Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join the Microsoft DirectX team as we discuss the latest graphics features and tools, powering the next generation of gaming and advancing the possibilities for developers. We will cover:
Enhanced Raytracing in DirectX: Leverage new capabilities in DirectX that are essential for achieving high performance raytracing with beautiful visual fidelity.
New PIX Tooling Releases: Enhance your workflow with the latest PIX updates, including new data visualizations, a PIX API, and a revamped UX designed to accelerate your development process.
We will feature demos from key collaborators across the industry, showcasing both recent and future AgilitySDK advances.
Speakers: Claire Andrews (Principal Software Eng Lead, Microsoft), Austin Kinross (Principal Software Eng Lead Microsoft, MIcrosoft), Adam Miles (Principal Software Engineer, )
Join the Microsoft DirectX team as we discuss the latest graphics features and tools, powering the next generation of gaming and advancing the possibilities for developers. We will cover:
Enhanced Raytracing in DirectX: Leverage new capabilities in DirectX that are essential for achieving high performance raytracing with beautiful visual fidelity.
New PIX Tooling Releases: Enhance your workflow with the latest PIX updates, including new data visualizations, a PIX API, and a revamped UX designed to accelerate your development process.
We will feature demos from key collaborators across the industry, showcasing both recent and future AgilitySDK advances.
Speakers: Claire Andrews (Principal Software Eng Lead, Microsoft), Austin Kinross (Principal Software Eng Lead Microsoft, MIcrosoft), Adam Miles (Principal Software Engineer, )
![[ASL]Cloud Solutions for Story-driven Games: Variable State talks Getting Started with ID@Azure](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Dt21_VqvBQI/mqdefault.jpg "[ASL]Cloud Solutions for Story-driven Games: Variable State talks Getting Started with ID@Azure
Variable State are the developers of innovative narrative-led games like Virginia and Last Stop. In this conversation you’ll hear from director and co-founder Jonathan Burroughs on how his team has been working with cloud technology powered by Azure to improve their development process and work more effectively as a fully remote team. In addition, Jonathan explains how ID@Azure and Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub have helped Variable State get access to powerful tools and technologies at no cost, empowering them to trial and embrace cloud technology risk-free as they develop their largest, most ambitious project yet.")
