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Java Games

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  • 02-03-2005 8:02pm
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    dceire
    Registered Users Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭


    Do any know where I can get some good free software for making java games?


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    tba
    Registered Users Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭tba


    rpg

    dont know any others

    although you could learn java then make one


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    Thorbar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭Thorbar


    The java3d api is fairly handy to learn if you know a bit about programming. If you want to get into serious game development I'd suggest taking a look at C and OpenGL or Direct X.


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    i_am_dogboy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭i_am_dogboy


    You'd probably be better off looking either at writing the java code yourself or something like game maker-which doesn't make java games. Funnily enough I wrote a program last year as part of my course to allow people to make java games-but alas I've lost it and all the code for it.....I really should go back to the college about it.

    You don't need to worry about the performance issues of java(any more) as the jvm has improved hugely with 1.5 and well written java code was never that slow to begin with, but java 3d is slow as hell, better off with xith3d or lwjg, and now I'm officially rambling. But if you're new to programming and aren't bothered by 3d graphics then something like delphi is the way to go-nice language to begin with.

    http://fivedots.coe.psu.ac.th/~ad/jg/

    Nice Java Gaming tutorials if you're interested.


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