New Riders - Developing Games in Java

• 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. Persistence—Saving 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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