Pro Java 9 Games Development

Part One: NetBeans 8.0.2, Java 8, and JavaFX 8.0: Your Core Foundation for Java 8 Games Development 1. Set-Up Your Java 8 Games Development Workstation (NetBeans, JDK8, GIMP, Blender, Audacity) 2. Java 8 Development Using the NetBeans 8 IDE (NetBeans 8 Primer, IDE Features, Configuration) 3. Java 8 Programming Language Primer (New Features, Language Overview, API Summary, etc.) 4. The JavaFX Multimedia API Overview and Primer (New Features, API Overview, Codecs, Formats) Part Two: JavaFX 8: Using the Java 8 Game Development Multimedia Engine (Scene Graph, 2D, 3D, Audio, Video) 5. Multimedia Concepts and Techniques (2D/3D Compositing, 3D Rendering, 2D/3D Audio, Shaders) 6. The JavaFX Scene Graph Architecture (Scene Graph Hierarchy Concepts, Structures, Application) 7. Game Design Concepts (Creating the Game Code Infrastructure, using Java 8 and JavaFX 8.0) 8. Game User Interface Design (Creating the Game SplashScreen, Game Control User Interface, etc.) 9. Digital Audio for 2D and 3D Game Development (AudioClip, AudioTrack, AudioEqualizer Classes) Part Three: Core Game Design Concepts and 2D Sprite Animation 10. The JavaFX 60FPS Pulse Game Engine (Using an AnimationTimer Class to access the JavaFX 8 Pulse Timing Engine) 11. Creating the Actor Engine (Game Character Design using Java 8 abstract classes) 12. Creating the Event Handling Engine (Adding Interactivity based on user input events) 13. Creating 2D Game Sprites and Animated Movement (Moving the Game Character around your screen) Part Four: 3D Game Design Concepts and Advanced Game Design Techniques 14. 3D Shapes and Mesh Classes in JavaFX 8.0 (Shape3D, Box, Sphere, Cylinder, Mesh, MeshView, TriangleMesh) 15. Designing a Collision Detection Engine 16. Implementing Your Gameplay Logic Engine 17. Implementing a Physics Simulation Engine Part Five: Hybrid (2D + 3D) Game Design Concepts and Game Publishing 18. Hybrid Game Design Concepts and Techniques 19. Creating Levels Management Engine 20. Publishing Games to Different Personal Computer Platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Steam and Solaris 21. Publishing Games to Different Mobile/Embedded Platforms: Android OS, iOS, Tizen OS, Firefox OS