Pro Java 9 Games Development Leveraging the JavaFX APIs

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Contents

About the Author ��xix

About the Technical Reviewer ��xxi

Acknowledgments ��xxiii

Introduction ��xxv

■ Chapter 1: The Different Faces of Java: Create a Java 9 Development

Workstation �� 1

Java Dichotomy: Versions Used in Various Platforms �� 2

Java Development Workstation: Required Hardware �� 3

Prepare a Workstation for Java 9 Game Development �� 4

Downloading and Installing the Oracle Java 9 JDK �� 6

Downloading and Installing the Oracle Java 8 JDK �� 9

Installing the Oracle NetBeans 9�0 (Development) IDE �� 12

Installing the Apache NetBeans 9 (Development) IDE �� 14

Installing New Media Content Production Software �� 17

Downloading and Installing InkScape for SVG Digital Illustration �� 17

Downloading and Installing GIMP for Digital Image Compositing �� 18

Downloading and Installing Audacity for Digital Audio Editing �� 19

Downloading and Installing DaVinci Resolve 14 for Digital Video �� 20

Downloading and Installing Blackmagic Fusion for Visual Effects �� 21

Download and Install Blender for 3D Modeling and Animation �� 22

Download and Install Terragen for 3D Terrain or World Creation �� 23

Downloading and Install Daz Studio Pro for Character Animation �� 24