With custom applications getting bigger and more involved, there is very often a need to supply updates for them. There is also a need to provide them as quickly as possible. Learn how to do this.

Discover how to update the VB6 Asteroids project to run in VB.NET.

Cover a simple problem that often takes the longest time to solve because of the math required.

This time, you look at animating bitmap images and write a simple platform game. You also find out how to load images directly into memory without setting up a picturebox in design time.

Look at doing a simple stick figure animations, and then use similar methods to create a simple, fast-paced 2D vector animated game.

Learn about some simple timer functions that produce some very complex effects.