Orionsbelter Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 hi am wanting to make a game, i've already made a php text based game now i want to go on to a 3d game like runescape just a different concept. i bought a for dummies book called java and xml all i want to know is is this the book i need to learn coding to make a game or the basics for a game like runescape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardRotterdam Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 java3d yeah but this is about javascript. java and javascript dont even look similar. if you want to build a game i recommend using a game engine so you dont have to start from scratch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orionsbelter Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 whats a game engine and where do you find one? and i though java and javascript was same i thought java was the short term. so is java the correct langauge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardRotterdam Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 java and javascript are totally not the same. Java is a programming language and javascript is a scripting language that usually only runs in browsers. you could build a game using javascript but I dont think thats what you are looking for. as for game engines wikipedia and google would help on that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine games are not build from scratch these days. If you would check out game details on gamereview sites it usually always has info on what engine it runs on. For example gears of war runs on the unreal 3 engine. crysis runs on the cryengine2 you can download a couple of free game engines for example disney has build their toontown game on a opensource game engine named panda3d. the engine is written in c++ and the game uses python for game builders. oh and btw this topic should be moved to "Other Languages" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orionsbelter Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 no am wanting to build a online 2d or 3d broswer game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleary1981 Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 i built a 2d game in java once using a java applet. I didnt use xml in it though. try googling GUI's using applets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardRotterdam Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 if you want to build a 2d game for in a browser javascript would be fine. easier would be to use flash or silverlight. if you would choose to go java that would mean running it inside an applet a plus however would be the fact that you could easily place it on a mobile phone too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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