Developing Games in Java

If you already have Java programming experience and are looking to program games, this book is for you. **David Brackeen**, along with co-authors **Bret Barker** and **Lawrence Vanhelsuwe**, show you how to make fast, full-screen action games such as side scrollers and 3D shooters. Key features covered in this book include Java 2 game programming techniques, including latest 2D graphics and sound technologies, 3D graphics and scene management, path-finding and artificial intelligence, collision detection, game scripting using BeanShell, and multi-player game engine creation.

If you already have Java programming experience and are looking to program games, this book is for you. David Brackeen, along with co-authors Bret Barker and Lawrence Vanhelsuwe, show you how to make fast, full-screen action games such as side scrollers and 3D shooters. Key features covered in this book include Java 2 game programming techniques, including latest 2D graphics and sound technologies, 3D graphics and scene management, path-finding and artificial intelligence, collision detection, game scripting using BeanShell, and multi-player game engine creation.

A guide to Java game programming techniques covers such topics as 2D and 3D graphics, sound, artificial intelligence, multi-player games, collision detection, game scripting and customizing keyboard and mouse controls.