Killer Game Programming in Java

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By Andrew Davison

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: May 2005

Pages: 998

Chapter 1 Why Java for Games Programming?
1. Java Is Too Slow for Games Programming
2. Java Has Memory Leaks
3. Java Is Too High-level
4. Java Application Installation Is a Nightmare
5. Java Isn't Supported on Games Consoles
6. No One Uses Java to Write Real Games
7. Sun Microsystems Isn't Interested in Supporting Java Gaming
Chapter 2 An Animation Framework
1. Animation as a Threaded Canvas
2. Converting to Active Rendering
3. FPS and Sleeping for Varying Times
4. Sleeping Better
5. FPS and UPS
6. Pausing and Resuming
7. Other Animation Approaches
Chapter 3 Worms in Windows and Applets
1. Preliminary Considerations
2. Class Diagrams for the WormChase Application
3. The Worm-Chasing Application
4. The Game Panel
5. Storing Worm Information
6. Worm Obstacles
7. Application Timing Results
8. WormChase as an Applet
9. Compilation in J2SE 5.0
Chapter 4 Full-Screen Worms
1. An Almost Full-Screen (AFS) Worm
2. An Undecorated Full-Screen (UFS) Worm
3. A Full-Screen Exclusive Mode (FSEM) Worm
4. Timings at 80 to 85 FPS
Chapter 5 An Introduction to Java Imaging
1. Image Formats
2. The AWT Imaging Model
3. An Overview of Java 2D
4. Buffering an Image
5. Managed Images
6. VolatileImage
7. Java 2D Speed
8. Portability and Java 2D
9. JAI
Chapter 6 Image Loading, Visual Effects, and Animation
2. Loading Images
3. Applying Image Effects
4. Displaying Image Sequences
5. Visual Effects for 'o' Images
6. Packaging the Application as a JAR
Chapter 7 Introducing Java Sound
1. Applet Playing
2. The AudioClip Class
3. The Sound Player
4. The Java Sound API
5. Sampled Audio
6. MIDI
7. Java Sound API Compared with JMF and JOAL
8. Java Sound API Resources
9. Audio Resources
Chapter 8 Loading and Playing Sounds
1. Loader Design and Implementation Issues
2. Testing the Loaders
3. The Sounds Panel
4. The Clips Loader
5. Storing Clip Information
6. The Midi Sequences Loader
7. Storing Midi Information
8. LoadersTests as a JAR File
Chapter 9 Audio Effects
1. Audio Effects on Sampled Audio
2. Audio Effects on MIDI Sequences
Chapter 10 Audio Synthesis
1. Sampled Audio Synthesis
2. MIDI Synthesis
3. Audio Synthesis Libraries
Chapter 11 Sprites
1. Bats, Balls, and Sprites
2. Class Diagrams for BugRunner
3. The Bug Starts Running
4. The Animation Framework
5. Defining a Sprite
6. Coding a Sprite
7. Specifying a Sprite with a Statechart
8. The Ball Sprite
9. Defining the Bat
Chapter 12 A Side-Scroller
1. JumpingJack in Layers
2. Class Diagrams for JumpingJack
3. Start Jack Jumping
4. The Animation Framework
5. Managing the Ribbons
6. Wraparound Ribbons
7. Managing the Bricks
8. Storing Brick Information
9. The Fireball
10. The Jumping Sprite
11. Other Side-Scroller Examples
12. Tiling Software
Chapter 13 An Isometric Tile Game
1. Isometric Tiles
2. Class Diagrams for AlienTiles
3. The Animation Framework
4. Managing the World
5. Managing WorldItems
6. The Tile Occupier
7. A Sprite on a Tile
8. The Player Sprite
9. The Alien Sprite
10. The Quadrant-Based Alien Sprite
11. The A*-Based Alien Sprite
12. Storing Tile Details
13. Further Reading
Chapter 14 Introducing Java 3D
1. Java 3D
2. Java 3D Strengths
3. Criticisms of Java 3D for Games Programming
4. Alternatives to Java 3D
Chapter 15 A 3D Checkerboard: Checkers3D
1. Class Diagrams for Checkers3D
2. Integrating Java 3D and Swing
3. Scene Graph Creation
4. Floating Spheres
5. The Floor
6. Viewer Positioning
7. Viewer Movement
8. Viewing the Scene Graph
Chapter 16 Loading and Manipulating External Models
1. An Overview of LoaderInfo3D
2. Loaders in Java 3D
3. Displaying a Model
4. Examining a Model's Scene Graph
5. Adjusting a Model's Shape Attributes
6. An Overview of Loader3D
7. Using Loader3D
8. Creating the Scene
9. Managing the Model
10. Building the Model's Scene Graph
Chapter 17 Using a Lathe to Make Shapes
1. Class Diagrams for Lathe3D
2. Creating the Scene
3. The Lathe Curve
4. The Lathe Shape
5. Subclassing the Lathe Shape
Chapter 18 3D Sprites
1. Class Diagrams for Tour3D
2. Creating the Scene
3. The Basic 3D Sprite
4. The User's Touring Sprite
5. The Alien Sprite
6. Behaviors in Java 3D
7. Controlling the Touring Sprite
8. Updating the Alien Sprite
Chapter 19 Animated 3D Sprites
2. Class Diagrams for AnimTour3D
3. Creating the Scene
4. The Animated 3D Sprite
5. Controlling the Sprite
6. Animating the Sprite
7. Full-Screen Exclusive Mode (FSEM)
8. A Full-Screen Version of the Application
9. Pros and Cons of Keyframe Animation
Chapter 20 An Articulated, Moveable Figure
1. The Articulated Figure Application
2. Forward and Inverse Kinematics
3. Class Diagrams for Mover3D
4. Creating the Scene
5. Processing User Input
6. The Commands Panel
7. Making and Moving the Figure
8. Modeling a Limb
9. Moving a Limb
10. Other Articulated Figures
11. Articulation and Mesh Deformation
12. Articulation and Skinning
13. Articulation and Morphing
Chapter 21 Particle Systems
1. Particle Systems in Java 3D
2. Class Diagrams for Particles3D
3. Creating the Scene
4. A Fountain of Points
5. A Fountain of Lines
6. A Fountain of Quads
7. Performance Results
8. More Particle Systems
9. Other Java 3D Approaches
10. Non-Java 3D Approaches
Chapter 22 Flocking Boids
1. A Flocking Application
2. Scene Creation
3. Adding Obstacles
4. Types of Boids
5. Grouping the Boids
6. Flock Behavior
Chapter 23 Shooting a Gun
1. Class Diagrams for Shooter3D
2. Scene Creation
3. The Sound of Shooting
4. Picking Scene Objects
5. Controlling the Gun
6. Preparing the Laser Beam
7. Causing an Explosion
8. Picking with a Mouse Click
9. Shooting Behavior
10. Firing the Beam
11. More on Picking
Chapter 24 A First-Person Shooter
1. Class Diagrams for FPShooter3D
2. Setting Up the Target
3. Positioning and Moving the User's Viewpoint
4. Initializing the User's Viewpoint
5. Adding an Image to the Viewpoint
6. Managing the Ammunition
7. Managing a Laser Beam
8. Moving the Viewpoint
Chapter 25 A 3D Maze
1. Class Diagrams for Maze3D
2. Making a Maze Plan
3. The User Interface
4. Managing the Maze
5. Scenery Creation
6. Tiling the Floor
7. Viewpoint Creation
8. The Back Facing Camera
9. Moving the Viewpoint
10. The Bird's-Eye View
11. Related Approaches to Scene Generation
Chapter 26 Fractal Land
1. Class Diagrams for the Fractal Land
2. Building the Fractal Land
3. Creating the Landscape
4. Constructing the Ground
5. Generating a Fractal Landscape
6. Responding to Key Presses
7. Terrain Following and Collision Avoidance
8. Placing Objects in the Scene
9. Other Fractal Landscapes
Chapter 27 Terrain Generation with Terragen
1. Class Diagrams for Terra3D
2. Terragen
3. Scenery Creation
4. Building the Landscape
5. Making 3D Scenery
6. Adding Landscape Walls
7. Creating Ground Cover
8. Moving over the Surface
9. Finding the Surface Height
10. Accelerating Terrain Following
11. More on Terrain Generation
Chapter 28 Trees That Grow
1. Class Diagrams for Trees3D
2. Creating the Scene
3. Building a Tree Limb
4. Executing the Rules
5. Displaying Leaves
6. Comparison with L-Systems
Chapter 29 Networking Basics
1. The Elements of Network Communication
2. The Client/Server Model
3. The Peer-to-Peer Model
4. Client/Server Programming in Java
5. P2P Programming in Java
6. Firewalls
7. Other Kinds of Java Networking
Chapter 30 Network Chat
1. Threaded TCP Clients and Server
2. UDP Multicasting Clients and a Name Server
3. Clients Using a Servlet as a Server
Chapter 31 A Networked Two-Person Game
1. The Standalone Tic-Tac-Toe Game
2. The Networked Tic-Tac-Toe Game
3. Comparing NetFourByFour and FourByFour
Chapter 32 A Networked Virtual Environment
1. Background on NVEs
2. An Overview of NetTour3D
3. Scene Creation on the Client
4. Defining Sprites
5. Local Sprites
6. Watching the Server
7. Server Activities
8. Other Java NVEs

Appendix A Installation Using install4j
1. install4j Versus JWS
2. The Java 3D Components
3. The BugRunner Application
4. The Checkers3D Application
Appendix B Installation Using Java Web Start
1. JWS Benefits
2. JWS Downsides
3. The JNLP Deployment File
4. Steps in Developing a JWS Application
5. A JWS Installer for BugRunner
6. A JWS Installer for Checkers3D
7. Another Way to Install Checkers3D
8. The JWS Portal Page
9. Third-Party Certificates
10. More Information
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Jungle cats can be distinguished from other wild cat species by their long legs and uniform coat color, which ranges from sandy yellow to reddish brown. In ancient Egypt, these cats were held in high esteem for their stealth and agility. Etchings found on the walls of ancient temples depict jungle cats hunting beside humans. Their mummified remains can also be found in tombs of the period.

The jungle cat's long survival as a species is attributed in part to its great resourcefulness. These cats often inhabit the disused burrows of other animals, and in India, they are sometimes known to take up residence in abandoned buildings on the outskirts of human settlements, hunting in nearby crop fields for small rodents. They are mostly crepuscular in their hunting habits, but are known to be more active during daylight hours in some regions. Their prey includes rodents, small mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and occasionally wild pigs, chital deer, and fish. Keen hearing, a contribution from the cat's large ears, help it locate prey in areas of dense vegetation. It can jump 13 feet to swipe a desert quail from the air, dive into water to capture fish, and even climb trees to hunt when necessary. The jungle cat, some say, can make it anywhere.

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The book is really useful for people who just start to learn game development. Author does not go into great details in such stuff as graphics mathematical background but gives good enough overview on all basic parts which every game consist of. Reader going to implement small 2d and 3d projects learn how to use sound, implement simple gaming algorithms. Also author tries to answer the question if Java is good enough to implement serious commercial gaming projects. Long story short this book is all you need if you know java and want to learn how to develop games (both 2d and 3d)

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Most books on game programming using the C language and C++. Even today there is so many games especially on the speed, especially in the ego-shooters, and in any other language, you can speed up a program such as C / C++. There are also once assembler routines inserted, and experts from the last pick of the pointer arithmetic out.

Java and Gaming

Java in this area was always a wallflower. The support of graphics, sound and input devices such as joysticks long time was very bad, so that this important branch of the software industry has been completely overslept. In the beginning was still in the area of Java browser games thanks to its applets points (I've had a few small things written), but Flash has in this area now firmly occupied.

One must not forget that even the visionary company Microsoft a long time, this development has incorrectly, and the technical shortcomings of DOS and early versions of Windows, the game developer has enabled a lot of work.

Meanwhile, in Java, but a lot done, and that is in the book Killer Game Programming by Andrew Davison, published by O'Reilly Publishing.

In short, the physical characteristics

A softcover book with (including a detailed index) nearly 1,000 pages, published in 2005, and thus also no longer so new. A CD is not with the source code of the programs available on the website of the book can be downloaded.

Contents

With the killer game title suggests, the author has also claimed that, under Java games not only to develop small, but quite large applications, based on the games market may exist. How do so in comparison to the C / C++ limited possibilities is feasible, it shows a total of 32 chapters in a very entertaining and convincing.

Java2D

The first third is the development of 2-D games in which he is a simple game called Worm developed (probably under the name Snake known, for example as a mobile game). Here, he elaborated on the Java2D and ImageIO API of JDK a full-screen under Java, which BufferedImage classes and resource handling. Animations, sprites and effects are described with examples. Then followed the music and sound-processing: How do I play MIDI files and sound samples from? The Entwickliung a simple side-scroller and an iso-Tile-round game the 2D part. In these 400 pages are almost all areas of development 2D-based game has been dealt with in detail, and mE no question remained unanswered. With this part of the book would be worth the money already has been. But there is still more ...

Java3D

Also in the field of 3D support Java has long been done. In the 3D API, there were many different approaches, but everything is always on DirectX or OpenGL, which the actual rendering take over. 3D is a completely different world and requires a different thinking than in the development of 2D games ahead. The focus is on the Scene Graph, which all the elements of showed the world. As this scene graph is built and what else in mind, the author explains in great detail and understandable. Again, the author examines all aspects, including points of interest such as particle systems and fractals. M.E. but the difficulty of 3D development in the understanding of the operations, but that far more than just developer skills are required. Especially the construction of models and animations may stand in the foreground, and there are many excellent engines (eg jMonkeyEngine and Ogre), which is already a large part of the necessary functions to implement. Ies It is probably more useful to deal with the existing and proven tools to employ. Personally, I would be because not again "from scratch" to begin. Nevertheless a very entertaining read good section.

Networks

The last part is still with the problems of network programming, as more and more games to offer multiplayer features. How to develop a network game, he shows after its introduction into the network technology and protocols in a simple Tic-Tac-Toe Game.

Recommendation

Those who are seriously in game programming in Java and still little experience in this area has come to this little book around, because there is nothing comparable. Good Java Kennisse but a requirement. Even if it is already several years old, you will find all necessary information to make really good games. Although it is the 3D part is quite big, one is still more to existing engines rely. Since this but i.d.R. not particularly well documented, this book is an excellent entry aid.

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Chapter 1 Why Java for Games Programming?

Java Is Too Slow for Games Programming

Java Has Memory Leaks

Java Is Too High-level

Java Application Installation Is a Nightmare

Java Isn't Supported on Games Consoles

No One Uses Java to Write Real Games

Sun Microsystems Isn't Interested in Supporting Java Gaming

Chapter 2 An Animation Framework

Animation as a Threaded Canvas

Converting to Active Rendering

FPS and Sleeping for Varying Times

Sleeping Better

FPS and UPS

Pausing and Resuming

Other Animation Approaches

Chapter 3 Worms in Windows and Applets

Preliminary Considerations

Class Diagrams for the WormChase Application

The Worm-Chasing Application

The Game Panel

Storing Worm Information

Worm Obstacles

Application Timing Results

WormChase as an Applet

Compilation in J2SE 5.0

Chapter 4 Full-Screen Worms

An Almost Full-Screen (AFS) Worm

An Undecorated Full-Screen (UFS) Worm

A Full-Screen Exclusive Mode (FSEM) Worm

Timings at 80 to 85 FPS

Chapter 5 An Introduction to Java Imaging

Image Formats

The AWT Imaging Model

An Overview of Java 2D

Buffering an Image

Managed Images

VolatileImage

Java 2D Speed

Portability and Java 2D

JAI

Chapter 6 Image Loading, Visual Effects, and Animation

Loading Images

Applying Image Effects

Displaying Image Sequences

Visual Effects for 'o' Images

Packaging the Application as a JAR

Chapter 7 Introducing Java Sound

Applet Playing

The AudioClip Class

The Sound Player

The Java Sound API

Sampled Audio

MIDI

Java Sound API Compared with JMF and JOAL

Java Sound API Resources

Audio Resources

Chapter 8 Loading and Playing Sounds

Loader Design and Implementation Issues

Testing the Loaders

The Sounds Panel

The Clips Loader

Storing Clip Information

The Midi Sequences Loader

Storing Midi Information

LoadersTests as a JAR File

Chapter 9 Audio Effects

Audio Effects on Sampled Audio

Audio Effects on MIDI Sequences

Chapter 10 Audio Synthesis

Sampled Audio Synthesis

MIDI Synthesis

Audio Synthesis Libraries

Chapter 11 Sprites

Bats, Balls, and Sprites

Class Diagrams for BugRunner

The Bug Starts Running

The Animation Framework

Defining a Sprite

Coding a Sprite