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+--- Visual Studio 2013/15/17 Template Project for C++/DirectX11 Application ---
+--- Marc Treib, Florian Ferstl, Sept 2013 -------------------------------------
+--- Updated: Florian Ferstl, Sept 2014 ----------------------------------------
+--- Updated: Mengyu Chu, Nov 2017    ------------------------------------------
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+
+This solution contains the following components:
+
+ - AntTweakBar 1.16 
+   "AntTweakBar is a small and easy-to-use C/C++ library that allows program-
+   mers to quickly add a light and intuitive graphical user interface into 
+   graphic applications based on OpenGL (compatibility and core profiles), 
+   DirectX 9, DirectX 10 or DirectX 11 to interactively tweak parameters 
+   on-screen."
+   Homepage: http://anttweakbar.sourceforge.net/
+
+ - DirectX Tool Kit, version "September 22, 2017" 
+   (the 'MakeSpriteFont' project is part of the DirectXTK)
+   "The DirectX Tool Kit (aka DirectXTK) is a collection of helper classes for
+   writing Direct3D 11 code in C++."
+   Homepage: https://github.com/Microsoft/DirectXTK
+ 
+ - DXUT, version "March 10, 2017 (11.15)"
+   "DXUT is a "GLUT"-like framework for Direct3D 11.x Win32 desktop 
+   applications; primarily samples, demos, and prototypes."
+   Homepage: https://github.com/Microsoft/DXUT
+
+ - Effects 11 (FX11), version "March 10, 2017 (11.19)"
+   Homepage: https://github.com/Microsoft/FX11
+
+ - Main Project, Simulations:
+   > "main.cpp": Structured like a typical DXUT-based application. It contains
+     example code that correctly integrates and demonstrates how to use 
+	 AntTweakBar (for a simple GUI) and DirectXTK (for simple, "fixed-function"
+	 rendering of common primitives).
+   > "effect.fx": Starting point for custom shaders, already loaded in 
+     main.cpp. If  you don't need custom shaders, you can safely ignore or even
+	 delete it (and any code related to "g_pEffect" in main.cpp)
+	 
+Further Note:
+
+ - DirectXMath (all functions/types starting with XM*): DirectXTK and the new 
+   DXUT are both based on the new DirectXMath API for linear algebra that comes
+   with the Windows 8.* SDKs (replacing the old D3DXMath). You can use it for
+   all of your linear algebra tasks.
+   Documentation: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh437833(v=vs.85).aspx