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Java 1.4 Game Programming (Wordware Game and Graphics Library) Paperback – February 25, 2003

by Andrew Mulholland (Author)

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About the Author

Andrew Mullholland and Glenn Murphy have each been programming games for more than six years and have several years of experience with Java. They are both in the final year of the Computer Games Technology program at the University of Abertay in Dundee, Scotland. Andrew is also a co-author of Developer's Guide to Multiplayer Games from Wordware Publishing.

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Series: Wordware Game and Graphics Library
Paperback: 647 pages
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc. (February 25, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1556229631
ISBN-13: 978-1556229633
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
Average Customer Review: 12 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,216,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3598 in Books > Computers & Technology > Games & Strategy Guides > Game Programming
- #5235 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Java
- #13230 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Video & Computer Games

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Dated but great start to learning how to build a Java Game Engine

June 16, 2012

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I can't argue much with the negative reviews - the authors attempt to teach a reader new to Java how to program in Java is not going to happen in 100 pages or so. I would have preferred they left the first 150 pages out and just direct readers to very good free Java books that are online. Let me also state that the book is bit dated having been released in 2003 and if you know anything about Java there have been many releases since then and newer libraries to assist in building games even so the material in the book works and is still relevant with respect to game engines.
I actually purchased this book some time back and I only recently rediscovered it in my attempt to determine if I could really use Java to build games. The answer is a definite yes. The book does an excellent job in Chapters 7-13 (from Threads to Introduction to GUI). I was able to follow the instructions, get the exercises up and running easily and build by own games using the excellent game engine presented by the authors as a guide. I would highly recommend obtaining a used copy if you are trying to find a book to learn how to build games with Java.

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imaginary_number

Great book if you're the right audience

July 22, 2009

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This book is very useful for programmers with a little experience even though it was written for complete beginners (skip this book if you feel confident programming 2D games in Java). I enjoy the author's writing style and organization. Keep in mind that it's written for Java 1.4 (now two versions old). It's new enough to be oriented around Swing, with use of BufferStrategy and active rendering through full-screen exclusive mode, all of which are important in game programming.

This is NOT a book that will let you jump right in to programming. It builds a solid and exceedingly thorough foundation.

As a computer science minor, I've had a few classes in Java, and I was a TA for an introductory class. Because of my experience, I skipped the first seven chapters. However, since my academic-leaning classes skirted over game and graphics issues, I'm finding much of the rest of the book meets my needs perfectly.

Most of the information in this book can be found online for free (as other reviewers note), but I haven't found it with such thorough explanations.

I highly recommend this book for people who've never programmed a game before and want to start in 2D.

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STOP-This is not the book you're looking for

July 27, 2004

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I must agree with other reviewers that this is one of the worst Java game programming books I have ever read. I love programming, game programming, and Java (and have done all three for a living). I struggled to read this book from cover to cover:

- There was no editing to speak of.
- The authors make almost no use of Java 1.4 features; for example they mention javax.imageio but then spend five or six pages avoiding using it. Then they repeat their entire MediaTracker example using ImageIO.
- Chapters on Introduction to Databases, MySQL, and JDBC seem pasted in from some other text (so look out for anything from these authors and keep your money in your wallet as it might well be a rehash of this)
- They spend the chapter on GUI systems developing their own set of widgets. This may well be an interesting learning experience (implementing a button using a square and some mouse-event listeners is a cool exercise) but the authors fail to use this as a teaching vehicle, instead burdening the reader with their partially implemented system ("While it's fresh in your mind, now would be a good time to start trying to add extra components to the custom GUI system. In no time, you will have your own powerful GUI library, which will serve you far better for games programming than Swing.")

Move on. This is NOT the book you were looking for.

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A. Rick Anderson

Have the authors actually used Java to develop games?

January 4, 2006

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I own every Java game book printed. This one was worthless.

What little material that the authors devoted to genuine game development seems to start with the assumption that none of Java's native facilities are sufficient and therefore, in the book, they attempt to re-invent the facilities. As you try and follow the coding pitfalls that the authors get themselves into, the emerging code appears to be based upon a programming model that was lifted from classroom-provided C++ code and techniques.

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