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 the Xbox One platform using the Xbox One XDK
  • Audio
  • IntroGraphics
  • Graphics
  • System
  • Tools

Samples by category

Audio

Spatial audio

Simple playback UWP

Simple playback XDK

3D playback UWP

Advanced audio UWP

Advanced audio XDK

XAudio2: Basic audio	UWP	XDK
XAudio2: Streaming	UWP	XDK
XAudio2: 3D playback	UWP	XDK

WASAPI: Playback	UWP	XDK
WASAPI: Capture	UWP	XDK

Play Text to Speech

XDK

Introductory Graphics

Basic drawing	UWP DX11	UWP DX12	XDK DX11	XDK DX12	PC DX11	PC DX12
	UWP (C++/WinRT) DX11	UWP (C++/WinRT) DX12	XDK (C++/WinRT) DX11	XDK (C++/WinRT) DX12
Basic texturing	UWP DX11	UWP DX12	XDK DX11	XDK DX12	PC DX11	PC DX12
Basic lighting	UWP DX11	UWP DX12	XDK DX11	XDK DX12	PC DX11	PC DX12
Bezier	UWP DX11	UWP DX12	XDK DX11	XDK DX12	PC DX11	PC DX12
DirectCompute	UWP DX11	UWP DX12	XDK DX11	XDK DX12	PC DX11	PC DX12
DirectX Tool Kit	UWP DX11	UWP DX12	XDK DX11	XDK DX12	PC DX11	PC DX12
Instancing	UWP DX11	UWP DX12	XDK DX11	XDK DX12	PC DX11	PC DX12
Multisample Antialiasing	UWP DX11	UWP DX12	XDK DX11	XDK DX12	PC DX11	PC DX12
Xbox One Device Setup	XDK DX11	XDK DX12

Graphics

Physically Based Rendering	UWP	XDK
High-Dynamic Range Rendering	UWP DX11	UWP DX12	XDK DX11	XDK DX12	PC DX11	PC DX12

Bokeh Effect

XDK DX11

XDK DX12

Fast Block Compress

XDK

Media Foundation

PC DX12

UWP DX11

UWP DX12

XDK

ESRAM (XDK only)

Simple DX11

Simple DX12

Advanced DX12

Xbox One (XDK only)

AsyncPresent

HLSL Symbols

Simple DMA Decompression

System

UWP	CPU Sets	Memory Statistics
XDK	Async I/O	Coroutines	Custom Event Provider	Data Breakpoints	Game DVR	Memory Banks	User Management

System Information	UWP	XDK
DirectXMath	UWP	XDK

Gamepad	UWP	XDK	UWP (C++/WinRT)	XDK (C++/WinRT)
Gamepad Vibration	UWP	XDK
Raw Game Controller	UWP
ArcadeStick	XDK
FlightStick	XDK
WheelTest	XDK
Input	Interfacing UWP	Mouse UWP	Mouse XDK
User Gamepad Pairing	UWP	XDK

Process Lifetime Management

UWP PLM

XDK PLM

Extended Execution

Localization

UWP

XDK

Device RGB Lamp Array

UWP

XDK

Xbox One X Front Panel

Basic

Text

Demo

Dolphin

Game

Logo

Tools

Error lookup

CrashDump

Symbol Proxy

OS Primitive

TexConv for Xbox

FrontPanel Font

FrontPanel Font Viewer

DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

SimpleTriangle

SimpleInstancing

Raytracing AO

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 (specific version requirements covered in each sample's readme)
• 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.

Privacy Statement

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For more information about Microsoft's privacy policies in general, see the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

Code of Conduct

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.

Trademarks

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Other Samples

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