Visual Studio 2012 brings the most significant set of improvements for developing graphics-intensive apps in over a decade. Whether you are just getting started with 2D/3D games or you’ve been slinging vectors and models for years, there's something for you in this talk. We will walkthrough a set of new tools integrated into Visual Studio 2012 that can help you visualize graphics assets, author shaders easily, diagnose through graphics issues, and more.