This is a sample showing how to use a Reversi game engine in an iOS app using J2ObjC.
The original game, Othello, is written by Mats Luthman and available from his site. Mats designed it to work as both a Swing and command-line app, so the game engine and the user interface are isolated by two interfaces.
Because of this separation, the game engine is an ideal candidate for an iOS application using J2ObjC. This Xcode project has a (very) simple user interface written in Objective-C, game engine files in Java, and a build rule to translate the Java files and compile them during the build.
To build this project, first install J2ObjC, then edit the Settings.xcconfig file to update the J2OBJC_HOME environment variable with the directory where it was installed.
Since this project is just an example of how to use J2ObjC, the game's user interface is missing several important features:
- Game Over screen
- Indication that either player had to pass due to no possible move
- Options panel to set the game difficulty (it's set to 5 out of 10, so it can provide a much stronger game)
- iPad design needs polish
Since I'm not a UI designer, any help would be welcome and appreciated.
Project site: http://j2objc.org
J2ObjC blog: http://j2objc.blogspot.com
Questions and discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/j2objc-discuss