Was not at JavaOne? Hated that they didn't show the demo of the F-16 on the CNet site? Want to try it yourself? If you answered "Yes" to any of the above, have I got something for you then!
DiSTI, the company that worked with NASA and Sun to create the World Wind Java has made the related website live and now you can go and try the World Wind Java F-16 Flight Simulator yourself.
"Fly" an F-16 and immerse yourself in the cockpit as it maneuvers over the earth's terrain. Through a collaboration between Sun Microsystems, NASA Ames and DiSTI, you'll see how three powerful technologies—Sun's Java Open GL platform, NASA's World Wind which provides actual satellite imagery and radar topography from Shuttle missions and DiSTI's new GL Studio for Java—converge to enable Java developers to create 3D, real time visualizations of the Earth, using cost-effective, high fidelity imagery.
As for trying the World Wind Java SDK yourself, that will be released in about noon PST today.
Edit: Some Screen Shots Added
WWJava en approche :o)...
Le SDK (Software Development Kit) de WWJava (la version Java de World Wind) sera disponible d'ici quelques heures :o)...
I guess that means the SDK jar can be downloaded from: http://java1.disti.com/download/Demos/F16WorldWindDemo/lib/WorldWindSDK.jar
I was able to get one of the demo apps to run (worldwinddemo.AWT1Up) -- but it didn't download any images. Guess I'll have to wait until 3:00 for the docs
--t
Hmm, guess so.
But I am not sure what version of the SDK that is though. But yeah, should have some information later today. I am working on getting Tom's presentation online as well.. And checking to see if his presentation is going to be recorded as well.
Ok, it works fine. For some reason it didn't paint the first time. As soon as I clicked, it started drawing.
It's actually very nice and responsive on my laptop (did have to update the video drivers though).
For those that are as impatient as I am:
1) Download the SDK jar I linked above.
2) Download JOGL
3) launch java with the JOGL jars and the SDK jar on your classpath, the location of the JOGL DLLs in your java.library.path and run the class: worldwinddemo.AWT1Up
You should get a simple viewer that you can manipulate with your mouse -- like Google Earth.
--t
Is this step in the direction of incorporating a gaming engine into NWW? I do like the idea, which Patrick put forward, about doing such.
KoS