+* For Direct3D 11.1 support:
+
+ * [Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Ultimate Beta](http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27543)
+
+* 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.