C++ workload and Windows 10 SDK (10.0.19041.0).
DirectX 11: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 with the DirectX 11.1 Runtime via KB2670838 or later.
DirectX 12: Windows 10 or Windows 11.
DirectX Raytracing: Windows 10 October 2018 Update or later.

VS 2019 / VS 2022

VS 2019 or VS 2022 can also be used with the required workload and components installed via Retarget solution for PC and UWP samples. The legacy Xbox One XDK does not support VS 2019 or later.

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Other Samples

For more ATG samples, see DirectML-Samples, PlayFab-Samples, and Xbox-LIVE-Samples.