J2DA

J2DA! means Java2D Abstraction Layer. It's an abstraction Layer specially created for Java 2D Games. Java2D is (at the moment) not very fast. Some parts of drawing aren't accelerated.

A solution to get accelerated transforms and faster drawing is to use OpenGL. There are a few Java-OpenGL bindings out there (JOGL, LWJGL ...). But you have to learn at least a little bit OpenGL to get it running. With this Library you can use OpenGL or Java2D without even thinking about it.

Yes, we provide both solutions. Java2D and OpenGL. Why ?

• Because Sun noticed that drawing Speed is important, they are speeding up the Java2D engine. We don't want to end using OpenGL when a faster alternative exists.
• Simply because it's fun

As I am writing this, J2DA! supports drawing of 2D Objects like

• Rectangles,
• Lines,
• Sprites,
• Text,
• Buttons,
• Inputfields

The Source is heavily documented, 2 Examples in the release and a small Tutorial should show you how to use it.

-- BodoTasche - 07 Sep 2003