High Preforming 2D Graphics

Java 2D
#1

Hi, I’m new to this forum a friend told me about this place, dont know his nick here. I have many years experiance in general programming but not in Java. What I’m looking for is some tips in what way I should look, I dont need complete solutions, I dont mind them thou ;).

Any way I have seen Java demos with real high preformans and I would love to make a simple game but I cant get my FPS up. So where do I start? I know I need some kind of dubblebuffer strategy but what othertips do you have? Any good tutorials? Does It make any diffrent what kind of panel I work with?

Thanks in advance for any answers, tips or just anything :slight_smile:

/uncle

#2

At the risk of self promoting, there are some very good tutorials at:

http://www.javagamesfactory.org/

Kev

#3

Proper performance can be had from LWJGL.

You can also look at JOGL too for a slightly looser approach to writing games with Java.

Acceptable performance for 2D stuff can be had from VolatileImages in Java2D, but is generally unreliable and finicky and complex.

Cas :slight_smile:

#4

Hmm, I dont think so - VolatileImages are by far the best approach to get hw accerlated rendering.

Just a few changes and extra checks in program code and thats it - no other drawing interfaces - nothing.
And everything runs faster and uses hw accerlation - fine!

lg Clemens

#5

[quote]And everything runs faster and uses hw accerlation - fine!
[/quote]
If you are lucky.

Hardware acceleration is not implemented yet on Mac OS X Java 1.4.x.

But now JOGL and LWJGL are running fine on OS X. They are both reasonable options for 2D games, if the game requires smooth animation.

#6

Especially when you are doing something other than just blitting rectangles too. Consider the bumpmapped background in Alien FLux, or the psychedelic strobes in Super Elvis. AWT? I don’t think so…

Cas :slight_smile: