Java & Games A rivalrous case-study from porting Doom 3
Channel: FOSDEM
Date: 2020-07-21

by Mahmoud Abdelghany

At: FOSDEM 2020
https://video.fosdem.org/2020/K.3.201/gamedev_java_games_doom3.webm

According to the interwebs, Java is one of the most popular programming languages in the multiverse.❮br/❯
And yet, when it comes to games, its popularity seems to dwindle.


Why though...❮br/❯
Is it really not suited for game development?❮br/❯
Is the language as bad as the critics claim??❮br/❯
Is GC...EVIL!?


I have this side-project of porting Doom 3 from C/C++ to Java. And even though Doom 3 is a ~15 year old game, it is still a massive AAA code-base. So I believe my experiences there can adequately answer a lot of the questions that come to mind when you think of Java &amp; Games.


During this talk, I will try to convince you that Java is a very viable game prototyping/development tool.❮br/❯
Either that, or will add more fuel to the flame...

Room: K.3.201
Scheduled start: 2020-02-01 13:05:00