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#1

Just found this forum and i have been browsing it a bit to get a hang on where to post an introduction, from what i understood it should be done in this section.

A lil’ bit about me then :slight_smile:
My name is Johan, 18 years old and live in Sweden. I have been programming in java since September 2010. Still quite new at it but im managing. At the moment i am learning about 2D graphics programming and applets. My dream is to become a game developer and make strategy games.

My current project is learning graphics programming and more about game programming, thereafter i will continue working on a a Visual novel game i started working on in December 2010.

Well, that’s pretty much it.

Also i was a bit surprised over the account activation process XD I couldn’t solve it, so i built a java program that calculated the return value for me XD

//Kurten

#2

Welcome ^^
Where in sweden do you live?

#3

O_o what’s with all the new posts about people suddenly finding JGO? just curious how did you find it?

Congrats, and yeh that is what your suppose to do, don’t think its possible to calculate the answer in your head :).

#4

it probably has to do with the fact that Riven allowed google to index it

#5

Welcome.

So far it has been the smiplest and most effective way to deter both spambots and human spammers. I made the code sample very specific to Java, so that people wouldn’t be able to rewrite it to Javascript and make the browser calculate the answer. Installing a JDK is just too much for those bastards. 8)

#6

That happened almost a year ago now! :slight_smile:

#7

oh I thought it came together with the december-january updates … so maybe it’s just a coincindence that several people are joining us right now … by the way, welcome Kurten !

#8

@Captain Awesome: I live in Västerås, little town like 100km north-west of Stockholm :slight_smile:

@Kappa: Actually i went to a forum called gamedev.net or something, can’t remember the name since i ain’t active on it lol. Anyway, I checked the java section and found a thread called something with “is java game development forums non existant?” In that thread there was a guy that linked this forum and said that it’s a good place for java game developers :stuck_out_tongue:

And thanks for the welcome’s guys :slight_smile:

#9

Välkommen!

I hope you will like it here, most people are nice and patient when it comes to newcomers (as long as your first question isn’t “I am making an mmo, want to help me?”) :slight_smile:

Micke

#10

Tackar Micke :slight_smile:

Actually my first question here was: “How do i simplify my current applet debugging technique?” XD The mmo question is quite popular on various other forums im active on though. Never hurts to dream, but dreams intended to become reality must be realistic.

#11

Maybe that was me or a guy using LWJGL. I saw some LWJGL users on gamedev.net.

#12

I think the reason why there is so much outrage whenever someone asks about making a MMORPG is ppl are trying to help the person avoild making the big mistake and the inevitable failure that comes with it.

Guess some of us just learn the hard way :slight_smile:

#13

The guy that posted the link to this forum is called framdall :slight_smile: