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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

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To record and edit sound files, you need an audio editor. Similar to graphic and model editors, countless options exist, both free and proprietary.

Tip

The jMonkeyEngine team recommends Audacity, which you get for free (http://audacity.sourceforge.net). This user-friendly software is open source, and provides you with a solid set of sound recording, editing, and conversion tools.

You can choose any audio software that is able to export sounds in the supported file formats: jMonkeyEngine supports Ogg Vorbis audio compression inside .ogg file containers, and uncompressed PCM audio in .wav file containers.

Format

Description

Usage

Waveform .wav

A raw format with a bigger file size and better quality.

Save short exclamations and noises (steps, clunks, beeps, voices, cries, and so on in this uncompressed format).

Ogg Vorbis .ogg

A compressed format with a smaller file size and some loss of quality. Decompression may take extra time on low-performance...