Designing Games in Java with Graphics & Event-Driven Programming

Takeaway Skills

Learn about Java Graphics and event-driven programming in Java.

Practice Java Graphics and event-driven programming by developing Java games.

Learn about Java Graphics and event-driven programming in Java.

Practice Java Graphics and event-driven programming by developing Java games.

Course Overview

In this course, you will understand the concepts of Java graphics and event-driven programming. You will practice and learn these concepts by creating ten unique games in Java. The course will walk you through these ten games step-by-step so that you can understand every concept used... See More

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Faster than videos

Videos are holding you back. The average video tutorial is spoken at 150 words per minute, while you can read at 250. That‘s why our courses are text-based.

Progress you can show

Built in assessments let you test your skills. Completion certificates let you show them off.

Course Contents

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1. Before we Begin

Introduction

Course Structure

2. Wizard of Yes/No

Create a Window

Add text to the Window

Format Text in the Window

Play Around with the Window

Completing a Standard Window

Final Game: Wizard of Yes/No

Test Your Knowledge on Wizard of Yes/No

3. Guess My Color

Game Description and Initial Setup

Create a Colored Panel

Add Multiple Panels, Set Size, and Change Text's Color

Make Labels Opaque and Explore Custom Colors

Add Clickable Buttons

Show Message Dialogs

Add a Custom Label

Final Game: Guess My Color

Test Your Knowledge on Guess My Color

4. Wizard of Yes/No Disclaimer

Add a Disclaimer

Add a Scroll Bar

Final Game: Wizard of Yes/No Disclaimer

Test Your Knowledge on Wizard of Yes/No Disclaimer

5. Framed

Game Description and Initial Setup

Create a Grid Layout and Light Toggling Buttons

Toggle the LightButton's Light on Clicking

Add Confirm Dialog

Final Game: Framed

Test Your Knowledge on Framed

6. Watch Your Step

Game Description and Initial Setup

Add Terrain Buttons to the Window and Change Their Appearance

Add and Count the Holes

Checking the Terrain Button on Click

End and Start the New Game

Final Game: Watch Your Step

Test Your Knowledge on Watch Your Step

7. Sliding Tiles

Game Description and Initial Setup

Read and Divide Image Files

Remove, Scramble, and Swap the Sub Images

End and Start the New Game

Final Game: Sliding Tiles

Test Your Knowledge on Sliding Tiles

8. Maze Generator

Game Description and Initial Setup

Draw Shapes and Walls, and Remove Walls

Remove Some Walls to Form a Maze

Draw Required Balls on Maze

Move the Ball and Trace the Taken Route

End and Start a New Game

Create Anti-Maze

Final Game: Maze Generator

Test Your Knowledge on Maze Generator

9. Sliding Tiles Menu Bar

Add Menu Bar

Add an Image Filter and Resize the Image

Final Game: Sliding Tiles Menu Bar

Test Your Knowledge on Adding a Menu Bar

10. Greedy

Game Description and Initial Setup

Add Dots on Die and Mouse Click Listener

Add the Panels to the Relative Panels

Add Six Dice and Calculate Points

Roll the Dice

End Game After Last Round

Final Game: Greedy

Test Your Knowledge on Greedy

11. Maze Generator Options Dialog

Custom Dialog

Add Text Fields and Radio Buttons

Get Dialog Data

Modal and Non-Modal Dialogs

Cancel Dialog Changes

Set a Default Button

Final Game: Maze Generator Options Dialog

Test Your Knowledge on Options Dialog

12. Word Builder

Game Description and Initial Setup

Define Required Classes

Add Tiles

Fill Board with Tiles and Use Font Metrics

Add the Components to the Window and Manage Space

Add MouseListener and ActionListener

Save High Scores

Show High Scores

Resize Components

Save Settings

Read Program Data Files

Final Game: Word Builder

Test Your Knowledge on Word Builder

13. Image Resizer

Game Description and Initial Setup

Set Up Image Chooser

Save an Image

Add Scale Components

Handle Invalid Scale Values

Crop the Image

Draw a Crop Box

Crop the Image with the Mouse

Final Game: Image Resizer

Test Your Knowledge on Image Resizer

14. Bakers Dozen

Game Description and Initial Setup

Create a Window and a Card Panel

Add Cards

Display Cards on the Deck

Drag Cards

Drop a Card

End and Start a New Game

Final Game: Bakers Dozen

Test Your Knowledge on Bakers Dozen

Course Assessment

Final Assessment: GUI Java Games

15. Conclusion

What Have You Learned?