Is Java efficient enough for making a game? The graphics are probably gonna be FF6-quality. Will it lag/blink? I really prefer it over C++. Also, if I do use Java, should I use AWT, Swing, or a 3d-party API for graphics?
BTW, please try to make the decision as unbiased as you can. I LOVE Java, but if I'm gonna get like 1 FPS frame rate, I'd appreciate a "heads-up."
Alot of people have been talking about java for games. Checkout http://www.rolemaker.dk/articles/evaljava/
If you want to make anything with decent graphics use lwjgl, and you'll get comparable performace to c++. Although the paper shows a large gap between java and c++, that was using gl4java, which is not as fast as lwjgl.
Even if you only need 2D, using lwjgl is a good idea as its heaps faster than java2D.
You can still make cool simple games with java2D, just don't expect to much.
> I'm assuming Java2D is enough,
> plz let me know if u think otherwise.
for basic games it suffices.
> Also, will it be
> enough to play FMV's (probably .avi)? If so, how could
> I implement this?
first worry about your game, later about intro movies and stuff
