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Welcome to the JIG Project

The Java Instructional Gaming Project (JIG Project), is a collaborative effort between Scott Wallace (Washington State University Vancouver) and Andrew Nierman (University of Puget Sound) in conjunction with a small group of dedicated students. The JIG Project fills an important niche:

• The JIG Project targets students with a background in Java programming while most game engines rely on C++
• The JIG Project and the JIG Engine target 2D games suitable for course projects and assignments at a variety of skill levels
• The JIG Project is a collaborative effort designed to meet the needs of a diverse set of students
• JIG Resources are intended to be used longitudinally throughout all four years of the computer science curriculum
• The JIG Project will be accompanied by a suite of curricular modules that allow instructors to easily integrate game related projects into traditional courses
• The JIG Engine 1.0 and beyond is open source

Community Resources

• Find out more about the project
• View our recent publications
• Learn how you can get started using JIG
• Join the JIG community by setting up an account
• Try one of the JIG Tutorials
• Check out the FAQ
• Discuss your experience and post questions on our forum
• Subscribe to a relevant RSS Feed
  • Changes to the Current Events Page
  • New Wiki Pages
  • Recent Wiki Changes
• Contact the development team directly

Jig News

• Profs Building Open-Source Educational Gaming Engine - Campus Technology
• Computer science can be fun, too - The News Tribune
• At WSUV, computer classwork is a game - The Columbian
• Professors Receive Grant to Bring Computer Games to College Classrooms - WSUV Press Release
• Profs Land $150K Grant for Game Courses - Next Generation
• NSF Funds Grant For Games Related Learning - GameDaily
• Will making computer science more fun attract college students? - Computerworld
• Profs Get $150K Grant for Teaching Games - Vox