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I'd imagine the graphics libraries is where the JVM falls down.

• flatiron 7y ago
  Not that Minecraft runs well or is a marvel of graphical technology but at least it proves you can do FPS 3D with the JVM enough to the the most popular game around.
  • phit_ 7y ago
    Minecraft uses https://www.lwjgl.org/ https://www.lwjgl.org/
• agumonkey 7y ago
  Cant one bind to opengl directly ?
  • p1necone 7y ago
    Yes you can. Java works fine for even kinda high end 3d graphics, not many people do it though. The biggest thing in java gamedev is avoiding GC pauses.
    • tombert 7y ago
      I would think that with the newer GCs (like Shenandoah) for Java, the GC pause thing might become a non-issue soon enough. Not sure that works for Clojure though.
      • the-alchemist 7y ago
        Hmm, how would a different GC _not_ work for a different JVM language (Clojure or Jython, or whatever)?
        • tombert 7y ago
          I kind of misspoke; Clojure has had difficulties in past supporting the latest versions of the JVM; it's possible that it works ok with Shenandoah...admittedly I haven't tried it yet.
        • pjmlp 7y ago
          Allocation patterns. Languages like Clojure stress more the GC.
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• pjmlp 7y ago
  Java is even one of the managed languages that already has Vulkan bindings. Java history is full of OpenGL and DirectX bindings as well. Just not all of them have survived the original authors leaving the project. Before Unity was a thing, Java already had the Java Monkey Engine.