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This chapter will explain how to set up a Java development environment and configure it to run with the LibGDX game development framework. You’ll see a simple example of a “Hello, World!” program and explore it in enough detail to understand the different parts. Finally, you’ll learn some of the advantages to be gained by working with the LibGDX library.
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More recent versions of these files can be obtained from the website https://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/nightlies/dist/ . These are the nightly builds of the LibGDX libraries, which contain the most up-to-date code, but they are also under development and thus may contain a few bugs or glitches.
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Since neither the texture nor the coordinates are changing in this example, the fact that the render method is called repeatedly is irrelevant here. However, if you were to periodically change the image, you could generate an animation; if you were to gradually change the coordinates, you could simulate motion. You will see how to accomplish both of these variations in the following chapter.
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Stemkoski, L. (2018). Getting Started with Java and LibGDX. In: Java Game Development with LibGDX. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3324-5_1
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