Killer Game Programming in Java

Andrew Davison

ISBN 10: 0596007302 / ISBN 13: 9780596007300

Verlag: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA., USA, 2005

Beschreibung

Business. This book is in very good condition. There are slight corner knocks and the front cover has a slight bend in it. This is a thick book - it is almost 2 inches thick. This book is a wide-ranging book on Java game programming and begins with a look at why Java can be a great gaming platform. It includes a complete look at 2D graphics programming and takes on 3D gaming as well. The last section deals specifically with networked games. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005368

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Killer Game Programming in Java

Verlag: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA., USA

Erscheinungsdatum: 2005

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 1st Edition

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Inhaltsangabe:

Although the number of commercial Java games is still small compared to those written in C or C++, the market is expanding rapidly. Recent updates to Java make it faster and easier to create powerful gaming applications-particularly Java 3D-is fueling an explosive growth in Java games. Java games like Puzzle Pirates, Chrome, Star Wars Galaxies, Runescape, Alien Flux, Kingdom of Wars, Law and Order II, Roboforge, Tom Clancy's Politika, and scores of others have earned awards and become bestsellers. Java developers new to graphics and game programming, as well as game developers new to Java 3D, will find Killer Game Programming in Java invaluable. This new book is a practical introduction to the latest Java graphics and game programming technologies and techniques. It is the first book to thoroughly cover Java's 3D capabilities for all types of graphics and game development projects. Killer Game Programming in Java is a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know to program cool, testosterone-drenched Java games. It will give you reusable techniques to create everything from fast, full-screen action games to multiplayer 3D games. In addition to the most thorough coverage of Java 3D available, Killer Game Programming in Java also clearly details the older, better-known 2D APIs, 3D sprites, animated 3D sprites, first-person shooter programming, sound, fractals, and networked games. Killer Game Programming in Java is a must-have for anyone who wants to create adrenaline-fueled games in Java.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Andrew has had a varied and interesting career as an educator, a researcher and an author. He enjoys some celebrity as the editor of Humour the Computer, a well-known anthology of funny stores, parodies and real-life incidents about life in the computer age, and as an amateur juggler! Formerly with the Computer Science Department at Melbourne University, he now lives in Singapore and teaches at the Prince on Songkla University.