Black Art of Java Game Programming30 reviews Joel Fan, Eric Ries, ... Waite Group Press, 1996 old and outdated...true...but don't let that fool you + Good for an introduction to Java game programming + This book rocks! this book is pretty old, but if your a beginner to both game programming and java then there is no other better book than this...it will teach you about classes, interfaces, inheritance...and all the while making it fun and iteresting... you'll develope little games along the way and learn about ...             Java In A Nutshell, 5th Edition31 reviews David Flanagan O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 Excellent reference, but could lose the last 2/3 of the book + Good reference book , but a little heavy + Java in a bombshell I very much like this as a reference, but at this point I feel like most of the back 2/3 of the book is unnecessary bulk. The front portion, however, is excellent.             Java Game Programming for Dummies15 reviews Wayne Holder, Doug Bell John Wiley & Sons Inc (Computers), 1998 Java GAME programming for dummies. + Not for Begginners + An excellent but flawed book This book doesnt teach you java.However if you know some java but not how to create a game, you will find this book usefull. Thou the games described are simple, they do teach you the basics of 2D (and some 3D) game programming.If you remember some mathematics it helps but is not needed.Most of the ...             Beginning Java 5 Game Programming6 reviews Jonathan S. Harbour Course Technology PTR, 2006 One hell of a good book. + Good for learning basic game programming techniques using Java + Another Great Book By Jonathan Harbour I think I'm probably right in the target audience for this book, and I think it did a great job at what it sets out to do. There's a bit of a Java review at the beginning, but this so-called "intro to Java" is focused on game making from the very first pages. Don't think that there's enough Java ...             Advanced Java Game Programming11 reviews David Wallace Croft Apress, 2004 Game Framework Mr Croft explains his game game framework in this book. This framework is capable of handling 2D games via network, especially for mobile games. The book looks old fashing with a cumbersome layout and code examples which take a lot of space. Also the explained code seems to be old fashing, the new ...             Java 2 Game Programming (The Premier Press Game Development Series)11 reviews Thomas Petchel Course Technology PTR, 2001 Awesome? + Good as a starting point, with some flaws What I cannot believe is how unfair recent reviews of this book have been. If you're a beginner hobbyist, then maybe this book isn't for you? Let's mention instance modelling, advanced collision detection, triple-buffered animation, quad trees, hardware acceleration and framerate syncing. Maybe ...             Java 1.4 Game Programming (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)11 reviews Andrew Mulholland Wordware Publishing, Inc., 2003 Great Book on Java and Scrolling 2D games + why use Java? This book is a very good introduction to Java and game programming with Java. The authors were students in the Computer Games Technology program at the University of Abertay in Scotland when they wrote the book, and their enthusiastic expostulation of game programming principles make this book an ...             SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide (Exam 310-055) (Certification Press Study Guides)277 reviews Katherine Sierra, Bert Bates McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005 The Best Programming Book Ever + total coverage for SCJP5 exam + Comprehensive coverage of the exam + Excellent resource + Best book on the subject             Killer Game Programming in Java19 reviews Andrew Davison O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 Very Impressed + Very good programming examples + Very good book. If you want to learn Java game programming, don't miss this one + Excellent introduction to Java and Game Programming + Perfect Game Programming Book             Thinking in Java (4th Edition)300 reviews Bruce Eckel Prentice Hall PTR, 2006 Thinking in Java, 4th edition + Comprehesive Java Tutorial This is a beginner addressed book on Java: if you are already skilled in programming with procedural or even OO language, you'll find this book very useful. The text is very simple and clear, the examples are incisive and at the end of each chapter you'll find a couple of exercises that can be ...             Developing Games in Java (New Riders Games)22 reviews David Brackeen New Riders Games, 2003 Great for game developing using JAVA. + Developing Games in Java + Excellent intermediate book + Great style Java game programming book             Learning Java62 reviews Pat Niemeyer, Jonathan Knudsen O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 A great book with a misleading title + Highly Suggest this book! + Java Review + Excellent book if you know a few things about programming             Teach Yourself Internet Game Programming With Java in 21 Days6 reviews Michael Morrison Sams Publishing, 1996 excellent book but obviously very old (Java 1.0) + Took me less then 21 days to make this review + Awsome I think it's an excellent book, however it's about Java 1.0. Also, it assumes you know nothing about both Java programming and game design in general -- so it is less useful for people with any experience in either.             Practical Java Game Programming (Game Development Series)8 reviews Dustin Clingman, Shawn Kendall, ... Charles River Media, 2004 Nice intro into the + and - of Java as a game language + A good starting point for game development Be careful of your expectations here. This is NOT a 'how to' book with 100+s pages of code samples. This is not a book in the 'java cookbook' series. What this IS is a book that describes the +/- of the java language and the JVM and talks about PERFORMANCE issues extensively. The author goes ...             Head First Java, 2nd Edition213 reviews Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 Excellent Book!! + look before you buy + Great Book + Good basic text             Beginning Java 5 Game Programming6 reviews Jonathan S. Harbour Course Technology PTR, 2006 One hell of a good book. + Good for learning basic game programming techniques using Java + Another Great Book By Jonathan Harbour I think I'm probably right in the target audience for this book, and I think it did a great job at what it sets out to do. There's a bit of a Java review at the beginning, but this so-called "intro to Java" is focused on game making from the very first pages. Don't think that there's enough Java ...             Killer Game Programming in Java19 reviews Andrew Davison O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 Very Impressed + Very good programming examples + Very good book. If you want to learn Java game programming, don't miss this one + Excellent introduction to Java and Game Programming + Perfect Game Programming Book             SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide (Exam 310-055) (Certification Press Study Guides)277 reviews Katherine Sierra, Bert Bates McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005 The Best Programming Book Ever + total coverage for SCJP5 exam + Comprehensive coverage of the exam + Excellent resource + Best book on the subject             Java 2 Game Programming (The Premier Press Game Development Series)11 reviews Thomas Petchel Course Technology PTR, 2001 Awesome? + Good as a starting point, with some flaws What I cannot believe is how unfair recent reviews of this book have been. If you're a beginner hobbyist, then maybe this book isn't for you? Let's mention instance modelling, advanced collision detection, triple-buffered animation, quad trees, hardware acceleration and framerate syncing. Maybe ...             Teach Yourself Internet Game Programming With Java in 21 Days6 reviews Michael Morrison Sams Publishing, 1996 excellent book but obviously very old (Java 1.0) + Took me less then 21 days to make this review + Awsome I think it's an excellent book, however it's about Java 1.0. Also, it assumes you know nothing about both Java programming and game design in general -- so it is less useful for people with any experience in either.