Java Game Programming Episodes 1-5: Starting our Game

Welcome to Game Programming! In this series we go over how to make a video game from scratch using the programming language Java (same as Minecraft)! In the first 5 episodes we setup our coding environment in Eclipse using LWJGL and then learn how to draw to the screen!

[onecentnickel]

I've been doing basic programs in java with Textpad, I knew that programmers often use abstraction to make their lives easier and how they might do it. You showed me exactly how they might do that, so thanks.

[Darkrender]

Im a computer science major right now at my state's flagship university and we have to use Java in our classes. Now, my first language ever was C++ and I kind've have a prejudice against java. I never have liked it or thought programming in it was fun compared to C++ and C# (both of which im much more familiar with). However, after beginning this series I am starting to dislike Java less than I did before. You have a good voice and explain topics well, and I've learned more about java programming following your tutorials than i have at my University. Keep up the good work!

[yannickschulte]

I would really like to see a series about programming a building game where you can upgrade buildings and these can do specific things in 2D. But, just a suggestion! Great videos!

[dravonthatcher]

I've watched from the beginning videos up until this point. It was a little confusing until i got to here. everything is starting to make sense and become really easy! Thanks for the great information, what I have learned so far is priceless! other videos on youtube are less than informational lol

[compsciqwerty]

This is one of the best tutorials in Java games

[ryangolubski]

Thank you so much I watched this video and ever since I coded and got my desktop and just watched all your videos waiting for more

[nico-ckft]

your videos are amazing, the quality is perfect and you have a really good "tutorial voice"

[bluehunter]

Finally an up-to-date java game development series. You just earned yourself a new sub. ;)

[user]

Great tutorial, I now have something to work with over the summer!

[ragegamingvideosify]

I'm definitely watching your channel

[PoWR]

Your voice makes it so epic as if i was watching some 90s action movie :D

[PowerSkor]

Great help for developping games! Thanks sir! Keep up the great work! :)

[geoffplays]

Can you please tell us what certain things do and why we're adding them

[devsquares]

If you guys are having trouble install slick-util, press ctrl+shift+i, navigate to the download link, and click on the url in the inspect element.

[chryscollier]

I love the video series! Working through them, now.

FYI: I have Eclipse setup, but, at 4:00, you note that there should be an annotation for Eclipse setup on the screen. There's not one.

[nar]

Just wondering but are the generals ideas of these episodes applicable to different programming languages?

[CJBurkey]

Thank you so much for these, I'm (pretty) ok at java but I'm not great at using libraries to create games.  I'm actually currently working on a 2D minecraft without libraries :P

[javathehut]

Is display while the screen is not closed requested the same thing as run?

[nemanjamilanovic]

Do u have any advise on how to import theese librarys in NetBeans, cause i was following u until here in NetBeans :(. Didnt think it will make any difference but now im confused on how to do it properly.I dont want to fck up something! So should i switch to Eclipse or there is a solution? :D

[RedEyedJedi]

LMAO @ "In case something goes wrong, don't blow up the computer".