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[java] Getting started on Java development...

Started by Stompy9999 Sep 15, 2005 at 6:04 PM 4 replies 950+ views

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Sep 15, 2005 at 6:04 PM

I want to start getting into writing some games in Java. I was going to check out the article on this site about Java game programming, but I realize it is quite old, and some aspects of Java have been updated since than. So does anyone know of any good tutorials to get me started. I don't mind if it is applets or otherwise, just a good introduction to Java game programming. Thanks.

OrangyTang

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OrangyTang

Sep 15, 2005 at 6:23 PM

LWJGL is pretty much the standard for good quality games in Java. Check out the demos section on the site for some simple examples of how to use it, especially the space invaders demo.

H_o_p_s

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H_o_p_s

Sep 15, 2005 at 8:10 PM

I found this tutorial to be very handy in learning Java2D... Goes from your first window to a full invaders clone...

scgrn

Sep 15, 2005 at 10:03 PM

The space invaders tutorial is great... and of course you can find a lot of good stuff/links over on javaranch.com. Also, Adam King's tutorials in the articles section here on gdnet helped me a lot. An experienced programmer can breeze through them. If you're familiar with c/c++, you'll pick up the syntax in no time. Have fun!

yukit0

Sep 16, 2005 at 6:58 AM

I found http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/ very useful for learning java, although it is not about games specifically.

Stompy9999

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Stompy9999

Sep 16, 2005 at 7:11 AM

Thanks for all of the suggestions.

The Space Invaders tutorial sounds great, so I'm going to read that today.

Thanks again.

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