Killer Game Programming In Java

by Davison, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780596007300
• ISBN10: 0596007302
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-30
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

3D is all the rage with game and graphics programmers. This is the first book to thoroughly cover Java's 3D capabilities for all types of graphics and game development projects. Java developers new to graphics and game programming, and game developers new to Java 3D will all benefit from this practical introduction to the latest Java graphics and game programming technologies and techniques. Beginning with an overview of the older, better known 2D capabilities, then moving on to thoroughly cover Java 3D, this is a comprehensive guide with both breadth and depth of coverage. Features chapters on 3D Sprites, Animated 3D sprites, first- person shooter programming, fractals, networked games and mobile 3D games.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Why Java for Games Programming?	1	(12)
Java Is Too Slow for Games Programming	2	(1)
Java Has Memory Leaks	3	(1)
Java Is Too High-level	4	(1)
Java Application Installation Is a Nightmare	5	(1)
Java Isn't Supported on Games Consoles	5	(2)
No One Uses Java to Write Real Games	7	(3)
Sun Microsystems Isn't Interested in Supporting Java Gaming	10	(3)
An Animation Framework	13	(33)
Animation as a Threaded Canvas	14	(6)
Adding User Interaction	20	(1)
Converting to Active Rendering	21	(1)
FPS and Sleeping for Varying Times	22	(9)
Sleeping Better	31	(3)
FPS and UPS	34	(3)
Pausing and Resuming	37	(2)
Other Animation Approaches	39	(7)
Worms in Windows and Applets	46	(30)
Preliminary Considerations	47	(1)
Class Diagrams for the WormChase Application	48	(1)
The Worm-Chasing Application	48	(2)
The Game Panel	50	(9)
Storing Worm Information	59	(8)
Worm Obstacles	67	(1)
Application Timing Results	68	(2)
WormChase as an Applet	70	(3)
Compilation in J2SE 5.0	73	(3)
Full-Screen Worms	76	(29)
An Almost Full-Screen (AFS) Worm	77	(5)
An Undecorated Full-Screen (UFS) Worm	82	(7)
A Full-Screen Exclusive Mode (FSEM) Worm	89	(14)
Timings at 80 to 85 FPS	103	(2)
An Introduction to Java Imaging	105	(19)
Image Formats	105	(1)
The AWT Imaging Model	106	(4)
An Overview of Java 2D	110	(3)
Buffering an Image	113	(7)
Managed Images	120	(1)
VolatileImage	121	(1)
Java 2D Speed	122	(1)
Portability and Java 2D	122	(1)
JAI	123	(1)
Image Loading, Visual Effects, and Animation	124	(54)
Loading Images	126	(8)
Applying Image Effects	134	(10)
Displaying Image Sequences	144	(3)
Visual Effects for `o' Images	147	(28)
Packaging the Application as a JAR	175	(3)
Introducing Java Sound	178	(27)
Applet Playing	178	(1)
The AudioClip Class	179	(3)
The Sound Player	182	(3)
The Java Sound API	185	(1)
Sampled Audio	185	(12)
MIDI	197	(5)
Java Sound API Compared with JMF and JOAL	202	(1)
Java Sound API Resources	202	(2)
Audio Resources	204	(1)
Loading and Playing Sounds	205	(21)
Loader Design and Implementation Issues	207	(2)
Testing the Loaders	209	(4)
The Sounds Panel	213	(1)
The Clips Loader	214	(2)
Storing Clip Information	216	(3)
The Midi Sequences Loader	219	(4)
Storing Midi Information	223	(2)
LoadersTests as a JAR File	225	(1)
Audio Effects	226	(23)
Audio Effects on Sampled Audio	226	(10)
Audio Effects on MIDI Sequences	236	(13)
Audio Synthesis	249	(21)
Sampled Audio Synthesis	249	(6)
MIDI Synthesis	255	(13)
Audio Synthesis Libraries	268	(2)
Sprites	270	(28)
Bats, Balls, and Sprites	270	(2)
Class Diagrams for BugRunner	272	(1)
The Bug Starts Running	273	(1)
The Animation Framework	274	(5)
Defining a Sprite	279	(1)
Coding a Sprite	280	(4)
Specifying a Sprite with a Statechart	284	(3)
The Ball Sprite	287	(6)
Defining the Bat	293	(5)
A Side-Scroller	298	(47)
JumpingJack in Layers	299	(1)
Class Diagrams for JumpingJack	300	(3)
Start Jack Jumping	303	(1)
The Animation Framework	303	(10)
Managing the Ribbons	313	(1)
Wraparound Ribbons	314	(6)
Managing the Bricks	320	(13)
Storing Brick Information	333	(1)
The Fireball	334	(2)
The Jumping Sprite	336	(7)
Other Side-Scroller Examples	343	(1)
Tiling Software	344	(1)
An Isometric Tile Game	345	(42)
Isometric Tiles	346	(4)
Class Diagrams for Alien Tiles	350	(2)
The Animation Framework	352	(4)
Managing the World	356	(7)
Managing WorldItems	363	(3)
The Tile Occupier	366	(2)
A Sprite on a Tile	368	(2)
The Player Sprite	370	(3)
The Alien Sprite	373	(3)
The Quadrant-Based Alien Sprite	376	(2)
The A*-Based Alien Sprite	378	(5)
Storing Tile Details	383	(1)
Further Reading	384	(3)
Introducing Java 3D	387	(20)
Java 3D	387	(5)
Java 3D Strengths	392	(2)
Criticisms of Java 3D for Games Programming	394	(8)
Alternatives to Java 3D	402	(5)
A 3D Checkerboard: Checkers3D	407	(17)
Class Diagrams for Checkers3D	408	(1)
Integrating Java 3D and Swing	409	(1)
Scene Graph Creation	410	(3)
Floating Spheres	413	(2)
The Floor	415	(4)
Viewer Positioning	419	(1)
Viewer Movement	420	(1)
Viewing the Scene Graph	421	(3)
Loading and Manipulating External Models	424	(35)
An Overview of LoaderInfo3D	426	(2)
Loaders in Java 3D	428	(2)
Displaying a Model	430	(3)
Examining a Model's Scene Graph	433	(2)
Adjusting a Model's Shape Attributes	435	(9)
An Overview of Loader3D	444	(2)
Using Loader3D	446	(3)
Creating the Scene	449	(1)
Managing the Model	450	(1)
Building the Model's Scene Graph	451	(8)
Using a Lathe to Make Shapes	459	(28)
Class Diagrams for Lathe3D	461	(1)
Creating the Scene	462	(6)
The Lathe Curve	468	(6)
The Lathe Shape	474	(8)
Subclassing the Lathe Shape	482	(5)
3D Sprites	487	(25)
Class Diagrams for Tour3D	488	(1)
Creating the Scene	489	(6)
The Basic 3D Sprite	495	(5)
The User's Touring Sprite	500	(1)
The Alien Sprite	500	(2)
Behaviors in Java 3D	502	(2)
Controlling the Touring Sprite	504	(6)
Updating the Alien Sprite	510	(2)
Animated 3D Sprites	512	(19)
Class Diagrams for AnimTour3D	513	(1)
Creating the Scene	514	(1)
The Animated 3D Sprite	515	(5)
Controlling the Sprite	520	(1)
Animating the Sprite	520	(5)
Full-Screen Exclusive Mode (FSEM)	525	(1)
A Full-Screen Version of the Application	525	(5)
Pros and Cons of Keyframe Animation	530	(1)
An Articulated, Moveable Figure	531	(34)
The Articulated Figure Application	531	(4)
Forward and Inverse Kinematics	535	(2)
Class Diagrams for Mover3D	537	(1)
Creating the Scene	538	(1)
Processing User Input	539	(1)
The Commands Panel	540	(3)
Making and Moving the Figure	543	(10)
Modeling a Limb	553	(4)
Moving a Limb	557	(4)
Other Articulated Figures	561	(1)
Articulation and Mesh Deformation	562	(1)
Articulation and Skinning	562	(1)
Articulation and Morphing	563	(2)
Particle Systems	565	(27)
Particle Systems in Java 3D	568	(3)
Class Diagrams for Particles3D	571	(1)
Creating the Scene	572	(2)
A Fountain of Points	574	(4)
A Fountain of Lines	578	(2)
A Fountain of Quads	580	(7)
Performance Results	587	(2)
More Particle Systems	589	(1)
Other Java 3D Approaches	589	(1)
Non-Java 3D Approaches	590	(2)
Flocking Boids	592	(22)
A Flocking Application	594	(2)
Scene Creation	596	(1)
Adding Obstacles	597	(3)
Types of Boids	600	(7)
Grouping the Boids	607	(1)
Flock Behavior	608	(6)
Shooting a Gun	614	(28)
Class Diagrams for Shooter3D	616	(1)
Scene Creation	617	(1)
The Sound of Shooting	617	(2)
Picking Scene Objects	619	(3)
Controlling the Gun	622	(2)
Preparing the Laser Beam	624	(3)
Causing an Explosion	627	(4)
Picking with a Mouse Click	631	(3)
Shooting Behavior	634	(5)
Firing the Beam	639	(1)
More on Picking	640	(2)
A First-Person Shooter	642	(14)
Class Diagrams for FPShooter3D	643	(1)
Setting Up the Target	644	(1)
Positioning and Moving the User's Viewpoint	645	(2)
Initializing the User's Viewpoint	647	(1)
Adding an Image to the Viewpoint	648	(2)
Managing the Ammunition	650	(1)
Managing a Laser Beam	651	(3)
Moving the Viewpoint	654	(2)
A 3D Maze	656	(30)
Class Diagrams for Maze3D	657	(2)
Making a Maze Plan	659	(3)
The User Interface	662	(1)
Managing the Maze	663	(3)
Scenery Creation	666	(2)
Tiling the Floor	668	(2)
Viewpoint Creation	670	(6)
The Back Facing Camera	676	(3)
Moving the Viewpoint	679	(2)
The Bird's-Eye View	681	(4)
Related Approaches to Scene Generation	685	(1)
Fractal Land	686	(25)
Class Diagrams for the Fractal Land	688	(1)
Building the Fractal Land	689	(2)
Creating the Landscape	691	(6)
Constructing the Ground	697	(4)
Generating a Fractal Landscape	701	(4)
Responding to Key Presses	705	(1)
Terrain Following and Collision Avoidance	706	(1)
Placing Objects in the Scene	707	(2)
Other Fractal Landscapes	709	(2)
Terrain Generation with Terragen	711	(38)
Class Diagrams for Terra3D	712	(1)
Terragen	713	(7)
Scenery Creation	720	(2)
Building the Landscape	722	(6)
Making 3D Scenery	728	(3)
Adding Landscape Walls	731	(3)
Creating Ground Cover	734	(5)
Moving over the Surface	739	(2)
Finding the Surface Height	741	(2)
Accelerating Terrain Following	743	(2)
More on Terrain Generation	745	(4)
Trees That Grow	749	(20)
Class Diagrams for Trees3D	751	(1)
Creating the Scene	752	(3)
Building a Tree Limb	755	(6)
Executing the Rules	761	(3)
Displaying Leaves	764	(2)
Comparison with L-Systems	766	(3)
Networking Basics	769	(48)
The Elements of Network Communication	770	(6)
The Client/Server Model	776	(2)
The Peer-to-Peer Model	778	(2)
Client/Server Programming in Java	780	(25)
P2P Programming in Java	805	(3)
Firewalls	808	(8)
Other Kinds of Java Networking	816	(1)
Network Chat	817	(27)
Threaded TCP Clients and Server	818	(6)
UDP Multicasting Clients and a Name Server	824	(7)
Clients Using a Servlet as a Server	831	(13)
A Networked Two-Person Game	844	(34)
The Standalone Tic-Tac-Toe Game	846	(12)
The Networked Tic-Tac-Toe Game	858	(20)
A Networked Virtual Environment	878	(27)
Background on NVEs	879	(5)
An Overview of NetTour3D	884	(3)
Scene Creation on the Client	887	(1)
Defining Sprites	888	(2)
Local Sprites	890	(3)
Watching the Server	893	(6)
Server Activities	899	(3)
Other Java NVEs	902	(3)
Installation Using install4j	905	(16)
Installation Using Java Web Start	921	(32)
Index	953