Java has been criticized as being too slow to run applications such as computer-aided design that tax a computer's 3D graphics abilities, but the Java3D extension changes that, Mr. Loiacono said.

According to Davison, the only remaining objection to programming games in Java is that Java 3D isn't supported on games consoles. "Although consoles are important," he says, "PC and mobile gaming ...

A 3D first-person problem-solving adventure game has been developed by computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego. Players in the game use the Java programming language to ...