JAVA vs Flash

2 Message(s) by 2 Author(s) originally posted in java games

From: Bill DeWitt

Date: Thursday, March 09, 2006

I know that there is probably some small amount of bias here for JAVA, but I
am trying to decide whether to devote my learning curve time to JAVA or
flash. What I want to accomplish is to create a series of web based
educational games

<games> "The time you enjoy wasting is not time wasted." --
	{Bertrand Russell}.

	Here are some games-related pages on the {Web}: {Imperial
	Nomic (http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/achmed/fascist/)},
	{Thoth's games and recreations page
	(http://www.cis.ufl.edu/~thoth/library/recreation.html)},
	{Games Domain (http://wcl-rs.bham.ac.uk/GamesDomain)},
	{Zarf's	List of Games on the Web
	(http://www.leftfoot.com/games.html)},
	{Dave's list of pointers to games resources
	(http://wcl-rs.bham.ac.uk/~djh/index.html)},
	{Collaborative Fiction
	(http://asylum.cid.com/fiction/fiction.html)}.

	See also {3DO}, {ADL}, {ADVENT}, {ADVSYS}, {alpha/beta
	pruning}, {Amiga}, {CHIP-8}, {Core Wars}, {DROOL}, {empire},
	{I see no X here.}, {Infocom}, {Inglish}, {initgame}, {life},
	{minimax}, {moria}, {mudhead}, {multi-user Dimension},
	{nethack}, {ogg}, {plugh}, {rogue}, {SPACEWAR}, {virtual
	reality}, {wizard mode}, {wumpus}, {xyzzy}, {ZIL}, {zorkmid}.

	See also {game theory}.

	(1996-03-03)

which will have very basic graphics, allow two or more
players on the same game, and have some small amount of interacitvity
between dissimilar games (IOW, there may be a math game that sends 'level
achieved' info to the chemistry game, modifying that game's level for the
user).

Any input appreciated, and apologies if this is the wrong forum

<messaging> (Plural "fora" or "forums") Any discussion group
	accessible through a dial-in {BBS} (e.g. {GEnie}, {CI$}), a
	{mailing list}, or a {Usenet} {newsgroup} (see {network,
	the}).  A forum functions much like a {bulletin board}; users
	submit {postings} for all to read and discussion ensues.

	Contrast real-time {chat} or point-to-point personal {e-mail}.

	[{Jargon File}]

	(1998-01-18)

for this.

From: Questman

Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2006

wrote in message:

I know that there is probably some small amount of bias here for JAVA, but I
am trying to decide whether to devote my learning curve time to JAVA or
flash. What I want to accomplish is to create a series of web based
educational games which will have very basic graphics, allow two or more
players on the same game, and have some small amount of interacitvity
between dissimilar games (IOW, there may be a math game that sends 'level
achieved' info to the chemistry game, modifying that game's level for the
user).
Any input appreciated, and apologies if this is the wrong forum for this.

It sounds like you could even consider DHTML/JAVAscript for these
things... is it mostly static screens (e.g. no animation

<graphics> The creation of artificial moving images.

	{Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.graphics.animation}.  {FAQ
	(ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/comp.graphics.animation)}.

	(1995-11-24)

or side
scrolling) interacting with graphics? You can drag things with
DHTML/JS, etc... the benefit here, of course, isn't requiring any
plug-ins at all.

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