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Java 2D game programming: Different approaches to make a game loop

I am new to Java game programming, but the more I read the more I'm confused, because I've seen several different approaches to make a game loop: 1. The standard approach, that uses the Timer class ...
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Can't call method out of a timer. Why? [closed]

I have another problem i can't solve by myselve. My situation: I have four FrameLayouts in LinearLayouts. I color them, set Layout hight and width at wrap content and just change the minwidth to ...
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Animation Trouble with Java Swing Timer - Also, JFrame Will Not Exit_On_Close [closed]

So, I am using a Java Swing Timer because putting the animation code in a run() method of a Thread subclass caused an insane amount of flickering that is really a terrible experience for any video ...
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Will having many timers affect my game performance?

I'm making a game for android, and earlier today I was trying to add some cool stuff to my game. The problem is this thing needs like 5 timers. I build my timers like this: timer += deltaTime; ...
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Android Java: Way to effectively pause system time while debugging?

In my project, I call nanoTime and use that to get a deltaTime which I pass to my entities and animations. However, while debugging (for example, stepping through my code), the system time on my ...
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Effective methods to continuously update movement in a tower defense game?

We are four guys making a Tower Defense game as a project in first grade on a university. The game is going to be really simple! Three different towers Three different monsters One map (maybe add ...