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Software made using Java

Software made using Java

Balls 2

A two-player version of an earlier game. You can play either against a human player or the computer. If you get collection of similar colored balls, random balls in half the number of those you collected will fall on the window of the opponent.
  • Constantly harder levels. Number of balls increase, and the AI gets better and better.
  • All setting that is adjusted for levels when playing in single-player mode, kan be changed when playing in two-player mode.
  • All keys can be changed in the menu.
Java, Browser
Thursday February 6. 2003

Platform

Yet another demo for the system I am currently working on. This demo show a small level, but can be interesting in it self. Only time will show if I manage to make a complete game out of this.
  • The complete retro feeling.
  • Collision detection in all direction, gravitation.
  • Animated parallax background.
  • Not quite pixel-perfect yet, but it will get there. Currently pixel.perfect only against the map itself.
Java, Browser
Saturday February 1. 2003

Shape file viewer

This application is utilizing the GeoTools toolkit to show maps as shape-files. This format was created by the leading developer of mapping software for net, ESRI. As the functionality of this toolkit was as I wanted them to be, I didn't need to change or add any new tools to it. Please note that you will need to have Java Runtime installed on your computer in order for this application to run.
  • Supports all files in shape format.
  • History that remembers your map extents.
  • Zooming, panning and full extent.
Java, Desktop, GIS
Tuesday August 27. 2002

Bear Conference 2002 GIS

This is a map portal that was used for the international bear conference. The resulting project is freely available online.

So what have I done? My main task were to design the look of the page. When I completed this design, we found that we were missing some features. As I have worked some on Java and applets before, I got to do this task. The applet received a lot of new features that we needed for this specific portal. The ambition level was as usual very high, and all details weren't schetched out at the start of the project. The old portal that were used earlier didn't have the required features for this project. Some of the functions I added, was support for several languages (only Norwegian was available earlier), implementation of tooltips in a version of Java which does not support this and drawing of lines between points of interest. Under the implementation of these functions I found several errors in the original version of the applet. These error were of course corrected, and the end result was an application which were more stable than the original one.

When these function were completed, the rest of the page had to be updated. Various solutions were discussed in order to get as good functionality as possible while usability was as good as possible. In addition I helped in designing the information windows, and to write a whole bunch of SQL. The end result was something we can stand for in the future.
Java, Browser
Friday July 26. 2002

Cargame

A small car game where the goal in its entirety is to reach the end goal. You have an unlimited number of tries, but you might run into problems anyway.
  • Free movement in all directions.
  • The map is scrolling automatically all the time.
  • You crash your car if you are pressed between an object and the bottom edge of the screen.
Java, Browser
Saturday August 4. 2001

Hex

A remake of a game I tried many years ago on my trysty C64. I don't remember the original name, but the gameplay I still remember. The game is played by two players.
  • The lead changes fast, often within seconds.
  • Superb for multiplayer online when that feature arrives.
Java, Browser
Wednesday June 27. 2001

Boxes

A remake of a game I originally made for a Casio 9750G calculator. In the transition to computer format, I could also add graphics and fancy effects.
  • 3 difficulty levels.
  • Randomly generated levels give inifinite replayability.
  • Teaser-mode if you do not press any buttons in the menu / start.
  • Support for both norwegian and english (selected on page).
Java, Browser
Wednesday May 30. 2001

Bump-map

An advanced visual effect realised over a weekend hanging over Java.
  • Constantly moving light.
  • The effect is done using one image only, compared to the usual method that requres two images. The depth is done through a precalculation.
  • Supports images of any size, even images of different sizes than the applet iself.
Java, Browser
Sunday April 22. 2001

Browninan

Advanced visual effect in semi-3D. Operates in three different modes. Click using the mouse to change between view modes.
  • The dots rotate around themselves - in 3D.
  • Motion blur.
  • Looks damned good.
Java, Browser
Sunday April 15. 2001

Plasma 2

A nice little visual effect. The effect we all know so well since the big days of the demo scene.
  • Constant color changes.
  • High framerate (smooth update).
  • Possibility for even higher resolution, with even more details.
  • Makes it possible to create advanced effects.
Java, Browser
Sunday April 15. 2001