Pro Java 6 3D Game Development (PJ3D) explains how to program 3D games in Java on a PC, with an emphasis on the construction of 3D landscapes. I assume you have a reasonable knowledge of Java, the sort of thing picked up in a first Java course at school.

I've split the topics into three sections:

• Java 3D
• non-standard input devices for game playing
• JOGL

Java 3D is a high-level 3D graphics API, and JOGL is a lower-level Java wrapper around the popular OpenGL graphics API. I look at three non-standard input devices: the webcam, the game pad, and the P5 data glove. Along the way, I utilize several other games-related libraries including JInput, JOAL, JMF, and Odejava. I describe the latest Java SE 6 features relevant to gaming, including splash screens, JavaScript scripting, and the desktop and system tray interfaces.

This book differs from other Java games programming books in that it concentrates on the latest 3D APIs, covering a range of libraries that you can't find described in one place anywhere else.

How is this book different from my first Java gaming book, Killer Game Programming in Java?

Early (sometimes very early) draft versions of PJ3D's chapters can be downloaded from here (see the links below).

All the book's code is here, either downloadable as a single zip file (visit the code page), or on a chapter-by-chapter basis from each chapter's page (see the links below).

I've also been adding new chapters here; chapters which don't appear in the book.

If you're looking for Killer Game Programming in Java then it's here.

Chapters    All the Code from the Book Preface Chapter 1. Introduction to Java 3D Chapter 2. Get a Life (in 3D) Chapter 3. Get a Life (the Java 6 Way) Chapter 4. The Colliding Grabbers Chapter 5. When Worlds Collide Chapter 6. A Multitextured Landscape Chapter 7. Walking Around the Models Chapter 8. Backgrounds and Overlays Chapter 9. Webcam Snaps Chapter 10. Navigating a 3D Scene by Waving Your Arm Chapter 10.5. Waving a Magic Wand This chapter does not appear in the book. Chapter 11. Building a Game Pad Controller with JInput Chapter 12. Game Pad Grabbers Chapter 13. 3D Sound with JOAL Chapter 14. The P5 Glove Chapter 15. Two JOGL Programming Frameworks Chapter 16. Touring the World Chapter 17. Picking on the Models JOGL Chapter 4. Stereo Viewing This chapter does not appear in the book. This section does not appear in the Apress book (due to space constraints). Important Note: Erik Hellman has pointed out that since all JSR-239 phones currently support only 16- or 18-bit colour, that none of my examples will render correctly (because they use 24-bits). This can be remedied by changing the configAttributes[] array to: configAttributes[] = {EGL10.EGL_RED_SIZE, 5, EGL10.EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 6, EGL10.EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 5, EGL10.EGL_NONE}; Now the colours are restricted to 16-bits, with green getting an extra bit since our eyes tend to see more shades of green. Thanks Erik! JOGL-ES Chapter 1. Rotating Boxes JOGL-ES Chapter 2. Loading OBJ Models JOGL-ES Chapter 3. A Particle System