+* Other:
+
+ * Microsoft Visual Studio (tested with 2010 version) or MinGW (tested with
+ mingw-w64's gcc version 4.6.2)
+
+ * [Microsoft DirectX SDK](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/directx/aa937781):
+
+ * for D3D 10, 10.1, and 11 support the [June 2010 release](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6812) is
+ recommended.
+
+ * for D3D7, D3D8 support the [August 2007 release](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=529F03BE-1339-48C4-BD5A-8506E5ACF571)
+ or earlier is required, as later releases do not include the necessary
+ headers.