Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are provided for allowing simultaneous presentation, via a single graphics context, of graphical content originating through the execution of two programs that produce graphics-related commands using two different application programming interfaces (APIs). For example, a game host engine may produce commands using a first API and may cause a graphics context for the first API to be created. Game application code that causes commands using a second API to be created may be executed as well, in addition to an emulation layer that may translate the second API commands into equivalent first API commands. The emulation layer may then send the equivalent first API commands to the graphics context, resulting graphical content that originates from both the game application code using the second API and the game host engine using the first API to be blended together in the graphics context and then rendered to a display.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are provided for allowing simultaneous presentation, via a single graphics context, of graphical content originating through the execution of two programs that produce graphics-related commands using two different application programming interfaces (APIs). For example, a game host engine may produce commands using a first API and may cause a graphics context for the first API to be created. Game application code that causes commands using a second API to be created may be executed as well, in addition to an emulation layer that may translate the second API commands into equivalent first API commands. The emulation layer may then send the equivalent first API commands to the graphics context, resulting graphical content that originates from both the game application code using the second API and the game host engine using the first API to be blended together in the graphics context and then rendered to a display.

Abstract: A system and method for deploying a hardware configuration with a computer program. The program may perform an instrumentation, measurement/control, industrial automation, or machine vision function, or other type of function utilizing hardware devices, and the behavior of the program may depend on various aspects of the hardware configuration of the computer system. An installation bundle that includes configuration information related to the hardware devices with which the program interacts may be automatically created and used to deploy the program on a new computer system. The installation bundle may include program instructions operable to install the program on the new computer system and automatically modify the hardware configuration of the new computer system so that the program will execute correctly.

Abstract: A system and method for deploying a hardware configuration with a computer program. The program may perform an instrumentation, measurement/control, industrial automation, or machine vision function, or other type of function utilizing hardware devices, and the behavior of the program may depend on various aspects of the hardware configuration of the computer system. An installation bundle that includes configuration information related to the hardware devices with which the program interacts may be automatically created and used to deploy the program on a new computer system. The installation bundle may include program instructions operable to install the program on the new computer system and automatically modify the hardware configuration of the new computer system so that the program will execute correctly.