3 – NAVIGATING YOUR PROJECT

MULTIPLE PROJECTS

You will notice that in Eclipse, you have two (or more) projects. You have one core project that will contain all of your Java files. And then you have a desktop project which will use your core’s files to create a desktop application.

In fact, had you chosen to include other platforms (ios, android, html), they would each have their own project that would also depend on the core project.

SCREEN CAPTURE

Here is a visual of how the projects look like in the Eclipse project explorer:

CORE PROJECT

Initially, the core project contains only one class. It extends the ApplicationAdapter class which is designed to allow LibGDX to run your application on different platforms. We will learn more about this later. However, for now, just know that all your new classes needed to create your game also need to be in the core project.

DESKTOP PROJECT

The desktop project will not be used much. You will only use it when you want to run your game. It is specially configured using Gradle so that it depens on the core project. The DesktopLauncher.java class is the file that contains the main function for your game.

TEST IT OUT

Your current project contains a simple application that displays the company’s logo. Try it out to see by running the main function in DesktopLauncher.java.