DirectX - Behind Gaming

We all love to play games, we all have games, we all enjoy games, but what makes the games tick? What is the mechanism in which computer gaming works? How come a game works with many versions of an operating system?

The most important component that helps gaming in a Windows PC is DirectX. DirectX is a collective word used for Direct Music, Direct Play, Direct 3D etc. In short it is an Application Programming Interface ( API ),
which is related with multimedia operations. Thus, when a game is created, it has to only be interfaced with Direct X to work.

There are many versions in DirectX. The latest one is DirectX 11, which is present in Windows 7. The most popular one was DirectX 9, the one in Windows XP. DirectX 10 ( the version that was released with Windows Vista )  was not such a big success as it did not have any great advancement over its previous version. Both DirectX 9 and 10 almost look similar. But there are heavy expectations over DirectX 11 as it brings in much more realistic gaming. I will be discussing about directX 11 in the upcoming posts.

iPad

iPad - it is the latest mind blowing gadget from Apple, the same guys who brought us the iPod and iPhone.

Apple iPad

The iPad is nothing but a tablet computer which works on the same OS as the iPhone. Its technical specifications include:

* A 9.7 inch display
* It uses a 1 GHz processor chip
* Flash storage of 16,32 and 64 GB
* Wifi and 3G connectivity along with bluetooth connectivity
* The battery can last long upto 10 hours of usage and also up to one month in standby mode
* It also includes an accelerometer and a digital compass which comes along with the iPhone

Tablet computers are mainly aimed at more portable situations than laptops. The main usage is browsing the internet at a wifi hot spot and also document editing on the go. The iPad is very much similar to the iPhone as it has the same input techniques. The only major difference is going to be the size.But still, this gadget will definitely be an eye catcher.