In the 1980s, people flocked to arcades to play Pacman, Space Invaders, Frogger, Donkey Kong, and other games. These classics are still fun to play: If you’ve never played one of these arcade games, ...

I recently discovered an interesting game-programming contest with entertaining prizes, which I encourage Java Fun and Games readers to enter. Java Unlimited is a free service that promotes Java games ...

The phenomenal growth of Java during the last year has made the language the popular choice of the world computing community. Due to its simplicity, portability and security and being the only object ...

I have a new toy at work – a Microsoft Exchange server. OK, so I can’t “play” with it in any conventional sense of the word (my superiors would shudder at the thought), but it has made for a lot of ...

Whether he’s pacing the keynote stage in stocking feet, or taking you through “A Dozen Cool Things in JVM Languages,” Venkat Subramaniam leaves you with a sense of exhilaration about computer ...