Complete newbie to Java Games-programming... help!

Newbie & Debugging Questions
#1

Hiya ;D

I have been doing Java at uni and know enough to try out programming some simple games, so I was hoping to get some advice on what to try out first and if there is any book reccomendations you have? Sorry if this is a random question!

Thanks alot,
Bex

#2

Kev’s space invaders tutorial is a good start. http://www.cokeandcode.com/spaceinvaderstutorial

As for books there’s several out there. I have David Brackeen’s ‘Developing games in Java’ Other folks like different books. Best thing is to try to look at one in a bookshop if possible first.

Alan

#3

i’ll have to also recommend David Brackeen’s ‘Developing games in Java’ its a most excellent intro to games with java and java2D. Also i really like the fact the book is kept simple and easy to read unlike lots of other java books out there.

#4

Hi

Kev’s tutorials are good for opengl, there are alternative techs, but this will depend on what sort of game you want to write, 2D or 3D, puzzle/adventure etc. Did you have anything in mind?. Start simple, I didn’t and 8 years later i’m still working on it :slight_smile:

Endolf

#5

U can also try Andrew Davidson’s Killer game programming in Java. It is a nice book and u can get an online version for free-legal stuff :slight_smile:

U can also try using some of 2d game frameworks…to get u rolling faster. I ve developed such a framework and [url]www.pixelppl.com/football.php[url] is developed using that framework. I ll be happy to share it :slight_smile:

Good luck and have fun!

#6

The tutorials on coke and code also cover Java2D - but I’d still say if you’re a complete Java newbie then go to Brackeen’s book - it has more detail and depth.

Kev