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Preface 
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 
2. An Animation Framework

      Animation as a Threaded Canvas 

      Adding User Interaction 

      Converting to Active Rendering 

      FPS and Sleeping for Varying Times 

      Sleeping Better 

      FPS and UPS 

      Pausing and Resuming 

      Other Animation Approaches 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
9. Audio Effects

      Audio Effects on Sampled Audio 

      Audio Effects on MIDI Sequences 
10. Audio Synthesis

      Sampled Audio Synthesis 

      MIDI Synthesis 

      Audio Synthesis Libraries 
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 
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 
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 
14. Introducing Java 3D

      Java 3D 

      Java 3D Strengths 

      Criticisms of Java 3D for Games Programming 

      Alternatives to Java 3D 
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 
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 
17. Using a Lathe to Make Shapes

      Class Diagrams for Lathe3D 

      Creating the Scene 

      The Lathe Curve 

      The Lathe Shape 

      Subclassing the Lathe Shape 
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 
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 
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 
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 
22. Flocking Boids

      A Flocking Application 

      Scene Creation 

      Adding Obstacles 

      Types of Boids  

      Grouping the Boids 

      Flock Behavior 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
28. Trees That Grow

      Class Diagrams for Trees3D 

      Creating the Scene 

      Building a Tree Limb 

      Executing the Rules 

      Displaying Leaves 

      Comparison with L-Systems 
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 
30. Network Chat

      Threaded TCP Clients and Server 

      UDP Multicasting Clients and a Name Server 

      Clients Using a Servlet as a Server 
31. A Networked Two-Person Game

      The Standalone Tic-Tac-Toe Game 

      The Networked Tic-Tac-Toe Game 
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 
A. Installation Using install4j
B. Installation Using Java Web Start
Index