New Riders Publishing · Developing Games in Java by Brackeen, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Main Page Table of content Copyright Preface

About the Author About the Contributing Authors About the Technical Reviewers Acknowledgments

Introduction

Why Java? What You Need What Is in This Book What's Not in This Book About the Code in This Book Using Ant Summary

Part I: Java Game Fundamentals

Chapter 1. Java Threads

What Is a Thread? Creating and Running Threads in Java Synchronization Using 'wait()' and 'notify()' The Java Event Model When to Use Threads When Not to Use Threads Sum It Up: Thread Pools Summary

Chapter 2. 2D Graphics and Animation

Full-Screen Graphics Images Getting Rid of Flicker and Tearing Simple Effects Summary

Chapter 3. Interactivity and User Interfaces

The AWT Event Model Keyboard Input Mouse Input Mouselook-Style Mouse Movement Creating an Input Manager Using the Input Manager Designing Intuitive User Interfaces Using Swing Components Creating a Simple Menu Letting the Player Configure the Keyboard Summary

Chapter 4. Sound Effects and Music

Sound Basics The Java Sound API Playing a Sound Creating a Real-Time Sound Filter Architecture Creating a Real-Time Echo Filter Emulating 3D Sound Creating a Sound Manager Playing Music Summary

Chapter 5. Creating a 2D Platform Game

Creating a Tile-Based Map Collision Detection Finishing Things Up and Making It Fast Creating an Executable .jar File Ideas to Expand the Game Summary

Chapter 6. Multi-Player Games

The Revolution in Java's I/O Libraries ChatterBox, A Basic Multi-Player Application Multi-Player Game Server Framework A Sample Game: RPS (Rock, Paper, Scissors) Complete the Look: Building on the Framework Server Administration Advanced Topics Summary

Part II: 3D Graphics and Advanced Techniques

Chapter 7. 3D Graphics

Types of 3D Rendering Don't Forget Your Math 3D Basics 3D Math Polygons 3D Transforms A Simple 3D Pipeline Camera Movement Solid Objects and Back-Face Removal Scan-Converting Polygons 3D Clipping Final Rendering Pipeline Summary

Chapter 8. Texture Mapping and Lighting

Perspective-Correct Texture Mapping Basics A Simple Texture-Mapper Optimizing Texture Mapping Simple Lighting Implementing Texture Lighting Advanced Lighting Using a Shade Map Additional Concepts Summary

Chapter 9. 3D Objects

Hidden Surface Removal 3D Animation Polygon Groups Loading Polygon Groups from an OBJ File Game Objects Managing Game Objects Putting It All Together Future Enhancements Summary

Chapter 10. 3D Scene Management Using BSP Trees

BSP Tree Intro Binary Tree Basics The One-Dimensional BSP Tree The Two-Dimensional BSP Tree Implementing a 2D BSP Tree Drawing Polygons Front to Back First BSP Example Drawing Objects in the Scene Loading Maps from a File Putting It All Together Enhancements Summary

Chapter 11. Collision Detection

Collision Basics Object-to-Object Collisions Object-to-World Collisions Basic Collision-Detection Demo Collision Handling with Sliding Collision Detection with Sliding Demo Enhancements Summary

Chapter 12. Path Finding

Path-Finding Basics Some Initial Path-Finding Attempts Basics of the A* Algorithm Applying the A* Algorithm Using the A* Algorithm with a BSP Tree Generic Path Finding Making a 'PathBot' Enhancing the A* Search Summary

Chapter 13. Artificial Intelligence

AI Basics Take Away Those Godlike Powers! State Machines and Reacting Probability Machines Making Decisions Patterns Object Spawning Putting It All Together Evolution Other Game AI Ideas Summary

Chapter 14. Game Scripting

Scripting Cookbook: What You Need Implementing Touch and Release Notifications Game Object Listeners Scripting Delayed Events Putting It All Together Enhancements Summary

Chapter 15. PersistenceSaving the Game

Game-Saving Basics Using Java's Serialization API for Game State Persistence Creating Game Screen Snapshots Saving Games to the Right Destination Summary

Part III: Tuning and Finishing Your Game

Chapter 16. Optimization Techniques

Optimization Rules Profiling HotSpot Optimization Tricks Memory Usage and the Garbage Collector Perceived Performance Summary

Chapter 17. Creating Game Art and Sounds

Choosing a Look and Feel Getting Royalty-Free Game Media Working with Artists and Sound Effect Engineers Tools Creating Sounds Creating Textures and Sprites Creating Splash Screens and HUD Graphics Creating UI Graphics Creating Your Own Fonts Summary

Chapter 18. Game Design and the Last 10%

The Last 10% Elements of Game Design Creating a Map Editor Debugging Protecting Code Game Deployment Game Deployment with Java Web Start Game Deployment with Native Compilation Updates and Patches Bandwidth Issues Getting Feedback and Beta Testing Making Money Putting It All Together Summary

Chapter 19. The Future

How Java Evolves The Future: Java 1.5 'Tiger' What the Java Platform Needs New Devices and the Java Games Profile (JSR 134) Summary

Index

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