Almas Baimagambetov

Principal Lecturer, Computing Department Lead at the University of Brighton. Author of #FXGL game engine. #Java #JavaFX #Kotlin open sourcerer. PhD in Computer Science.

12 articles

Jun 19, 2023 Almas Baimagambetov, Chengen Zhao, Frank Delporte, Gerrit Grunwald

Foojay Podcast #25: Game Development with Java, JavaFX, FXGL

Let's learn from the experts why Java and JavaFX should be on your game-development-language-list and how to get started!

JavaFX Podcast

Sep 19, 2022 Almas Baimagambetov

New Book: FXGL 17 -- Learn JavaFX Game and App Development

New book for beginners in Java and/or JavaFX who wish to develop apps and games with FXGL, while improving Java and JavaFX skills.

Book Announcement Game Development

Jan 3, 2022 Almas Baimagambetov

FXGL Game Engine 17 Released

Game developers unite around Java and JavaFX! Version 17 of the FXGL game engine brings a number of improvements in many areas.

Game Development JavaFX

Jul 20, 2021 Almas Baimagambetov

Announcement: FXGL Game Engine 11.17 Release

The FXGL game engine is now at 11.17. Most of the changes in this release focus on internal code quality and fixes.

Game Development JavaFX

Jun 21, 2021 Almas Baimagambetov

Announcing JavaFX: June 2021 Community Update

To get a general idea of what the community would like to see in JavaFX in the future, I have asked developers to share their thoughts!

JavaFX Research

Jun 17, 2021 Almas Baimagambetov

Getting Started with Game Development Basics with FXGL

Learn the fundamental concepts of FXGL to abstract away complex details that are present in modern games and help simplify development.

Game Development JavaFX

May 25, 2021 Almas Baimagambetov

Welcome to the FXGL Game Engine 11.16 Release

Changelog and release notes. Learn More.

Game Development JavaFX

May 4, 2021 Almas Baimagambetov, Frank Delporte

Snake Game with JavaFX FXGL in Three Pair-Programming Sessions

Start with an idea for a game, bring it to life in a prototype, modify the application to run on Raspberry Pi and on mobile device.

Game Development JavaFX

Apr 27, 2021 Almas Baimagambetov

Modern JavaFX Game Development with FXGL - Pong

How to make a simple clone of Pong using the JavaFX FXGL game engine. We will be using the latest (currently 11.15) version of FXGL.

Game Development JavaFX

Jan 18, 2021 Almas Baimagambetov

Tips on High Performance Rendering in JavaFX

Different rendering techniques in JavaFX using Canvas API, AWT Graphics2D, PixelBuffer and PixelBuffer GPU.

JavaFX Performance

Jan 11, 2021 Almas Baimagambetov, Frank Delporte

How to Do Device Monitoring with JavaFX and FXGL

In this article, we will be building a system monitoring dashboard, with Java and JavaFX, which can run on a Raspberry Pi.

JavaFX Raspberry Pi

Nov 12, 2020 Almas Baimagambetov, Frank Delporte

Getting Started with FXGL Game Development

FXGL is a JavaFX Game Library Engine for Java and Kotlin, created by Almas Baimagambetov. Here is everything you need to get started!

Game Development JavaFX