[JAVA][Beginning Java 8 Games Development]

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■ Introduction In Chapter 13 you will add different InvinciBagel sprite image states into your Java 8 game, and when these are combined with the movement you coded in Chapters 11 and 12, allow your InvinciBagel character to run, jump, fly, land, wait impatiently to be moved, and even turn sideways to evade bullets. In Chapter 14, you will create a series of Prop classes that will allow you to place fixed props and obstacles into your Java 8 game levels. You will learn how to use one digital image asset to create four different scenery props, using the JavaFX ability to flip and mirror your image assets around either (or both of) their X and Y axes. In Chapter 15, you’ll implement your Java 8 game audio engine, using the JavaFX AudioClip class, which allows digital audio sequencing to be integrated into your Java 8 game play, taking it an order of magnitude higher, by stimulating the aural senses of your game player. You’ll learn how to optimize digital audio assets so well, that you will not have to use any lossy compression, giving you perfect audio samples, and showing you exactly how much of the system’s memory your audio assets will be using. In Chapter 16, we’ll start getting into advanced topics, such as designing collision polygons using SVG data and the GIMP 2.8 and PhysicsEditor software packages. We will also learn about the JavaFX Bounds and Node classes, and how collision detection is accomplished for Java 8 game development, using the .getBoundsInLocal() and .getBoundsInParent() method calls, in conjunction with the Node.intersects() and Shape.intersect() method calls. In Chapter 17, we will pull everything together, and focus solely on implementing your game play. You will create Actor subclasses for Treasure, Projectile, and Enemy, and create an auto-attack engine that will turn a game player’s PC or mobile device into his or her adversary. We look at the most advanced topics, such as physics and AI, during this chapter, after which you will have enough of a foundation to create your own Java 8 games, using your own intellectual property! This book attempts to be the most comprehensive Java 8 game application development programming title on the market, by covering most, if not all, of the major Java 8 and JavaFX classes that will need to be used to create Java 8 Game Applications. Some of these include the Image, ImageView, Group, Node, StackPane, Scene, Stage, Application, ListArray, HashSet, Arrays, AudioClip, MediaPlayer, URL, Button, Shape, HBox, SVGPath, Insets, AnimationTimer, and more. If you’re looking for the most comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the Java 8 programming language for games, including JavaFX 8.0 and NetBeans 8.0 IDE all seamlessly integrated with new media content development work processes, as well as a “soup to nuts” knowledge about how to optimally use these technologies in conjunction with the leading open source new media game content design and development tools, then this book will really be of significant interest to you. It is the intention of this book to take you from being a Beginner in Java 8 game application development to a solid intermediate knowledge level regarding Java 8, NetBeans 8, and JavaFX 8.0 game application development. Be advised that this book, even though it’s ostensibly a Beginner title, contains a significant amount of technical knowledge. All of the work processes that are described during the book may well take more than one read through to assimilate into an application development knowledge base (your quiver of technical knowledge). It will be well worth your time, however, rest assured. www.it-ebooks.info xxvii
Chapter 1 Setting Up a Java 8 Game Development Environment Welcome to the book Beginning Java 8 Games Development! Let’s get started by creating a solid development software foundation for use with this book. The core of this foundation will be Java SDK (Software Development Kit) 8, also called JDK (Java Development Kit) 8. I will also set you up with NetBeans IDE 8.0 (Integrated Development Environment), which will make coding Java 8 games much easier. After that, I will introduce you to the latest opensource new media content creation software packages for digital illustration (Inkscape), digital imaging (GIMP [GNU Image Manipulation Program]), digital video (EditShare Lightworks), digital audio (Audacity), and 3D modeling and animation (Blender). At the end of the chapter, I will also suggest some other professional-level software packages that you should consider adding to the professional game development workstation that you will be creating over the course of this chapter. To get the best results from all this free, professional-level software, you will want to have a modern, 64-bit workstation with at least 4GB of system memory (6GB or 8GB would be even better) and a multicore processor (central processing unit [CPU]), such as an AMD FX-6300 (hexa-core), AMD FX-8350 (octa-core), or Intel i7 (quadcore). Workstations such as these have become commodity items and can be purchased at Walmart or Pricewatch.com at an affordable price. The first thing that you will do in this chapter is make sure that you have removed any of the outdated versions of Java, such as Java 7 or Java 6, or any outdated versions of NetBeans, such as NetBeans 7 or NetBeans 6. This involves uninstalling (removing or deleting completely) these older development software versions from your workstation. You will do this using the Windows program management utility Programs and Features, which can be found in the Windows operating system (OS) Control Panel suite of Windows OS Management Utilities. There are similar utilities on the Linux and Mac platforms, if you happen to be using one of these less commonly used OSs. Because most developers use Windows 7, 8, or 9, you will be using the Windows 64-bit platform for the examples in this book. Next, I will show you where exactly to go on the Internet to get these software packages, so get ready to fire up your speedy Internet connection so that you can download nearly a gigabyte of all-new game content production software! After you download the latest versions of all this software, you will install the programming and content development packages and configure them for use with this book. The order in which you perform these software installations is important, because Java JDK 8 and Java 8 Runtime Environment (JRE) form the foundation of NetBeans IDE 8.0. This is because NetBeans IDE 8.0 was originally coded using the Java programming language, so you will see just how incredibly professional a piece of software can be using this language. Thus, the Java 8 software will be the first software you install. After you install Java 8, you will then install NetBeans 8.0, so that you have a graphical user interface (GUI), on top of the Java programming language, which will make the Java software development work process easier. After you have these two primary software development tools installed, you will get a plethora of new media content creation software packages, which you can use in conjunction with Java 8 and NetBeans 8.0 to create 2D and 3D games. www.it-ebooks.info 1
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■ index InvinciBagel animation (c
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