JAVA ANIMATION

Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. It's also integral to the intranet applications and other e-business solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing.

Java-enabled browsers use a virtual machine, a piece of software that recognizes the Java language and translates it for the user's computer system (Windows, MacOS, Unix). The virtual machine is basically a kind of plug-in, and it must be installed with your browser.

Java Web content is generally created as programs called applets. Applets aren't complete software applications -- they work only in conjunction with a browser. There are all sorts of things Web designers do with applets, and one of the most popular applications is animation. The main advantages of Java are that it works on all operating systems and it is very flexible. You can create an animation program that draws simple vector shapes for the individual frames, or one that uses bitmap images. Java is particularly suited for creating interactive animations and combining animation with other Web page elements.