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A Reference for
The Fun and Easy Way'
to Create Your Own
Games and Put Them
on Your Web Page
Your First Aid Kif
for Adding Pizzazz
to Boring Web Sites
Creating Cool Games
in Java - Explained
in Plain English
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& Doug Bell
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Table of Contents
lntroduetion .................................................................
1
About This Book .................................................................................................. 1
Who You Are......................................................................................................... 1
About the Java Code in This Book.................................................................... 2
How This Book Is Organized .............................................................................. 2
Part 1: Steppin' Out .................................................................................... 2
Part II: Up to Speed .................................................................................... 2
Part III: Seven League Boots ..................................................................... 3
Part IV: The Part of Tens ........................................................................... 3
Appendix: About the CD-ROM ................................................................. 3
CD Chapters: Fundamentals.....................................................................3
Icons Used in This Book ..................................................................................... 4
Part 1: Steppin' Out....................................................... 5
Chapter 1: Follow the Bouncing Ball ..........................................................
7
Ticking Off the Time ............................................................................................ 7
Making Things Move ........................................................................................... 9
Floating the point....................................................................................... 9
Encapsulating the essence of a ball ........................................................ 9
Setting Bounds ................................................................................................... 10
Moving out of bounds ............................................................................. 11
Bouncing back.......................................................................................... 11
Coding movement and bounce .............................................................. 11
Settin' things in motion........................................................................... 13
Drawing the Details ........................................................................................... 14
Drawing offscreen .................................................................................... 15
Overriding the flicker .............................................................................. 15
Drawing the background and the ball .................................................. 16
Putting.the action on the screen ........................................................... 16
Chapter 2: Ponglet........................................................................................ 17
Setting State ....................................................................................................... 17
Breaking down the task .......................................................................... 18
Serving the ball ........................................................................................ 20
Up Java Creek without a Paddle ...................................................................... 22
Returning the serve ................................................................................. 23
Changing state .......................................................................................... 24
Creating a computer opponent.............................................................. 24
Rolling down the gutter .......................................................................... 25
He shoots, he scores! .............................................................................. 26
We have a winna!...................................................................................... 26
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Introduction .................................................................
1
About This Book .................................................................................................. 1
Who You Are......................................................................................................... 1
About the Java Code in This Book .................................................................... 2
How This Book Is Organized .............................................................................. 2
Part I: Steppin' Out .................................................................................... 2
Part II: Up to Speed .................................................................................... 2
Part III: Seven League Boots ..................................................................... 3
Part IV: The Part of Tens ........................................................................... 3
Appendix: About the CD-ROM ................................................................. 3
CD Chapters: Fundamentals ..................................................................... 3
Icons Used in This Book ..................................................................................... 4
Part l: Steppin' Out....................................................... 5
Chapter 1: Follow the Bouncing Ball.......................................................... 7
Ticking Off the Time ............................................................................................ 7
Making Things Move ........................................................................................... 9
Floating the point....................................................................................... 9
Encapsulating the essence of a ball ........................................................ 9
Setting Bounds ................................................................................................... 10
Moving out of bounds ............................................................................. 11
Bouncing back .......................................................................................... 11
Coding movement and bounce .............................................................. 11
Settin' things in motion........................................................................... 13
Drawing the Details ........................................................................................... 14
Drawing offscreen .................................................................................... 15
Overriding the flicker .............................................................................. 15
Drawing the background and the ball .................................................. 16
Putting.the action on the screen ........................................................... 16
Chapter 2: Ponglet........................................................................................ 17
Setting State ....................................................................................................... 17
Breaking down the task .......................................................................... 18
Serving the ball ........................................................................................ 20
Up Java Creek without a Paddle ...................................................................... 22
Returning the serve ................................................................................. 23
Changing state.......................................................................................... 24
Creating a computer opponent.............................................................. 24
Rolling down the gutter .......................................................................... 25
He shoots, he scores! .............................................................................. 26
We have a winna! ...................................................................................... 26
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