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jMonkeyEngine 3.0 : Beginner's Guide

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jMonkeyEngine 3.0 : Beginner's Guide

Overview of this book

jMonkeyEngine 3.0 is a powerful set of free Java libraries that allows you to unlock your imagination, create 3D games and stunning graphics. Using jMonkeyEngine's library of time-tested methods, this book will allow you to unlock its potential and make the creation of beautiful interactive 3D environments a breeze."jMonkeyEngine 3.0 Beginner's Guide" teaches aspiring game developers how to build modern 3D games with Java. This primer on 3D programming is packed with best practices, tips and tricks and loads of example code. Progressing from elementary concepts to advanced effects, budding game developers will have their first game up and running by the end of this book.From basic concepts and project creation to building a complex 3D Game, you will learn to layout 3D scenes, make them interactive and add various multi-media effects.You will find answers to common questions including best practices and approaches, how game characters can act and interact, how to simulate solid walls and physical forces, how to take it online to play over a network and much more.From Zero to Hero, start your journey to make your game idea a reality.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
jMonkeyEngine 3.0 Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Time for action – configuring display settings


In order to control the display settings yourself, you need to create an AppSettings object in your application's main() method. Set the Boolean in the AppSettings constructor to true, if you want to keep the default settings for every value that you do not specify. You can set this parameter to false if you want to specify each property yourself. The engine will then raise an exception if you miss a setting.

public static void main(String[] args) {
  settings.setTitle("My Cool Game");
  // specify your settings here
  Main app = new Main();
  app.setSettings(settings); // apply settings to app
  app.start();               // use settings and run
}

The following application settings are available:

  • Dialog image: If you choose to show the default display settings dialog, the window includes a splash screen. By default, the dialog box shows the jMonkeyEngine logo from the built-in com/jme3/app/Monkey.png. To reassure your users that this dialog box...