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Newbie & Debugging Questions
#1

Hi,

I am an average level Java Programmer. I have experience in AWT, SWING. I am planning to develop a multiplayer (networked) game based on “PLAYING CARDS”. What all should I know and read before I start coding except for “Design Patterns” and “Other Core Java” like stuff. Would JOGL be helpful for me? I know basics of computer graphics. I want my game’s UI to look attractive and involve lots of animation and sound. I am new to Java game development and totally confused where to start from. Please suggest something.

Kaushik.

#2

You might want to start with a good game programming tutorial like, http://www.cokeandcode.com/spaceinvaderstutorial. After that you can decide if Java2D is good enough, or you want to use Opengl with JOGL or LWJGL.

#3

Thanks a lot for the cool link.
Few more questions:
Can the performace differences between Java 2D and JOGL quantified? ??? Java 2D looks good for my problem. But will JOGL be much faster than Java2D?

#4

For what youa re doing probably not. And certainly not worth the hassle, IMO.

#5

Thanks for the advice. :slight_smile: