Overview
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Slick2D is a simple set of tools wrapped around the LWJGL OpenGL binding for Java. It's aims are as follows:
- Provide a simple 2D API
- Make transition from Java2D to OpenGL easier
- Enable distribution via WebStart without the complexity
- Provide the tools required for most simple games out of the box
- Extensible framework for flexibility
- Mix and Match - you use what you want, nothing is enforced.
- Help with rendering, sound, input, collision and anything else we can think of.
Here are some things we're explicitly not doing and why:
- Abstracting the rendering method (i.e. Java2D or OpenGL). With the advent of LWJGL Applets, it's a waste of time and just makes things more complicated.
- Take over your development - where would the fun be if the library just forced you to do everything it's way?
- Fix everything - there will always be challenges in games development.
- Move to 3D eventually.
