this might be a simple question for u guys but i never figured what direct draw is for.

what is it??

sorry for the small explanation but its an api for drawing(fast) 2d graphics on the screen. There''s a very good tutorial here on gamedev this the url http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article1229.asp

Here''s a non-broken version of the link.

DirectDraw is for drawing 2D graphics, that''s all.