Java Game Development

Platform

• Java ME (Java Platform, Micro Edition)
  • formerly J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition)
  • Consists of configuration layer and profile layer

  • Configuration Part

    • Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC)
      • Is a subset of CDC, intended for lower end devices
      • Most classes are derived from J2SE and use J2SE class and package names, and CLDC-specific packages use javax.microedition prefix
      • Contains subsets of java.lang, java.util, java.io, CLDC-specific classes in javax.microedition.*
    • Common Device Configuration (CDC)
      • Is a superset of CLDC, intended for higher end devices
      • Includes all APIs defined by CLDC including java. packages and javax.microedition. packages.
      • Contains subsets of java.io, java.lang, java.net, java.security, java.text, java.util and javax.microedition.io

  • Profile Part

    • CLDC Based

      • Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0
      • Personal Digital Assistant Profile (PDAP; extends MIDP)

    • CDC Based

      • Foundational Profile (FP)
        • Completes J2SE versions of java.lang, java.util, java.net, java.io, java.text, java.security
      • Personal Basis Profile (PBP; extends FP)
        • Basic AWT, RMI, JavaBeans
      • Personal Profile (extends PBP)
        • Full AWT, applets, java.mah

Architecture overview diagram at etutorials.org/shared/images/tutorial_36/01fig02.gif

APIs

• JSR 184: Mobile 3D Graphics API for J2METM
• JSR 239: JavaTM Binding for the OpenGL® ES API

Libraries

• LWUIT (Lightweight UI Toolkit)
• Swing

Deployment

• Java Applets (deprecated)
• JNLP (Java Web Start)
• OpenWebStart

Reading

• LWUIT: https://blog.jayway.com/2008/05/01/lwuit-an-introduction/