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Designing Games in Java with Graphics & Event-Driven Programming

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Before we Begin

Introduction Course Structure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

End Game After Last Round

Final Game: Greedy

Test Your Knowledge on Greedy

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

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

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

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

Conclusion

What Have You Learned?

Final Game: Greedy

Explore the final code of Greedy.

Here is the final code which we implemented throughout this chapter. Feel free to learn from it and play with it.

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