Re: [JAVA3D] is java good for game development?

[Nathan Bower]

well its not that much slower.... and with a geforce 4.... well I dont think speed is the foremost concern when choosing an api / language anymore. If you write efficient code, java3d will not be slow.   The main problem I think is that java3d is not going to use vertex shaders / displacement maps etc etc for a long time, so you cant use the leading edge technologies.   Good points are, platform independance (well semi-indipendance in java3d's case), and you can make a quick and simple applet game that people can play by just visiting a website.   What kind of game are you thinking of writing and what do you intend to gain from it?   N ----- Original Message ----- From: Ali B. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:11 PM Subject: [JAVA3D] is java good for game development? hi i know that java is a bit slow. so is java appropriate for game development? i mean is there any feature in java (except platform ind.) that makes it worth learning java for a game dev ? thank you