JIG - Java Instructional Gaming

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 is proudly supported by the National Science Foundation under contracts DUE-0633726 and DUE-0633738. 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 will be open source

A detailed description of the JIG Project can be found here.

July 5, 2007 - The JIG Development Team is currently hard at work. An alpha version will be released this summer.