diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f15bff15..1661ac9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,17 +6,30 @@ dreavm is a work in progress emulator for the SEGA Dreamcast.
 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDBAweW9hD0"><img src="http://share.gifyoutube.com/vMZXGb.gif" /></a>
 </p>
 
-## Building
+## Getting started
 
+Start by cloning the repository and setting up a build directory.
 ```shell
 git clone https://github.com/inolen/dreavm.git
 mkdir dreavm_build
 cd dreavm_build
-cmake ../dreavm
-cmake --build .
 ```
 
-The build has been tested on OSX 10.10 with clang 3.6 and Ubuntu 14.04 with GCC 4.9. GCC 4.8 had C++11 related issues preventing it from compiling.
+Next, generate a makefile or project file for your IDE of choice. For more info on the supported IDEs, checkout the [CMake documentation](http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-generators.7.html).
+```shell
+# Makefile
+cmake ../dreavm
+
+# Xcode project
+cmake -G "Xcode" ../dreavm
+
+# Visual Studio project
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 Win64" ../dreavm
+```
+
+Finally, you can either run `make` from the command line if you've generated a Makefile or load up the project file and compile the code from inside of your IDE.
+
+The build has been tested on OSX 10.10 with clang 3.6, Ubuntu 14.04 with GCC 4.9 and Windows 8.1 with Visual Studio 2015.
 
 ## Running
 ```