Foojay Podcast #25: Game Development with Java, JavaFX, and FXGL
- June 19, 2023
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- 2 min read
Java and JavaFX are probably not the first options you consider if you want to create a game application.
But the FXGL library allows you to do precisely that! Create games that run on all platforms with the same codebase as we are used to with Java.
And even without an extra library, the JavaFX Components and Canvas provide many animation and gaming possibilities.
Let's learn from experts why Java should be on your game-development-language-list!
Guests
- Chengen Zhao
- Almas Baim
- Gerrit Grunwald
Host
- Frank Delporte
Content
- 00’00 Intro and introduction of the guests
- 04’00 About FXGL
- 08’48 How Chengen used FXGL to improve his Xtrike game
- 10’15 Combining 2D and 3D
- 11’20 The fascination of Gerrit for retro games
- 13’36 JavaFX components versus Canvas
- 19’09 Creating games while waiting in airports…
- 22’19 Convert to mobile and Steam apps
- 23’22 Question of Chengen if FXGL can extend view components
- 24’58 How students are involved in the FXGL project
- 29’53 Why FXGL has a mix of Java and Kotlin
- 32’22 Building for mobile and the hassle with the app stores…
- 38’58 3D in JavaFX
- 44’14 Status of Swing
- 47’13 About the Java community in China
- 49’23 Could a drag-and-drop animation tool be created for FXGL?
- 51’13 Use JavaFX FXML markup files? And can SceneBuilder provide a code-only approach?
- 55’34 Conclusion
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Principal Lecturer, Computing Department Lead at the University of Brighton. Author of #FXGL game engine. #Java #JavaFX #Kotlin open sourcerer. PhD in Computer Science.
Chengen is the founder and currently the tech lead of Company White Wood City which is a software company mainly focus on Java, Flutter & Swift related technologies.
Frank Delporte (@frankdelporte) is a Java Champion, Java Developer, Technical Writer at Azul, Blogger, Author of "Getting started with Java on Raspberry Pi", and Pi4J Contributor. Frank blogs about his experiments with Java, sometimes combined with electronic components, on the Raspberry Pi.
JUG Leader, Java Champion, Speaker, Author, ❤️ Java(FX) and coding in general
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