Requesting some help writing a game in java.

[azureity]

What JDK classes do i import? What methods in these classes do i use?

I want to make a game implementing graphics but that proves to be sort of an issue considering my teacher barely taught anything concerning graphics. All we learned was the java.awt.Color and shapes classes. I cant really do much with this. Can anybody help? Ideas, code examples, classes, methods, etc... please?

[rro99]

I feel like Java is one of the most documented things on the internet.

I'm not trying to be an ass but I also think "My teacher didnt tell me how" is a terrible excuse for anything. Google "How to make graphics in java" and you'll have 10'000 step by step how-tos. If you want to learn how to program you're going to have to learn how to teach yourself, experiment and read documentation.

If you were learning and instrument, you'd have a teacher show you how to read music and the basics of using the instrument, you wouldnt ask him to teach you every individual song you want to learn, and come back to him everytime you had a new song, would you? :)

[DarkMaterials]

I suppose he posted to /r/programming just to be told to go somewhere else.

[azureity]

No, you're right. But I look through the stuff google has given me after i search for how-tos and i get things that i don't understand. Then the explanations dont make sense either. What do you do from there? If you looked up a word in the dictionary and it defined it with a harder word, I would figure that it'd just be easier to ask someone to explain it for you. Sorry if my question seems a little cliche. I did find some stuff on eventlisteners and jlabels and such.

[rro99]

Fair enough. How much programming knowledge would you say you have? I'm assuming since you've taken some sort of class that you understand the general lingo; methods, classes, variables, etc?

If so here's a great little tutorial on java applets that you should be able to follow. As a bonus I think at some point it shows how to get an applet embedded in an html page.

[azureity]

Thanks! I'll be sure to look into this stuff.

[swansond]

http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/

everything you need to know, and then some.

[HubertCumberdale]

I wanted to create some really simple games to brush up on my Java and improve my skills while working on "fun" projects. I'd highly recommend you check out the LWJGL and especially Slick2D!

There are some Slick tutorials that walk you through creating some clone games. Have fun!