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+## Visual Studio files
+examples/directx9_example/Debug/*
+examples/directx9_example/Release/*
+examples/directx9_example/ipch/*
+examples/opengl_example/Debug/*
+examples/opengl_example/Release/*
+examples/opengl_example/ipch/*
+*.opensdf
+*.sdf
+*.suo
+*.vcxproj.user