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 ...

Because many computer games (such as Tetris) are based on puzzles, this installment of Java Fun and Games introduces you to a single puzzle-based computer game implemented as a Swing-based applet.

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 ...

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 ...