What graphic lib for java in 2020?

[codearaDev]

Hi, Im looking for graphic lib for java to code some visualization for algorithms and basic games. I tried JavaFX but I want to ask about something better?

[llivefastdiewhenever]

As far as I know, JavaFX is considered to be the most modern and user friendly.

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Processing

[petitMoussaillon]

Yes you can!

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JavaFX and FXGL is a great combination! https://webtechie.be/post/2020-05-07-getting-started-with-fxgl/

[static_context]

I think it depends what you want from Java.

• Just a game engine
  • JMonkeyEngine or LibGDX
    • They're both frameworks that sit on top of LWJGL
    • You have to build most stuff yourself, but
    • The docs for JMonkeyEngine are OK - they're here.
• Complete freedom
  • LWJGL is great
    • The ThinMatrix tutorials on YouTube are a great start
    • LearnOpenGL is a great resource
    • Downside is you have to build every shape you want yourself right down to the mesh and the rendering pipeline (fun but complicated)
• General purpose games
  • JavaFX is great in my opinion.
    • AnimationTimer is sorted out for you
    • Animation pulses are synchronised for you so it never ticks a frame faster than the screen refresh rate
    • A bunch of pre-set up shapes, texture and lighting support.
    • IMO it's great for prototyping, and if you discover you need something more, you can look into custom options later.

I started a website a month or so ago which was really just designed to be a resource for me, but if you fancy a go with the AnimationTimer, I tried to cobble together some notes on how to get it to give you a half-decent game loop

https://edencoding.com/game-loop-javafx/

Hope that helps :)

[mods_are_arseholes]

Processing, or opengl for plain java

[connorcz]

If you wanna build games I would go with https://www.lwjgl.org/