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1、AboutthisbookJava3Disaclient−sideJavaapplicationprogramminginterface(API)developedatSunMicrosystemsforrenderinginteractive3DgraphicsusingJava.UsingJava3Dyouwillbeabletodeveloprichlyinteractive3Dapplications,rangingfromimmersivegamestoscientificvisualizationapplication
2、s.Whoshouldreadit?Java3DProgrammingisaimedatintermediatetoexperiencedJavadevelopers.Previousexperienceingraphicsprogramming(OpenGLandSwing,forexample)willbeveryuseful,butit'snotaprerequisite.Nobookstandsaloneandyoushouldmakegooduseofthemanyonlineresourcesandbooksliste
3、dinappendixBandthebibliography.ReadersnewtoJava3DshoulddefinitelydownloadSun'sexcellent(free)Java3Dtutorial.ThisbookisintendedtoserveasacompaniontotheSunAPIdocumentationandtheJava3Dtutorial.Howisitorganized?Thebookhas18chapters,plusthreeappendicesandabibliography.Each
4、chapterisfairlyself−containedorexplicitlyreferencesrelatedchapters,allowingyoutofocusquicklyonrelevantmaterialforyourproblemathand.Ihaveorderedthematerialsothat,ifyouwerestartingaprojectfromscratch,progressinginthebookwouldmirrorthedesignquestionsyouwouldfaceasyouwork
5、edthroughyourdesignstudyanddevelopmentefforts.Morecommonlyusedmaterialis,ingeneral,closertothebeginningofthebook.Chapter1focusesongettingstartedwithJava3D,systemrequirements,runningtheexamplesinthebook,plusalookatthestrengthsandweaknessesofJava3D.Chapter2introducessom
6、eofthefundamentalsof3Dgraphicsprogramming,suchasprojectionofpointsfrom3Dto2Dcoordinates,lighting,andhiddensurfaceremoval.Chapter3getsyoustartedwithJava3Dprogramming,fromsettingupyourdevelopmentenvironmentandresourcestorunningyourfirstapplication.Chapter4explainsthefun
7、damentaldatastructureinJava3D,thescenegraph.Aspectsofgoodscenegraphdesignaredescribedusinganexampleapplicationfordiscussion.Chapter5isareferencetoJava3D'sscenegraphnodes,alongwithusageinstructionsandexamples.Chapter6explainstheelementsoftheJava3Dscenegraphrenderingmod
8、elandguidesyouinyourchoiceofVirtualUniverseconfiguration.Chapter7takesastepbackandexaminesdatamodelsfor3Dapplications.Choosi
