Session Details
Session ID:	LAB-5562
Session Title:	Project Snowman: Developing a 3-D Multiplayer Game, Using Project Darkstar
Session Abstract:	Project Darkstar is a scalable service platform built specifically for games, virtual worlds, and the like. What Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE platform) has done for business applications, Project Darkstar is doing for the game industry. In contrast to traditional business applications, though, massively multiplayer online role-playing games, virtual worlds, and other networked games require very low latency and short user response time. This is at odds with the high transactional throughput focus of today's application servers. Project Darkstar boasts a simple and intuitive API tailored to these unique requirements. In this Hands-on Lab, participants will walk through the process of building a 3-D, multiplayer, capture-the-flag-style snowball-fight game from the ground up. Built with Project Darkstar, Project Snowman will expose attendees not only to the details of the Project Darkstar API but also to typical challenges in 3-D game design.
Track:	Cool Stuff; Hands On Labs
Duration:	120
Speaker(s):	Owen Kellett, Sun Microsystems, Inc.; Daniel Templeton, Sun Microsystems, Inc.