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Ziggy — Graphics Programmer & AI Explorer

Ziggyware started in 2004 as a resource for Microsoft XNA developers. For five years it was one of the premier destinations for 3D graphics tutorials on the web — covering shaders, physics, game AI, and everything in between.

I received the Microsoft MVP Award for DirectX/XNA during that era, recognizing the community contributions the site made. XNA was eventually discontinued, but the passion for graphics programming never died.

Now Ziggyware is back — evolved. Graphics programming has never been more exciting: real-time ray tracing, compute shaders, and the collision of AI with rendering opens an entirely new frontier. That's what this site is about.

Expect deep technical content. No tutorials that stop at \"Hello Triangle.\" We go all the way to the metal.

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DirectX / XNA · 2004–2009

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