Drawing 2D graphics

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I would like to make a simple game in Java that has already been designed. I just need a way to draw sprites, etc. It doesn't have to be anything complicated. What would be the first choice you'd recommend for this?

are we talking Swing here? I deducted so from a (erroneous) answer, but actually don't know from the question — kleopatra, Oct 13 '11 at 21:23
If you are new to games I can recommend you this tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsc8wGybU2IZui4lAad9F8lFjdkn2ZdWD Not much about the final product but will give you good idea how to organize the base code structure and what you can do with just default libraries. — d.raev, Nov 16 '12 at 14:59

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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I would heavily suggest you go with a sprite system built on top of OpenGL, like Slick2D or libgdx. Java 2D graphics drawing is too slow to be used for sprite-based games without major headaches. I speak from bitter experience.

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answered Oct 13 '11 at 06:54

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 13 '11 at 02:32

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I recommend Java 2D.

answered Oct 13 '11 at 02:32

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 13 '11 at 02:34

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extending a JPanel is a good start:

    public class SpriteDrawer extends JPanel
    {
        public SpriteDrawer()
        {
            try
            {
                sprite = ImageIO.read(new File("..//images//sprite.PNG"));
            }catch(Exception e){e.printStackTrace();}

            frame = new JFrame("Sprite Drawer");
            frame.add(this);
            frame.setSize(400,400);
            frame.setVisible(true);
        }

        public void paint(Graphics g)
        {
            Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
            g2.drawImage(0,0,400,400);
        }

        private JFrame frame;
        private Image sprite;
    }

this is a good example of overriding the paint method in JPanel. I hope this is what you were looking for, if not let me know and i can help you out.

answered Oct 13 '11 at 02:34

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no, it's not a good example: in Swing, the method to override for custom painting is paintComponent(...) – kleopatra Oct 13 '11 at 07:03
you can override paint, it works fine. – gsfd Oct 13 '11 at 19:42
-1 for insisting on wrongness – kleopatra Oct 13 '11 at 21:13
i can program however i want and i do it that way and it works fine. I never have any problems. – gsfd Oct 13 '11 at 21:17
yeah, sure, you are free to do whatever mistakes you insist to doing ;) – kleopatra Oct 13 '11 at 21:20
i hope that attitude gets you as far in life as you deserve to go. nowhere. =) – gsfd Oct 13 '11 at 21:21
the expert in "little bit about C and Assembler" speaking about jave2d. You learn. End of story. – kleopatra Oct 13 '11 at 21:27

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 13 '11 at 03:46

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You might find the Slick2D framework useful - it's well designed for simple 2D games and includes tools for sound effects, input handling etc.

answered Oct 13 '11 at 03:46

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Drawing 2D graphics

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