Bill Day
of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
The Look and Sound of Java: Java Media Programming
Java is widely espoused as a versatile programming language and runtime providing cross-platform portability, a relatively secure environment, and strong networking and connectivity APIs. The Java 2 Platform includes the Java 2D API and Java Sound engine as fundamental components. Extension APIs such as the Java Media Framework and Java 3D complete the multimedia capabilities available in Java 2.
We will discuss all of the Java Media APIs. We will focus on the most prominent APIs: Java 2D, JMF, and Java 3D.
Bill Day is a Staff Engineer and Technology Evangelist at Sun Microsystems.
Bill created the J2ME Archive to help developers build applications and services using Java technology. He manages jGuru's J2ME and Java Media FAQs. Bill writes frequently about software development and has contributed feature articles to many sites and publications including NN.com, ServerWorld, JavaWorld, Dr. Dobb's Journal Software Careers, Gamasutra, and Sun's site.
Bill serves as an Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Lecturer and speaks frequently on wireless technology, system security, and multimedia. He has presented keynotes, technical sessions, and courses at major industry conferences including SIGGRAPH and JavaOne and teaches Java and Wireless development as an extension instructor for the University of California Berkeley. Bill is also a Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2Platform and Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8 Operating Environment.
Prior to joining Sun, Bill was a software engineer at Silicon Graphics. Bill held fellowships with the Honeywell Technology Center, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Bill earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and completed one year of graduate studies in Scientific Computation while a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the University ofMinnesota.