MIDlets are intended to run on devices with limited memory and relatively slow wireless internet connections. Therefore, it is important that your MIDlet be as small as possible. Keeping your MIDlet small will help conserve space on the device, and reduce the time it takes to download your application. We will look at several means of reducing MIDlet size, including image optimization, code obfuscation, and custom data compression techniques.
The first beta version of Sinfah’s Lair is now available to the public. Sinfah’s Lair is a side-scrolling adventure for cell phones and Java-enabled mobile devices. Visit the Sinfah’s Lair page for more information, game instructions, and free download.
This article will focus on how to use images in MIDlets, specifically as it relates to game programming. We will look at how to include image files in your JAR file, creating Image objects from resources, support for transparency in MIDP, as well as usage of the Graphics.drawImage() method.
I had some free time on my hands this week, so I decided to port a Java applet I had written several years ago to Java ME. Sameness is a puzzle game for cell phones and Java-enabled mobile devices. Visit the Sameness page for more details and to download.
The previous tutorial dealt with starting a Java ME project in NetBeans and creating a MIDlet class. This time we will add a simple Canvas class to our project, which does some basic graphics commands.
Now that you know what Java ME is, let’s talk about the NetBeans IDE, and create our first mobile project. We’ll also discuss the required methods of a MIDlet class.
So you want to make wireless applications, eh? Well, I’ve written a little primer on the topic of Java ME to get you started. We’ll talk about what Java ME is, and the different configurations of Java ME which are available on cell phones and PDAs.
Hi everybody, and welcome. This is my site dedicated to Java ME programming and mobile gaming. In the coming weeks I plan on writing some articles related to what I know about Java ME, specifically as it relates to game programming. This is also where I will distribute my own MIDlets for people to download, free of charge.
At the moment, I am working on what will be a pretty sweet side-scrolling platform game. I hope to have a version out within the next month or so. In the meantime, feel free to try out the games I currently have available. Have fun!
Wireless Edition