Practical Java Game Development

Dustin Clingman, Shawn Kendall, Syrus Mesdaghi

510 pages, parution le 23/08/2004

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Résumé

Java is gaining more and more acceptance in the game development community, and with good commercial-quality Java games on the market, it will become a definitive choice. Practical Java Game Programming identifies the technological path developers need to take to make this happen. It explores and illustrates cutting-edge Java game programming concepts and techniques through specific explanations from existing Java game projects, with fully executable example code. Intended for both Java programmers new to game development, and for game programmers interested in Java, the book offers usage patterns that leverage Java's strengths and points out weaknesses to avoid. It teaches Java programmers how to deliver outstanding games and details the specific issues in Java to make game development straightforward and efficient.

Java has always provided a powerful platform on which to develop interactive content, and with the addition of the Java Technology Groupís gaming APIs, Java becomes a third-party platform choice and delivery model for game developers. Each chapter includes working code examples that can stand alone for easy implementation into one's own projects, or be used toward the creation of a fully functional demo game. This allows beginning programmers to follow the topics step-by-step, and more experienced programmers to use specific areas of interest.

Although this book is centered on Java and the platform technologies, its message is for developers to maintain a wide view regarding new technologies, as well as to keep creative ingenuity intact while implementing games on the Java platform.

Features

Provides a complete guide to Java game development for Java programmers new to game development
Focuses on Java specific topics such as performance issues and the virtual machine, garbage collection, Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler, native timers, and Java as a scripting language
Covers 3D game development issues including the new Java bindings for OpenGL (JOGL), using JOGL to make a 3D Render Engine, and Collision Detection and Response
Includes a chapter on "Local Area Networks for Java Games" by Jeff Kesselman, the Sun Game Server Architect, and "Game dbases and JDBC" by Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer, Will Bracken
Explains genre specific issues for sports, puzzle, racing, strategy, action/adventure, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games
Provides up-to-date information on J2SDK 1.5 in the book and on the companion site at www.charlesriver.com

On The CD-ROM

FIGURES: all the figures from the book by chapter
CODE: examples, libraries, and materials from each chapter
SUN J2SDK: the latest version of the Sun J2SDK 1.4.2_04 as well as Java3D and JOGL for Linux, Mac OSX and Win32

L'auteur - Dustin Clingman

Dustin Clingman (Oviedo, FL) is a professor of Game Design and Development at Full Sail Real World Education and President of the game studio Zeitgeist Games, Inc. (www.zeitgeistgames.com). He frequently speaks at IGDA events and conferences around the country.

L'auteur - Shawn Kendall

Shawn Kendall (Winter Park, FL) is the professor for Real Time 3D Graphics at Full Sail and has developed cutting edge Java and Java3D based game technology demos for both Full Sail and Sun Microsystems. He is the founder of Immediate Mode Interactive, LLC, a Java game technology company (www.imilabs.com).

L'auteur - Syrus Mesdaghi

Syrus Mesdaghi (Orlando, FL) is the professor for the A.I. course at Full Sail, has developed cutting edge game technology for both Full Sail and Sun Microsystems and is active in Java gaming and A.I. communities.

Sommaire

Java as a Game Platform
Fundamentals of Game Programming
2D Graphics Programming
Creating Game Audio Using Java
Java IO and NIO
Performance and the Java Virtual Machine
Local Area Networking for Java Games
Faster Math
Game Databases and JDBC
Java as a Scripting Language
Java Native Interface
3D Graphics Foundations
Java Bindings to OpenGL (JOGL)
Overlays and Menus Using JOGL
3D Render Engine Using JOGL
3D Collision Detection and Response
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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Charles River Media
Auteur(s)	Dustin Clingman, Shawn Kendall, Syrus Mesdaghi
Parution	23/08/2004
Nb. de pages	510
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	910g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781584503262
ISBN13	978-1-58450-326-2