Java Game Design

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Java Game Design

• The most noble of experiments (that almost went
  horribly wrong)

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The Tools of the Trade

• Java
• Programming language for those of us who are too
  scared to use C
• Object oriented
• Objects
• Classes
• Interfaces
• Semi-simplistic threads

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TotT cont.

• Netbeanstm
• Java compiler
• Gift from the gods
• Auto completes code
• Comes with built in methods
• Was written on the tablets Moses broke

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Tetris 1.0

• Was the Tetris program that I had come up with at
  the end of Programming II
• It sucked
• No it really rotted wickedly

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Tetris 2.0

• The version of Tetris that I finished with by the
  end of seminar
• It actually worked and
• looked like Tetris

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Multithreading

• Allows for multiple tasks to be run
  concurrently
• Uses CPU downtime to run background tasks
• Makes more complex programs possible and was the
  answer to my prayers

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The Flicker

• Made Tetris 1.0 painful to view even if you
  didnt have epilepsy
• Actually gave you epilepsy
• About as hard to get rid of as this guy
• http//www.tolland.k12.ct.us/ths/compsci/programmi
  ngapplets/Tetris.html

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Physics Simulator

• Designed to realistically simulate a lever!!!

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PS cont

• Didnt really work that well
• Mostly on account of I really didnt know most of
  the math and the physics I was trying to simulate
• Caused me to kick the programming habit for a bit
  and go learn some JavaScript!!

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Copter Game

• Back to my game intentions instead of just a
  dinky little simulator
• Focused mainly on creating and interacting with a
  dynamic 2D world
• Ended up being more like The Rocketeer than the
  helicopter game but all in all a success

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Conclusion

• Java, while it isnt as powerful as C it is
  still a good environment to make dinky little
  games in
• Netbeans is a gift from God
• Multithreading is a gift from the Senior
  Undersecretary of God
• Flicker rots wicked

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Conclusion cont

• Im really not all that good at physics (despite
  what my grade in the class might be)
• 2D environments are a lot easier to simulate than
  I thought