COMPUTER GRAPHICS THROUGH GAME PROGRAMMING

Omer Boyaci

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IMAGE LOADING, VISUAL EFFECTS AND ANIMATION

Omer Boyaci

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private BufferedImage im;im = ImageIO.read( getClass().getResource("ball.gif"));

Image Loading

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public BufferedImage loadImage(String fnm){/* Load the image from <fnm>, returning it as a BufferedImagewhich is compatible with the graphics device being used. Uses ImageIO. */

try {GraphicsEnvironment ge =

GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment( );GraphicsConfiguration gc =

ge.getDefaultScreenDevice( ).getDefaultConfiguration( );BufferedImage im = ImageIO.read(getClass( ).getResource(fnm));int transparency = im.getColorModel( ).getTransparency( );BufferedImage copy = gc.createCompatibleImage(

im.getWidth( ),im.getHeight( ),transparency );// create a graphics contextGraphics2D g2d = copy.createGraphics();// copy imageg2d.drawImage(im,0,0,null);g2d.dispose( );return copy;

}catch(IOException e) {

System.out.println("Load Image error for " + fnm + ":\n" + e);return null;

}} // end of loadImage( )

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Image Names

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You can load individual imagesimage stripsmultiple image files that represent an

animation sequence.

Animation

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Animation Types

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// imsInfo.txt images

o atomic.gif

o balls.jpg

o bee.gif

o cheese.gif

o eyeChart.gif

o house.gif

o pumpkin.png

o scooter.gif

o ufo.gif

o owl.png

n numbers*.gif 6

n figure*.gif 9

g fighter left.gif right.gif still.gif up.gif

s cars.gif 8

s cats.gif 6

s kaboom.gif 6

o basn6a08.png

o basn6a16.png

o <fnm>n <fnm*.ext> <number>s <fnm> <number>g <name> <fnm> [ <fnm> ]*

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Strip file

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Swing Timer

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ImagePlayer

Java Games

Runescape

http://www.runescape.com/

Stellar Dawn

http://www.stellardawn.com/

Wakfu

http://www.wakfu.com/

Tribal Trouble 2

http://tribaltrouble2.com/

Pirate Galaxy http://us.pirategalaxy.net

Resistance Force http://www.resistanceforce.com/

Urban Galaxy http://www.urbangalaxyonline.com/

Poisenville http://www.poisonville.com/

Chrome http://www.techland.pl/?

id=produkty&produkt=179

Wurm http://wurmonline.com/

Cell Invaders - TowerDefense http://

www.krautsoft.vs241092.vserver.de/virchow/index.html

Wezzle

http://couchware.ca/www/wezzle/

CEPHEI - HOSTILE PLANET

http://jalex.se/Cephei/bin/game.html