MSkin: First you have to determine whether it might be better to just submit articles here. Is there good reason for people to visit your site? This site has lots of visitors, and people tend to go where there are already many visitors (important for forums and such).
dave: msdn.microsoft.com should tell you everything you need to know. You''d probably render transformed-and-lit polygons using Direct3D. Only problem, besides the overhead, is that it would require a 3D card since DX8.0 has no software renderer. A much better alternative is to use version 7.0. Only use 8.0 for 3D games, is the way I feel.
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