Delta Time

General-purpose Java framework used to develop GUI applications and games

Overview

Delta Time is a lightweight, general-purpose Java framework used to develop GUI applications and games. It consists of a core library that can be extended with optional modules for particular development niches.

Delta Time includes utilities for:

• Text rendering
• Scripting
• UI elements
• Game development paradigms
• NPC AI
• Physics
• File I/O
• 2D sprite management
• Debugging
• Sound
• ... and much more!

Etymology

The name "Delta Time" is a reference to the eponymous concept in video game programming and to the Niger Delta of southern Nigeria, where the maternal side of my family is from.

To-Do

• Develop feature-length games with Delta Time to test its viability
• Documentation

Technologies

Java

The source code for Delta Time is written in Java 17.

Use Cases

• Stipple Effect - built on top of Delta Time

More information

• Source code