If you live within commuting distance of Durban, South Africa and you are interested in game development then check out this free training for game developers. It's being held at IT Intellect in the Durban location and presented by Pieter Germishuys DirectX MVP and co-owner of MDXInfo. No surprises then, that the class will be taught using managed DirectX.

Sessions/dates as follows:

• April 29 2006, 9:00-12:00, Setting up a window and Direct3D
• May 27 2006, 9:00-12:00, Working towards Tetris
• June 24 2006, 9:00-12:00, Working towards Breakout/Arkanoid
• July 29 2006, 9:00-12:00, Working towards Pacman
• August 26 2006, 9:00-12:00, Working towards Space Invaders