PROGRAMMING GAMES WITH JAVA explains (in simple, easy-to-follow terms) how to build a 2D Java GUI game project. Students learn about project design, the Java Swing controls, many elements of the Java language, and how to distribute finished projects. Game skills learned include handling multiple players, scoring, graphics, animation, and sounds. The game projects built include, in increasing complexity: - Safecracker - Decipher a secret combination using clues from the computer- Tic Tac Toe - The classic game- Match Game - Find matching pairs of hidden photos - use your own photos- Pizza Delivery - A business simulation where you manage a small pizza shop for a night- Moon Landing - Land a module on the surface of the moonThis course requires Microsoft Windows 10 or macOSor Ubuntu Linux. To complete this Java tutorial, you will need to have the Java Development Kit (JDK) 11th Standard Edition from Oracle installed on your computer. This tutorial uses the free NetBeans 11 IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for building and testing Java applications but can be adapted to other IDEs.
Philip Conrod has authored, co-authored and edited over two dozen computer programming books over the past thirty years. Philip holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems and a Master's certificate in the Essentials of Business Development from Regis University. Philip has also served in Information Technology leadership roles for companies like Sundstrand Aerospace, Safeco Insurance, FamilyLife, Kenworth Truck Company, PACCAR and Darigold. Philip currently serves as the President & Publisher of Kidware Software LLC and he enjoys writing and teaching about technology and computer science.
Lou Tylee holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Electrical Engineering. Lou has been programming computers since 1969 when he took his first Fortran course in college. He has written software to control suspensions for high speed ground vehicles, monitor nuclear power plants, lower noise levels in commercial jetliners, compute takeoff speeds for jetliners, locate and identify air and ground traffic and to let kids count bunnies, learn how to spell and do math problems. He has written several on-line texts teaching Visual Basic, Visual C# and Java to thousands of people. He taught computer programming courses for over 15 years at the University of Washington and currently teaches math and engineering courses at the Oregon Institute of Technology. Lou also works as a research engineer at a major Seattle aerospace firm. He is the proud father of five children, has six grandchildren and is married to an amazing woman. Lou and his family live in Seattle, Washington.
