O'Reilly - Killer Game Programming in Java

• Killer Game Programming in Java
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
  • Who Are You?
  • What This Book Is About
  • This Book (and More) Is Online
  • What This Book Is Not About
  • A Graphical View of This Book
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Using Code Examples
  • Comments and Questions
  • Safari Enabled
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1.  Why Java for Games Programming?
  • Java Is Too Slow for Games Programming
  • Java Has Memory Leaks
  • Java Is Too High-level
  • Java Application Installation Is a Nightmare
  • Java Isn't Supported on Games Consoles
  • No One Uses Java to Write Real Games
  • Sun Microsystems Isn't Interested in Supporting Java Gaming
• Chapter 2.  An Animation Framework
  • Animation as a Threaded Canvas
  • Converting to Active Rendering
  • FPS and Sleeping for Varying Times
  • Sleeping Better
  • FPS and UPS
  • Pausing and Resuming
  • Other Animation Approaches
• Chapter 3.  Worms in Windows and Applets
  • Preliminary Considerations
  • Class Diagrams for the WormChase Application
  • The Worm-Chasing Application
  • The Game Panel
  • Storing Worm Information
  • Worm Obstacles
  • Application Timing Results
  • WormChase as an Applet
  • Compilation in J2SE 5.0
• Chapter 4.  Full-Screen Worms
  • An Almost Full-Screen (AFS) Worm
  • An Undecorated Full-Screen (UFS) Worm
  • A Full-Screen Exclusive Mode (FSEM) Worm
  • Timings at 80 to 85 FPS
• Chapter 5.  An Introduction to Java Imaging
  • Image Formats
  • The AWT Imaging Model
  • An Overview of Java 2D
  • Buffering an Image
  • Managed Images
  • VolatileImage
  • Java 2D Speed
  • Portability and Java 2D
  • JAI
• Chapter 6.  Image Loading, Visual Effects, and Animation
  • Loading Images
  • Applying Image Effects
  • Displaying Image Sequences
  • Visual Effects for 'o' Images
  • Packaging the Application as a JAR
• Chapter 7.  Introducing Java Sound
  • Applet Playing
  • The AudioClip Class
  • The Sound Player
  • The Java Sound API
  • Sampled Audio
  • MIDI
  • Java Sound API Compared with JMF and JOAL
  • Java Sound API Resources
  • Audio Resources
• Chapter 8.  Loading and Playing Sounds
  • Loader Design and Implementation Issues
  • Testing the Loaders
  • The Sounds Panel
  • The Clips Loader
  • Storing Clip Information
  • The Midi Sequences Loader
  • Storing Midi Information
  • LoadersTests as a JAR File
• Chapter 9.  Audio Effects
  • Audio Effects on Sampled Audio
  • Audio Effects on MIDI Sequences
• Chapter 10.  Audio Synthesis
  • Sampled Audio Synthesis
  • MIDI Synthesis
  • Audio Synthesis Libraries
• Chapter 11.  Sprites
  • Bats, Balls, and Sprites
  • Class Diagrams for BugRunner
  • The Bug Starts Running
  • The Animation Framework
  • Defining a Sprite
  • Coding a Sprite
  • Specifying a Sprite with a Statechart
  • The Ball Sprite
  • Defining the Bat
• Chapter 12.  A Side-Scroller
  • JumpingJack in Layers
  • Class Diagrams for JumpingJack
  • Start Jack Jumping
  • The Animation Framework
  • Managing the Ribbons
  • Wraparound Ribbons
  • Managing the Bricks
  • Storing Brick Information
  • The Fireball
  • The Jumping Sprite
  • Other Side-Scroller Examples
  • Tiling Software
• Chapter 13.  An Isometric Tile Game
  • Isometric Tiles
  • Class Diagrams for AlienTiles
  • The Animation Framework
  • Managing the World
  • Managing WorldItems
  • The Tile Occupier
  • A Sprite on a Tile
  • The Player Sprite
  • The Alien Sprite
  • The Quadrant-Based Alien Sprite
  • The A*-Based Alien Sprite
  • Storing Tile Details
  • Further Reading
• Chapter 14.  Introducing Java 3D
  • Java 3D
  • Java 3D Strengths
  • Criticisms of Java 3D for Games Programming
  • Alternatives to Java 3D
• Chapter 15.  A 3D Checkerboard: Checkers3D
  • Class Diagrams for Checkers3D
  • Integrating Java 3D and Swing
  • Scene Graph Creation
  • Floating Spheres
  • The Floor
  • Viewer Positioning
  • Viewer Movement
  • Viewing the Scene Graph
• Chapter 16.  Loading and Manipulating External Models
  • An Overview of LoaderInfo3D
  • Loaders in Java 3D
  • Displaying a Model
  • Examining a Model's Scene Graph
  • Adjusting a Model's Shape Attributes
  • An Overview of Loader3D
  • Using Loader3D
  • Creating the Scene
  • Managing the Model
  • Building the Model's Scene Graph
• Chapter 17.  Using a Lathe to Make Shapes
  • Class Diagrams for Lathe3D
  • Creating the Scene
  • The Lathe Curve
  • The Lathe Shape
  • Subclassing the Lathe Shape
• Chapter 18.  3D Sprites
  • Class Diagrams for Tour3D
  • Creating the Scene
  • The Basic 3D Sprite
  • The User's Touring Sprite
  • The Alien Sprite
  • Behaviors in Java 3D
  • Controlling the Touring Sprite
  • Updating the Alien Sprite
• Chapter 19.  Animated 3D Sprites
  • Class Diagrams for AnimTour3D
  • Creating the Scene
  • The Animated 3D Sprite
  • Controlling the Sprite
  • Animating the Sprite
  • Full-Screen Exclusive Mode (FSEM)
  • A Full-Screen Version of the Application
  • Pros and Cons of Keyframe Animation
• Chapter 20.  An Articulated, Moveable Figure
  • The Articulated Figure Application
  • Forward and Inverse Kinematics
  • Class Diagrams for Mover3D
  • Creating the Scene
  • Processing User Input
  • The Commands Panel
  • Making and Moving the Figure
  • Modeling a Limb
  • Moving a Limb
  • Other Articulated Figures
  • Articulation and Mesh Deformation
  • Articulation and Skinning
  • Articulation and Morphing
• Chapter 21.  Particle Systems
  • Particle Systems in Java 3D
  • Class Diagrams for Particles3D
  • Creating the Scene
  • A Fountain of Points
  • A Fountain of Lines
  • A Fountain of Quads
  • Performance Results
  • More Particle Systems
  • Other Java 3D Approaches
  • Non-Java 3D Approaches
• Chapter 22.  Flocking Boids
  • A Flocking Application
  • Scene Creation
  • Adding Obstacles
  • Types of Boids
  • Grouping the Boids
  • Flock Behavior
• Chapter 23.  Shooting a Gun
  • Class Diagrams for Shooter3D
  • Scene Creation
  • The Sound of Shooting
  • Picking Scene Objects
  • Controlling the Gun
  • Preparing the Laser Beam
  • Causing an Explosion
  • Picking with a Mouse Click
  • Shooting Behavior
  • Firing the Beam
  • More on Picking
• Chapter 24.  A First-Person Shooter
  • Class Diagrams for FPShooter3D
  • Setting Up the Target
  • Positioning and Moving the User's Viewpoint
  • Initializing the User's Viewpoint
  • Adding an Image to the Viewpoint
  • Managing the Ammunition
  • Managing a Laser Beam
  • Moving the Viewpoint
• Chapter 25.  A 3D Maze
  • Class Diagrams for Maze3D
  • Making a Maze Plan
  • The User Interface
  • Managing the Maze
  • Scenery Creation
  • Tiling the Floor
  • Viewpoint Creation
  • The Back Facing Camera
  • Moving the Viewpoint
  • The Bird's-Eye View
  • Related Approaches to Scene Generation
• Chapter 26.  Fractal Land
  • Class Diagrams for the Fractal Land
  • Building the Fractal Land
  • Creating the Landscape
  • Constructing the Ground
  • Generating a Fractal Landscape
  • Responding to Key Presses
  • Terrain Following and Collision Avoidance
  • Placing Objects in the Scene
  • Other Fractal Landscapes
• Chapter 27.  Terrain Generation with Terragen
  • Class Diagrams for Terra3D
  • Terragen
  • Scenery Creation
  • Building the Landscape
  • Making 3D Scenery
  • Adding Landscape Walls
  • Creating Ground Cover
  • Moving over the Surface
  • Finding the Surface Height
  • Accelerating Terrain Following
  • More on Terrain Generation
• Chapter 28.  Trees That Grow
  • Class Diagrams for Trees3D
  • Creating the Scene
  • Building a Tree Limb
  • Executing the Rules
  • Displaying Leaves
  • Comparison with L-Systems
• Chapter 29.  Networking Basics
  • The Elements of Network Communication
  • The Client/Server Model
  • The Peer-to-Peer Model
  • Client/Server Programming in Java
  • P2P Programming in Java
  • Firewalls
  • Other Kinds of Java Networking
• Chapter 30.  Network Chat
  • Threaded TCP Clients and Server
  • UDP Multicasting Clients and a Name Server
  • Clients Using a Servlet as a Server
• Chapter 31.  A Networked Two-Person Game
  • The Standalone Tic-Tac-Toe Game
  • The Networked Tic-Tac-Toe Game
  • Comparing NetFourByFour and FourByFour
• Chapter 32.  A Networked Virtual Environment
  • Background on NVEs
  • An Overview of NetTour3D
  • Scene Creation on the Client
  • Defining Sprites
  • Local Sprites
  • Watching the Server
  • Server Activities
  • Other Java NVEs
• Appendix A.  Installation Using install4j
  • install4j Versus JWS
  • The Java 3D Components
  • The BugRunner Application
  • The Checkers3D Application
• Appendix B.  Installation Using Java Web Start
  • JWS Benefits
  • JWS Downsides
  • The JNLP Deployment File
  • Steps in Developing a JWS Application
  • A JWS Installer for BugRunner
  • A JWS Installer for Checkers3D
  • Another Way to Install Checkers3D
  • The JWS Portal Page
  • Third-Party Certificates
  • More Information
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  • About the Author
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