Java Game Programming for Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Wayne Holder entered the computer revolution by building his own  small computer from one of Intel's first microprocessors, the 4040, and went on  to personally write the first spelling checker for Microsoft Word (later  licensed to Microsoft) as well as supply spelling and grammar checkers to  Kaypro, WordStar International, Philips, Xerox, Symantec, and many others.  The computer game bug bit Wayne in 1983, and he jumped in by founding  FTL Games. FTL Games went on to create and ship over a million units of  different game titles worldwide on everything from Sega game consoles to Macs  and PCs. Realizing that the Java tsunami would reshape the face of  computing, Wayne and coauthor Doug Bell paddled out to meet the wave in late 1995 and have  never looked back. With the arrival of the Holders' first child, daughter Belle,  in October of 1996, Wayne shifted to telecomputing and now works at home  with his novelist wife, Nancy, who has published over 25 novels and is  currently writing several original books based on the TV seriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer.; Doug Bell is a recovering game junkie. When Doug was growing up,  his parents worried about his obsession with not only playing games, but  with winning them. Fortunately, about this time the first personal computers  that you didn't have to build yourself became available, which rescued  Doug from a certain career as a lawyer. In 1981, Doug cofounded PVC Dragon  with a college buddy and entered the computer game market to pursue  his passion for games. In 1984, Doug joined forces with Wayne Holder and  FTL Games where he led the development of several number-one selling  games, including the groundbreaking best-sellerDungeonMaster.In late 1995 -- after years of cross-platform development in Pascal, C, and assembly -- Doug  and Wayne jumped into Java with both feet. Doug's passion for Java  quickly became an equal to his passion for games. He has written articles  forJavaWorld;appeared on an industry panel on Java Games at  Sun Microsystems's annual JavaOne conference; developed courseware  and taught classes in Java programming; and, of course, coauthored this  book. Doug is Vice President of Development at FTL Games, but his  most important job is raising his sons, Steven and Sean, with his wife, Kathy,  an accomplished Windows programmer and mother.