Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- What is Java 3D?.- Running Java 3D programs.- How to use this book.- 2. Our First Java 3D Program.- The Scene Graph.- The View Branch.- The Content Branch.- The SimpleWorld Program.- Summary.- 3. Creating Shapes.- Geometric primitives in the utility library.- Geometry arrays.- Loading pre-made geometric models.- Summary.- 4. Lighting and Appearance.- The lighting model.- The Appearance class.- Adding more light types.- Lighting geometry array objects.- Using textures.- Summary.- 5. Groups and Transformations.- The BranchGroup.- The TransformGroup.- The Switch class.- Summary.- 6. Animation.- Interpolators and their features.- A rotation interpolator example.- PathInterpolator classes.- Performing 3D morphing.- Summary.- 7. Interaction and Behaviour.- Use of behaviours and their features.- Behavior: the base behaviour class.- The wake up criteria.- A first behaviour: simple morph.- User input utilities.- Collision detection and response.- Summary.- 8. Advanced Topics.- Compiling scene graph content.- Billboards.- Level of detail.- Sound.- Summary.- 9. Duck Shoot!.- The program elements.- Summary.- Appendix A. Source Code.- Appendix B. Example Data Files.- References.