I intend to do a project on creating a 3D game in java but i really don’t know how to go about starting it.I have downloaded java on my system but I need tutorials to get me started.
Please I need someone to help
Follow all of the advice from the other thread that you resurrected: first learn Java, then write simple games, then write more complex games.
Easiest things you can do:
(a) download JRE
(b) download eclipse
© read some Java tutorials
(d) google for 3d graphics tutorials!!!
better download JDK instead of JRE, that will give you javadoc tooltips in eclipse
Or you can just download the JDK documentation 
then you’ll have to look it up every time. tooltips are so much more handy 
That’s what I mean, you can download the Java documentation and link that to Eclipse for the JavaDoc tool tips!
oh well, if you download the JDK it will get the tooltips from the source instead of the HTML pages, which is faster i think :
Does the source come with the JDK; I always thought you had to download that separately (as it requires signing of an NDA). If it does then I’ll install the JDK instead since I found the source useful in uni.
yes
[quote]Does the source come with the JDK; I always thought you had to download that separately (as it requires signing of an NDA). If it does then I’ll install the JDK instead since I found the source useful in uni.
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ah yes i forgot to mention, with the JDK you can go to the source (easily by Ctrl-Clicking on the method you want to observe) and see how it works.
Yes, I used to use that feature at uni. I just thought it was because they downloaded the source, having said that I never noticed it when I used to install the JDK!
Tnx for all ur replies.I have downloded java JDK on my system. But in my school we use text to write ,compile and run our program. But I don’t if it is the same.Now that i have java on my system should I try and download Test pad too in order to write codes.
Eclipse automatically compiles code. When writing in text mode you will have to compile yourself using javac, and then run using java. You can just try it out as there is no ONE answer to this. I would suggest that you learn to program java in Eclipse, and figure out how to compile from the command line (which is easy).
Then when you are comfortable you can begin to just use the command line to get used to that, but practise everything in Eclipse - especially since it automatically tells you where errors are.
[quote]I never noticed it when I used to install the JDK!
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probably because Java wasn’t open source (or whatever) until recently
Ant support within Eclipse is another reason to install a JDK, rather than JRE…
If you’re using Eclipse then what is the benefit of using Ant? I guess it’s something that you can bundle with your source code so that people can compile it using Ant!
ant can do more than just build, you can use to create javadocs, jars, installers (by calling an external tool) and more, all at the click of 1 button
Did you say, “click of a button”?
“Hmmmmmm, buttons”
I really need someone to talk me through this 3d modeling
I don’t know anything about esclipse or ant.So pls is there any good teacher in d house i really need one to break it down for me.Pls