Chapter 11

Special Effects


CONTENTS

Imagemaps

Client Side Image Map Authoring

by Educational Technology Service
Contact Info: ets-webmaster@bris.ac.uk
URL: http://www.ets.bris.ac.uk/ets/resource/hotimage/hotimage.htm
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: UPDATE New URL for Client Side Image Map Authoring applet.

This applet apparently allows users to edit an image without leaving their Web browser-read the bugs list for comments on problems with Netscape. A demo and downloadable source are available.

Client Side Image Map Editor

by Michael Chiang
Contact Info: myc@wwa.com
URL: http://miso.wwa.com/~myc/mapframe.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: The Client Side Image Map Editor is a stand-alone Java application that allows the user to create and maintain HTML for client-side image maps.

Use the capabilities in the floating window to edit the URL. Also glance over the instructions, revision history, and information accompanying the download link. Check out the Client Side Image Map Authoring applet (this section) just for kicks, too.

ColorMap

by David Parry/Cyba
Contact Info: david@cyba.co.uk
URL: http://www.demon.co.uk/cyba/java2.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Next generation image map. Allows irregular areas, split areas, and is simple to set up. (Hint: it uses images, just images, to hold its data!)

Part of the Cyba Java site (Programming: Graphics). Snap up the online documentation, examine the shareware license and/or fees, and download the zipped class files.

dinkMap

by Matthew Roberts
Contact Info: mrober57@calvin.edu
URL: http://www.calvin.edu/~mrober57/HTML/dinkMap.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: dinkMap is a Java hacklet of Rickard Oberge's HighlightedImageMap.

Nicely subtle highlighting of the index choices-also, roll your mouse over the dinkMap Now! button and watch the head do its dance.

Highlighted Image Map

by Rickard Öberg
Contact Info: rickard@lysator.liu.se
URL: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~rickard/java/java.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Java imagemap with highlightable links. You supply only two images to the applet, one normal and one with all links highlighted. It then shows the normal one, and when you move the mouse cursor over a link, it changes so that it becomes highlighted. There are some very cool effects that can be created with this one. Also features a debug mode, which allows you to easily check the boundaries of the links.

Both the binaries and Source Code are available on this URL-link to the English version of the author's homepage for examples of this applet in action. See also ImagemapPLUS3 and Menu ala Java (both this section) for other applets that use highlighting text links.

Image Map in Java

by Netrex Inc.
Contact Info: webmaster@netrex.com
URL: http://www.netrex.com/web/CubeMap.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Here is an example of an image map in Java.

A three-dimensional cube imagemap with links on all three accessible sides. Other billboard resources on the Gamelan directory include Ad Space Applet (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources), Carousel (Programming: User Interfaces), Interactive Rayshaded Live 3D Cube Logo (Multimedia: Graphics Resources), MagnaBoard (Special Effects: Text), and Advertisement Panel, Dynamic Billboard, and WApp (all Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

ImagemapPLUS

by Eric Harshbarger
Contact Info: harshec@cdware.eng.sun.com
URL: http://www.xm.com/cafe/Imagemap/imagemap.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A Java imagemap which allows multiple and independent areas of animation, sound, URL, and external window triggering.

Plenty of documentation comes with this applet, including a detailed discussion of parameters, a special keys list, and download/installation instructions. See also Highlighted Image Map and Menu ala Java (both this section).

JAIMEAS

by Marco Nijdam
Contact Info: marco@west.nl
URL: http://www.west.nl/archive/java/jaimeas
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: JAIMEAS is a general purpose Java applet that allosw you to create an "active interface" for Web pages very easily and quickly. An active interface can be used for many things, like button bars, animations, product presentations, computer aided learning, and simple games. The interface you create can react to mouse movement and mouse buttons. You can build a point-and-click interface, but also drag and drop or just point.

Try the interactive tutorial, skim the Table of Contents, and download JAIMEAS for yourself. Also have a look at NetDraw (Multimedia: Graphics Resources).

Figure 11.1 :

Map Searcher Demo Page

by Dale Anderson
Contact Info: 76262.2404@compuserve.com
URL: http://www.indra.com/~danderso/intro.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: The MapSearcher Applet demonstrates the use of a map-like interface to databases which reside on the Web server.

Other city planning/layout resources on the Gamelan directory include Berlininfo, Virtual Boston, and send2cgi.class (all Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources) and WebRoute (Education: Computer Science).

Figure 11.2 :

Menu ala Java

by Craig Strickland
Contact Info: cstrick@engin.umich.edu
URL: http://www.personal.engin.umich.edu/~collage/imapjava
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: A captivating image menu with ultiple animations and artistically designed. A must see!

Cool imagemap using multiple animation and highlighted text. For comparison, check out the ImagemapPLUS and Highlighted Imagemap (this section).

Quest Interactive Media

by Vaskin Kissoyan, Quest Interactive Media
Contact Info: webmaster@quest.net
URL: http://www.quest.net
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Move your mouse over the Q logo. Amaze your friends/family on Quest Interactive Media's server. Check out our new Javengers (http://www.quest.net/fun/Javengers)!

Interesting teeny movie clip runs in the upper-right corner and vertical scrolling banner in the middle. Rolling the mouse over the big M logo (you're not missing something-there's no Q) cues it to rock back and forth. This is a simple, elegant page that shows how to use Java applets in an understated fashion to get your message across.

Figure 11.3 :

Statistics

by Brad Asztalos
Contact Info: asztalos@hooked.net
URL: http://www.webgods.com/java/world/worldmap.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: There are a few applets: 1) WWW statistics server presented on a world map. User moves cursor over map and country is labelled with number of hits since. 2) Networked etch-a-sketch... Use the etch and sketch with a remote friend. Server redirect needs a host that allows use of sockets.

There's a similar map applet that lists the number of domain names in each state in the U.S.: TIG Domain Map (Education: Other Educational Resources)-another possible alternative to providing this kind of map-based information. Also see the JavASketch applet (Art and Entertainment: Other Art and Entertainment Resources), another etch-a-sketch.

Figure 11.4 :

TagArea

by Robert Klein
Contact Info: robk@pulse-sys.com
URL: http://www.iapnet.com/java
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: This class is for use with the ImageMap applet written by Jim Graham of Sun Microsystems. The TagArea class displays a graphic when the mouse cursor moves into a designated area. When used in conjunction with the LinkArea class (provided with ImageMap), it can be used to show the user where they are going when they click the mouse button.

Have a little patience when rolling the cursor around the demo-it takes a second for the link labels to appear.

Sound

Partic

by Alan Gordie
Contact Info: viper@jax-inter.net
URL: http://www.jax-inter.net/users/viper
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: 2D Particles system with tons of parameters that can be set through HTML tags. Supports looping, color fading, gravity, initial velocity settings, accelerations factors. Can be used to develop anything from fireworks to fountains. Supports background images (GIFs and JPG). Developed entirely in Java!

The demo was beautiful and didn't take too long to load up, and the author has obviously taken a great deal of time and care to create thoroughly helpful documentation. Unfortunately, accessing the additional demo files (listed in the center of the page) on the Windows 95 and Macintosh testing platforms caused Netscape to crash. Other fireworks resources on the Gamelan directory include Firework Animation Applet (Multimedia: Animation) and Fireworks Applet (Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

Text

AmphetiText

by Damien Miller
Contact Info: Use email link on applet page
URL: http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/~s9506190/java.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: AmphetiText is a modified version of the NervousText applet which comes with Sun's JDK. It allows the control of many more parameters, such as background and foreground colors, text size, spacing, "jiggle distance," and speed.

Both the source and compiled bytecode are downloadable with the author's good wishes in a zipped archive. Other jumpy text resources on the Gamelan directory include Crazy Text, Jumpin' Text, pactext, and Nervous Text (all this section). Also check out Wobbling Image Page (Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

Animated Text

by Suresh Srinivasan
Contact Info: suresh@thomtech.com
URL: http://www.thomtech.com/~suresh/java/anim.text
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Another text animation applet. This one uses font-based animation and is highly customizable.

Individual letters shiver, swell, and shrink. Customize font, font style, range of font sizes, animation type, speed, foreground and background colors, and more-see parameter information at this URL for the whole list.

Figure 11.5 :

Comix Applet

by Eric Harshbarger
Contact Info: harshec@mail.auburn.edu
URL: http://www.auburn.edu/~harshec/WWW/comix.html
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Tired of those countless tickertape/scrolling text applets which threaten to overpopulate the web? Why not display text as an animated comic strip with 'speech bubbles' that draw some attention?

Nice text alternative-the Source Code is downloadable from Cafe del Sol (Web Sites: Applet Collections) but there's valuable documentation on this page.

CrazyText

by Patrick Taylor
Contact Info: taylor@nicom.com
URL: http://www.nicom.com/%7Etaylor/classes/Crazytext
Load Time: Varies
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: The ultimate NervousText ripoff. Very customizable. Can be used as a component in any container.

There are eight cool text effect applets demoed and documented on this Web site, which also contains the code, parameters, notes, and more. Other jumpy text resources on the Gamelan directory include AmphetiText, Jumpin' Text, pactext, and Nervous Text (all this section). Also check out Wobbling Image Page (Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

Crossfade

by Pronto Software
Contact Info: pronto@forex.ee
URL: http://zerblatt.forex.ee/~pronto/java/Crossfade/Crossfade.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Crossfade between messages. Pretty smooth.

The demo executes a triple crossfade between three text lines. Other fade resources on the Gamelan directory include Fader (this section) and Random Fade Applet (Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

Custom TickerTape Applet

by Don Drake
Contact Info: drake@netobjective.com
URL: http://www.netobjective.com/java/TickerTapeInfo.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included:

Author's Description: This is a TickerTape applet which can be displayed and customized to your preference on your home page. Just follow the simple directions!

Lots of instructions and help with parameters but minimal code. Other tickertape resources on the Gamelan directory include Interactive Ticker Tape, Navigator Ticker, and Vertical Graphic Ticker Tape (all this section).

Elastic Text

by Netrex Inc.
Contact Info: webmaster@netrex.com
URL: http://www.netrex.com/web/Elastic.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: None

Watch the text line stretch and contract back and forth like a sprung rubber band.

Fader

by Johannes Schellen
Contact Info: schellen@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
URL: http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~schellne/myjava.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: This applet flashes lines of text. Styles and colors are configurable. Customizable by a text file with a very simple structure-thus no coding is needed to make it fit your needs.

The author has provided downloadable class files and data files, but you will have to e-mail him for both the Source Code and permission to use the applet-read the applet page for more information. Other fade resources on the Gamelan directory include Crossfade (this section) and Random Fade Applet (Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

FlexScroll

by Wong Ting Sieong
Contact Info: Wong.Ting.Sieong@bass.com.my
URL: http://www.jaring.my/webworks/java/example.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: None

A cool chaotic kind of text effect, with words and phrases scrolling every which way but loose. Uses FunScroll (http://www.algonet.se/~jannea/FunScroll.html) by Jan Anderson.

flying logo applet

by Tom Trinko
Contact Info: trinkos@aol.com
URL: http://members.aol.com/trinkos/javastuff.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: This is a shareware applet which randomly positions the letters in a message and then flies the letters to their final position while changing the color of the background and the letters. The shareware version ($10) lets the user set the message, font, font style, starting and ending background colors, starting and ending text colors, and the font size.

The author includes a color picker applet with the $10 shareware fee so you can customize the background and text colors as single-number RGB values.

Following Text

by Netrex Inc.
Contact Info: webmaster@netrex.com
URL: http://www.netrex.com/follow.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: None

A rewrite of Dancing Text-more appropriately titled, perhaps, the Line Dancing Text.

Framed Text

by Samo Pitamic
Contact Info: samo.pitamic@snet.fri.uni-lj.si
URL: http://ana.fri.uni-lj.si/~samopi/ft.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Framed Text is an applet that can be used to create a special effect. When a mouse is moved over the applet, it draws a frame around it. With suitable settings it can be used to replace the standard HREF tag.

A simple applet that surrounds links with frames and displays a related message across the bottom of the window. Design perfectionists might note, though, that the applet makes room for the frame by raising the linked text horizontally and adding extra kerning between words. The class is included but not the source code.

GlowText

by Ed Dumbill
Contact Info: edd@hway.net
URL: http://www.hway.net/edd/glowtext
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A replacement HTML anchor which glows when the mousepointer is over it. May be hand for web authors.

Another simple applet that causes the color of regular-sized body text to transition between three colors, or "glow," when the cursor rolls over it-the text can also be used as a non-underlined link. A nice parameter graph, the source code, and the compiled class file are all available.

Figure 11.6 :

Interactive Ticker Tape

by Digital Focus
Contact Info: infodf@digitalfocus.com
URL: http://www.digitalfocus.com/digitalfocus/fax/reloadimage.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Ticker tape that lets you rewind, forward, pause, and slow down tape.

Other tickertape resources on the Gamelan directory include Custom Ticker Tape, Navigator Ticker, and Vertical Graphic Ticker Tape (all this section).

Jumpin' Text

by Nomiya Sohken
Contact Info: nomiya@inv.co.jp
URL: http://www.inv.co.jp/~nomiya
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: This is an applet in which characters of the text are jumping. Contents can be edited in the HTML file.

A nicely realistic animated text applet with each letter seeming to curve and bounce independently. This URL is available in both English and Japanese. Other jumpy text resources on the Gamelan directory include AmphetiText, Crazy Text, pactext, and Nervous Text (all this section). Also check out Wobbling Image Page (Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

KzmFortune

by Alessandro A. (Kazuma) Garbagnati
Contact Info: kazuma@energy.it
URL: http://www.energy.it/~kazuma/JAVA/kzmfortune.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Random read a line from a text file and transform it in a scrolling message. Totally configurable!

Reload the page to change the scrolling message. Download the zip file containing the code.

LED Sign

by Darrick Brown
Contact Info: dbrown@cs.hope.edu
URL: http://www.cs.hope.edu/~dbrown/java/LEDSign/WWW/LED.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A configurable LED sign. A great example of a really powerful applet, it has an entire scripting language to control the LED display.

This LED applet produces readable text with all the trimmings-adjustable colors, transitions, and fonts; variable size; time, date, and URL display-and it runs at a realtime pace if you don't move the mouse while it's scrolling. Source code and documentation are available.

LEDSign V2.5 Chinese Fonts Support

by The HKU WWW Project Team
Contact Info: jax@cs.hku.hk
URL: http://phoenix.cs.hku.hk:1234/
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: You can display Chinese fonts (either in Big5 or GB encoding). It is an extension of LEDSign V2.5. This site provides service for creating the Chinese fonts you need.

This team took the basics of LED Sign (this section) and expanded it to work with a larger character set. Everything you need to modify LED Sign yourself is available at this page, though the Source Code itself is not, and you must download LED Sign from Darrick Brown's site to get started. Other Chinese language-related resources on the Gamelan directory include Chinese Character Pronunciations (JavaScript: Other JavaScript Resources), Chinese/Japanese/Korean Input Script and Create Chinese Text GIFs (both Utilities: Other Utilities), and Chinese Method Applet for a Chinese Web Search Engine (Network and Communications: Other Network and Communications Resources).

MagnaBoard

by John Ostlund
Contact Info: ostlund@magnastar.com
URL: http://www.magnastar.com/applets/misc/magnaboard
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: MagnaBoard is the ultimate billboard application. The application is fast and smooth. Fourteen different transitions.

Read licensing, usage, and shareware fee/registration information before downloading the demo. Other billboard resources on the Gamelan directory include Ad Space Applet (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources), Carousel (Programming: User Interfaces), Interactive Rayshaded Live 3D Cube Logo (Multimedia: Graphics Resources), ImageMap in Java (Special Effects: Imagemaps), and Advertisement Pane, Dynamic Billboard, and WApp (all Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

Merging Text

by Roberto Dorich
Contact Info: dorich@ptc.com
URL: http://www.tufts.edu/~rdorich/applets.html#merge
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Strings of text that blend with each other to form a message.

Two halves of a text line merge, integrate, and move apart again. At our testing speed (28.8Kbps) this applet blinked a lot, but this problem may easily be unnoticeable on faster connections.

Navigator Ticker

by Ahmed Abel-Hady, Information Technology Solutions
Contact Info: ahady@idsc.gov.eg
URL: http://163.121.10.41/java/applets/NavTickr
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: This is another robust text scrolling applet capable of viewing different messages. Each can have its own optional URL displayed at the browser status bar. The message font is complete scalable to applet dimensions that in turn can be scaled to page dimensions.

This multipurpose tickertape applet has been used all over the English-speaking world, as you can tell from the long international example list-e-mail the author for the source code if you want to use it yourself. Other tickertape resources on the Gamelan directory include Custom Ticker Tape, Interactive Ticker Tape, and Vertical Graphic Ticker Tape (all this section).

Neon Glow

by Tom Trinko
Contact Info: trinkos@aol.com
URL: http://members.aol.com/trinkos/neonglowjava.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: This is a shareware applet which will take a GIF and make it into a neon sign type display with the light cycling on and off. Nice for adding a bit of pizzazz to a page.

Works with any GIF with a black background-the author will sell you a copy of the applet for $10 to customize it yourself. Other neon resources on the Gamelan directory include Neon Logo and Neon Glow (both this section) and Neon Sign/Slominski Consulting (Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

Nervous Text

by Matthew Cobby
Contact Info: matthew@spd.eee.strath.ac.uk
URL: http://www.spd.eee.strath.ac.uk/~matthew/java/NervousText.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Daniel Wyszynski's venerable applet, improved to take text, font, point, and spacing attributes. Now you don't have to be a programmer to use it!

Other jumpy text resources on the Gamelan directory include AmphetiText, Crazy Text, Jumpin' Text, and pactext (all this section). Also check out Wobbling Image Page (Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources).

pactext

by 'NetFactory Inc.
Contact Info: NetCharts@pittelli.com
URL: http://itdsrv1.ul.ie/~relihanl/scripts/pactext.html
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: This is a version of the "nervous text" applet. In this case, the characters have a reason to be nervous.

Inspired by the classic arcade game, of course. Other jumpy text resources on the Gamelan directory include AmphetiText, Crazy Text, Jumpin' Text, and Nervous Text (all this section). Also check out Wobbling Image Page (Special Effects: Other Special Effects Resources) and Gobbler (Art and Entertainment: Arcade Games) if pactext has made you nostalgic for the game.

Rainbow Text Scroller

by Frank F. Chiang
Contact Info: frank@frank.ife.ntou.edu.tw
URL: http://oceaninfo.life.ntou.edu.tw/java/javae.htm
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Dynamic rainbow bars are added to the top and bottom of a text scroller.

Very pretty and useful. Take the source code and make it yours.

Sine Wave Scroll + Sprites

by Paul Owen
Contact Info: p.owen@ic.ac.uk
URL: http://www.u-net.com/~alderaan/feedback.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: This is a little applet that displays scrolling text in a sine wave fashion...it also contains moving sprites that appear in front of, and behind of, the moving text and a logo...

Other sine waves resources on the Gamelan directory include Wave Form (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources).

Sinus Scroller

by Christophe Braun
Contact Info: blacksun@cyberlab.ch
URL: http://www.ping.ch/black_sun/sinus.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: A text sinus scroller (what's more, simply click to see!) it also uses double buffering to reduce flickering.

Text that undulates like a centipede-read the text as it waves past for more information.

Text that scrolls back into the screen (ala Star Wars)

by Mike Corbin
Contact Info: coltrane@ultranet.com
URL: http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1305/star.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: None

The name pretty much says it all. Both the class and the source are only available as text files, but you are welcome to them as far as the author's concerned.

TextFan

by Leon Cho
Contact Info: leon@netscape.com
URL: http://homepage.interramp.com/cd004397/textfan.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Fans text outward from a center point with color fade-in.

A combination of color fade and text animation. Some information abot the syntax and parameters is also available.

Vertical Graphic Ticker Tape

by Joe Weber
Contact Info: weber@magnastar.com
URL: http://www.magnastar.com
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Vertical Graphic Ticker Tape is a great way to spice up a Web page.

Other tickertape resources on the Gamelan directory include Custom Ticker Tape, Interactive Ticker Tape, and Navigator Ticker (all this section).

Other Special Effects Resources

Advertisement Panel

by Mohamed Nosseir
Contact Info: mnossier@ritsec.com.eg
URL: http://163.121.10.41/java/applets.AdPanel
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: The Advertisement Panel displays a set of images that are passed to it as parameters. Each image is displayed with a configurable special effect and stays for a configurable time period. Also each image is associated with a target URL which is displayed on Netscape's status bar.

Other billboard resources on the Gamelan directory include Ad Space Applet (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources), Carousel (Programming: User Interfaces), Interactive Rayshaded Live 3D Cube Logo (Multimedia: Graphics Resources), ImageMap in Java (Special Effects: Imagemaps), MagnaBoard (Special Effects: Text), and Dynamic Billboard and WApp (both this section).

An Animated "Under Construction" Sign (with audio)

by Bob Weisblatt/Sun Microsystems Inc.
Contact Info: webmaster@java.sun.com
URL: http://java.sun.com/applets/applets/UnderConstruction/example1.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: From Sun. Duke operating a jackhammer with his nose.

Poor Duke's finally been hired out for manual labor. Other resources on the Gamelan directory featuring Duke include Demented CGI Form and WhatIf (both Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources), Streaming Animation Player (Multimedia: Animation), and Swirly Duke! (this section).

Figure 11.7 :

Applet Artist

by Digital Media Group
Contact Info: dmg@charm.net
URL: http://www.charm.net/~dmg/AppletArtist.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: The "Applet Artist" applet allows you to create a colorful variety of unusual abstract art by controlling the applet's various image-creation algorithms and parameters. Through the images resemble fractals, they are not, images are rendered within a few seconds.

This applet does indeed perform quickly, even on our 28.8Kbps testing moden. One drawback: You have no control over color choice, though each algorithm uses different pairs of cool colors.

Bean Counter

by Adam Bennie
Contact Info: adam.bennie@ontonet.be
URL: http://www.ontonet.be/beancounter/beanc.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: An animated counter. Many style options include user-defined image fonts.

A simple counting applet working with starting date, starting value, increment amount, and increment interval-examples on the page calculate the depressingly large world population, American national debt, and in somewhat heartening contrast, the number of days left till Christmas. Parameter information and class files in tar or zip format are also available at this URL.

Bullets

by Macromedia Inc.
Contact Info: Use contact link at bottom of page
URL: http://www-1.macromedia.com/software
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: The Bullets applet allows designers to display Java-animated bullets or separator markers. These markers can be used to add a dynamic highlight on a web page. This applet has been carefully engineered to allow multiple instances on a page with minimal degradation in performance, which is typically a problem for applets of this type.

Part of the Power Applets collection (Multimedia: Other Multimedia Resources). To view the demo, link to the PowerApplets Gallery to view the many types of bullets-fades, cycles, wipes, "bizarre" (playing with fades and shapes) and "Fred the Space Alien" (don't look too deeply into those eyes). Lots of sample stuff to download but alas, no code.

Figure 11.8 :

Butterfly Applet

by Geeta Ramani
Contact Info: flagg@usm.maine.edu
URL: http://macweb.acs.usm.maine.edu/math/geeta/butterflyApplet.html
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: This Java applet displays a Butterfly Curve, cycling through six different colors.

Other applets on the Gamelan directory using similarly animated lines and curves include the applet at Greg Linden's Home Page (this section).

Crazy Counter!

by Mark Boyns
Contact Info: boyns@sdsu.edu
URL: http://www.sdsu.edu/~boyns/java/crazycounter
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: For those people that hate counters.

A manipulatable counter for people who dislike counters-some documentation and discussion of parameters is included, along with the zipped source for downloading.

Dynamic Billboard

by Robert Temple
Contact Info: rtemple@db.erau.edu
URL: http://www.db.erau.edu/java/billboard
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Steps through any number of images displaying them one at a time. Transitions from one image to the next are done with special effects. Images may have URL links associated with them. Transitions included Fade, Tear, Smash, and Column Shift with more to come.

Smashing billboard with interesting transitions-best of all, it's freeware. Other billboard resources on the Gamelan directory include Ad Space Applet (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources), Carousel (Programming: User Interfaces), Interactive Rayshaded Live 3D Cube Logo (Multimedia: Graphics Resources), ImageMap in Java (Special Effects: Imagemaps), MagnaBoard (Special Effects: Text), Advertisement Panel and WApp (both this section).

DynaRule

by Tor Ringstad
Contact Info: vegan@virginia.edu
URL: http://www.stud.unit.no/~torhr/java/dynarule
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: The DynaRule applet implements a dynamic horizontal customizable rule. Unlike the custom rules made up by simple images, DynaRule is "dynami"' in the sense that it always keeps the right width-without stretching the image. This looks much better than both ordinary rules and scaled images.

An absolutely cool rule applet, with clear advantages over other non-self-adjusting horizontal rules. DynaRule comes in two versions, one with static images and the other with moving ones, and both are demoed on this applet page. Source, documentation, and helpful links are here for the downloading as well.

The Earthquake Applet

by Hinkuok Kong
Contact Info: hkong@cs.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.cs.ucla.edu/csd-grads-gs2/hkong/earthquake.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A simple applet to turn the UCLA landmark to pieces.

Relieve stress by clicking this image till it falls to pieces. The code is available, though the author warns it's "messy."

FastLines

by Marco Weber
Contact Info: marco@mbox.lusatia.de
URL: http://www.lusatia.de/marco/fastlines.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: FastLines is an applet that makes your picture running. Powerful configuration. Supports background graphics, moving actions. Try it.

You draw the pictures and the applet animates them-there are many parameters and many possibilities. Before you download the software, though, the author reminds you to choose the Load To Disk option in your browser first.

Fireworks Applet

by Eric Wistrand
Contact Info: wistrand@ivee.com
URL: http://www.ivee.com/~wistrand/fireworks.html
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: None.

A nicely executed fireworks applet displaying bullets, rockets, and regular spray-like effects. The source code is available for noncommercial purposes, but all other users should check with the author. Documentation is available on the page. Other fireworks resources on the Gamelan directory include Partic (this section) and Firework Animation Applet (Multimedia: Animation).

Funny Link Applet

by Milan Krajnak
Contact Info: milan@tuzvo.sk
URL: http://www.sanet.sk/~milan/JAVA/funnylink.html
Load Time: Medium Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Very simple applet (just discovering Java) which allows to make the applet as a clickable link to another URL. Some animation is also possible. Feel free to see, use, and modify the source. Hope it'll help!

This applet uses the Nervous class, so check out the jumpy text resources on the Gamelan directory: AmphetiText, Crazy Text, Jumpin' Text, pactext, and Nervous Text (all Special Effects: Text) and Wobbling Image Page (this section).

FX

by Rocco Saya
Contact Info: saya@oswego.edu
URL: http://www.oswego.edu/~saya
Load Time: Medium Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A special effects engine written in Java. Spice up your pages with movie scrolls, fades, text to paths, such as arcs, circles, semicircles, and more. Control FX using scripts that anyone can understand. FX is an ongoing project, more effects are being developed that will plug in. Last but not least, FX IS FREE!

A nice FX collection. Source code included.

Gallery

by Vertical Software Inc.
Contact Info: aerobat@impact1.com
URL: http://www.voicenet.com/~aerobat/gallery/gallery.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Example of moving images, transparency, and mouse interaction. Tag the moving duck to change its course!

A shooting gallery, of sorts, with your mouse acting as the shotgun. Also look at the Age Detection Applet (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources).

GifSlider

by Rich Barrette
Contact Info: rbarrette@ohiou.edu
URL: http://www.ohiou.edu/~rbarrett/java/gifslider
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: GifSlider is a small, simple applet that slides an image across the screen. The primary difference between this and, say, the ImageTape applet, is that it does it only once. There are a few parameters to play with so feel free to experiment and let me know how it turns out!

A simple slide show enabling you to have the most basic of animations on your site without making viewers wait an eternity for downloading GIFs. Other slideshow/movie resources on the Gamelan directory include Scrolling Images and Slide Projector with Audio (both this section), drz.applet.movie and Snap Shot Applet (both Multimedia: Animation), and Graphics Slide Show (HongKong, Java (the Island) (Multimedia:Graphics: Other). Also check out CMosaic.class Slide Viewer Applet (Multimedia: Other Multimedia Resources).

Greg Linden's Home Page

by Greg Linden
Contact Info: glinden@cs.washington.edu
URL: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/glinden
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Trail of lines bounce around on the screen. As the lines twist around each other, interesting patterns form. Relaxing to look at.

Other spirographic-type resources on the Gamelan directory include Live Cycloide and Spirograph (both Multimedia: Graphics Resources), Liny (this section), Sliding Lines (Programming: Graphics), Squiral and Snowflake Applet (both Art and Entertainment: Other Art and Entertainment Resources), and http://www.streetside.com...(this section).

Figure 11.9 :

http://www.streetside.com/pat/src/java/Lines/Lines.html

by Patrick Martin
Contact Info: patrick@ucs.att.com
URL: http://www.streetside.com/pat/src/java/Lines/Lines.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A simple line demo with a moire pattern of lines moving around the screen.

Other spirographic-type resources on the Gamelan directory include Live Cycloide and Spirograph (both Multimedia: Graphics Resources), Greg Linden's Home Page and Liny (both this section), Sliding Lines (Programming: Graphics), Limaçons (Education: Other Educational Resources), and Squiral and Snowflake Applet (both Art and Entertainment: Other Art and Entertainment Resources).

J-tools

by Gene Leybzon
Contact Info: integris@crl.com
URL: http://www.crl.com/~intergis/j_tools.htm
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Collection of Java tools for visual effects: blinking, moving, jumping, rotating. Could be used for rules, bullets, and text effects.

Instructions on how to apply these effects yourself call for reading the usage agreement, downloading the zipped package, and letting the author know how it goes.

Jafar's Java Applets

by Jafar Shameem
Contact Info: jafar@dev.prodigy.com
URL: http://mville.edu/jafar/java.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: None

This collection of applets includes a blackjack game, a simple clock, an animated signature, and an applet to play sound clips. No source, but some written code to examine if you like on each individual applet page.

Java Mascot

by Mazakazu Fujimiya
Contact Info: GEA03266@niftyserve.or.jp
URL: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~FX6M-FJMY
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A small mascot is walking on the home page. If you download this applet and prepare some images, your designed mascot will walk on your home page!

Other follow-the-mouse resources on the Gamelan directory include Animated Snake (Multimedia: Animation), Jneko and Java Mascot (both this section), and Rockin' Ernie (Multimedia: Animation).

Java Page

by Rodney Ryan
Contact Info: rer@aimnet.com
URL: http://users.aimnet.com/~rer
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A mesmerizing color tunnel that will purify you; all your troubles will melt away. Grab a snack and stay a while-life is good.

Another mesmerizing animated color applet for, er, purification, is the Java Flash (JavaScript: Graphics), but if you're really seeking a deeper truth try the Zen Koan Generator and/or Chant Hare Krishna! (both JavaScript: Other JavaScript Resources). (Enlightenment is unfortunately not guaranteed.)

JavaEyes

by Mirko Bulaja
Contact Info: mbuly@student.math.hr
URL: http://student.math.hr/~mbuly/jsrc/ochi.html
Load Time: Medium Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: JavaEyes will follow the mouse pointer while it is in applets' area. Eyes can be made small relative to this area so that they will follow the mouse in a bit larger space. Fully configurable. Enjoy!

Two (or four) for the price of one-both pairs don't move at the same time, though. Other eyes resources on the Gamelan directory include Eyes (Web Sites: Home Pages) and Mona Lisa Nixon (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources).

Jneko

by Manish Tuteja
Contact Info: manish@manish.com
URL: http://www.manish.com/jneko
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Jneko, a little Java experiment. Cat chases the mouse.

Click the mouse on the applet field, wake the cat, and watch it chase the cursor. On the Windows 95 platform, the flickering was bad enough during the first few moments to obscure the cat altogether, but it cleared up-no such luck on the Macintosh testing platform, though. Other follow-the-mouse resources on the Gamelan directory include Animated Snake (Multimedia: Animation), Rockin' Ernie (Multimedia: Animation) and Java Mascot (this section).

KzmMultiTV

by Alessandro A. (Kazuma) Garbagnati
Contact Info: kazuma@energy.it
URL: http://www.energy.it/~kazuma/JAVA/kzmmultitv.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Is a Multiscreen Television that lets you show a big logo divided into nine screens or a small logo with eight images randomly selected from a file list.

A list/description of the parameters and a downloadable zip file are also included at this applet page along with the demo.

KzmStatBar

by Alessandro A. (Kazuma) Garbagnati
Contact Info: kazuma@energy.it
URL: http://www.energy.it/~kazuma/JAVA/kzmstatbar.html
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Display a bar stat graph using information collected in a text file that is located on the house (and can be upgraded from various programs).

Not much else to this applet other than the demo, parameters, and the zip file of source.

Figure 11.10:

A lens effect

by Toni Antero Tiainen
Contact Info: titoan@cc.jyu.fi
URL: http://www.jyu.fi/~titoan/lens.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: This applet runs across an image. Let's have a closer look at her face. ;) Slow, but can be optimized.

A convex lens slowly circles over this screaming woman's face-the source is available if you want it.

Line Star

by Peter Parnes
Contact Info: peppar@cdt.luth.se
URL: http://www.cdt.luth.se/~peppar/java/line_star
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A small animation applet showing stars sliding on a line.

And that's all he wrote, folks, except a link for the source code.

Liny

by John Stone
Contact Info: john@cs.umr.edu
URL: http://www.cs.umr.edu/~johns/java
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Bouncing lines.

Other spirographic-type resources on the Gamelan directory include Live Cycloide (Multimedia: Graphics Resources), Greg Linden's Home Page and http://www.streetside.com (both this section), Spirograph (Multimedia: Graphics Resources), Sliding Lines (Programming: Graphics), Limaçons (Education: Other Educational Resources), and Snowflake Applet and Squiral (both Art and Entertainment: Other Art and Entertainment Resources).

MarqueeLights

by Ken Shirriff
Contact Info: shirriff@eng.sun.com
URL: http://www.sunlabs.com/~shirriff/java/marqueelights.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: This applet adds excitement to an images by making it into a marquee surrounded by flashing lights, which flash in user-selectable patterns such as chase, blink, or random.

For another flashing/chasing light border, check out Java Flash (JavaScript: Graphics) and Java Page (this section).

Figure 11.11:

Melting

by Taylor Computing
Contact Info: webmaster@digex.net
URL: http://taylor.digex.net/Javalive/Melting.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Another image processing example-takes an image and produces an animation of it melting down the screen. Optional audio track, too.

Take a look at the Earthquake applet (this section) for comparison-this image compacts in smooth curves, but if you're looking for a rectangular, smashed effect, the Earthquake is your better bet. The class and the source for Melting are both available.

MightyCollection

by Benjamin "Quincy" Cabell V
Contact Info: Use email form on site
URL: http://amber.wgi.edu/Besiex/Java
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A collection of classes for sliders, buttons, labels, relative layout managers, and more.

Otherwise known at this URL as MightyPackage-widgets, utilities, layout managers, and the NodeManager and Mathematix packages.

Figure 11.12:

MultiScroll.class Animator

by Eugene Engelgau/SuperBusiness NET
Contact Info: gene@sbusiness.com
URL: http://www.sbusiness.com/default.htm
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: See Santa Claus cruise the sky above Supertropolis. Applet uses only a couple of images with a background and then scrolls them for maximum efficiency.

You may have to wait for a glimpse of Saint Nick, but he's worth it. Other Christmas resources on the Gamelan directory include Advent Calendar Animation (Utilities: Calendars) and Animated Christmas Card, ChristmasCard, Happy Holidays, and Toys for Tots (all Miscellaneous: Seasonal).

Neon Logo

by Alex Rosen
Contact Info: alex@procd.com
URL: http://www.procd.com/java
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: A completely different neon sign-Times Square style. Cool graphics without GIFs so it's fast.

Other neon resources on the Gamelan directory include Neon Glow (Special Effects: Text) and Neon Sign and Neon Sign (Slominski Consulting) (both this section).

Figure 11.13:

Neon Sign

by Gustav Mattias Flodin
Contact Info: Mattias.Flodin@abc.se
URL: http://www.rbk.sollentuna.se/~mfl_94
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A blinking neon light. Simple but very effective.

Very realistic, very cool blinking neon-check out the reflection of the light and the shadow beneath. Some documentation on the Source Code page. Other neon resources on the Gamelan directory include Neon Glow (Special Effects: Text) and Neon Sign and Neon Sign (Slominski Consulting) (both this section).

Neon Sign (Slominski Consulting)

by Mike Slominski
Contact Info: michael@earthlight.com
URL: http://earthlight.com
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: My home page containing a simple Neon Sign Applet that I've written. This is my second attempt at a low bandwidth animation-the first is an alpha applet that has yet to be converted to beta. The applet is still being worked on.

Nicely realistic neon glow. Other neon resources on the Gamelan directory include Neon Logo and Neon Sign (both this section) and Neon Glow (Special Effects: Text).

Plug-In Playlets

by Creative Media Cauldron
Contact Info: cauldron@inch.com
URL: http://www.brainlink.com/~cauldron
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Plug-In Playlets are a set of multithreaded interactive multimedia applets built from a common set of foundation classes. They are able to effectively prioritize the order in which they download content-they stream to give the user the best possible imediate response. New vistas in interface design are explored with animation and sound.

A set of four way cool playlets that allow users to drop in their images and sounds for instant, easy special effects, using only familiar HTML tags. Special licensing discounts are available for each individual playlet or the whole suite.

Polyspirals

by Jafar Shameem
Contact Info: jafar@staff.prodigy
URL: http://mville.edu/jafar/poly
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Change the parameters and draw a new polyspiral every time.

One of the collection of Jafar's Java Applets (this section). Similar to Spirograph (Multimedia: Graphics Resources).

RandomFade Applet

by Sean Lamont
Contact Info: lamont@abstractsoft.com
URL: http://www.serv.net/Java/RandomFade.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: A screen "wipe" that faces in images in a random fashion.

There are several examples of this applet to check out, along with parameter values of each class/demo and a general description of what the applet does. Other fade resources on the Gamelan directory include Crossfade and Fader (Special Effects: Text).

RealTime-REAL-Plasma!

by Luke Gorrie
Contact Info: cz@ecn.net.au
URL: http://www.ecn.net.au/~cz/Plasma/Plasma.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Highly optimized REALTIME 100 x 100 Java real-plasma! Pentium processor or equivalent strongly recommended.

Funky, psychedelic Java-sort of like Java Page (this section) but rounder and more random.

RGB

by Gene Leybzon
Contact Info: integris@crl.com
URL: http://www.crl.com/~integris/JT_RGB.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Draws oval which plays color sequence given by the argument. Useful for custom bullets.

One of the author's individual J-tools (this section) with two examples and a rundown of parameters and such.

Scrolling Images

by Sun Microsystems Inc.
Contact Info: @java.sun.com
URL: http://java.sun.com/applets/applets/ScrollingImages/example1.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Puts a set of images together in a strip and scrolls them horizontally across the page.

Other slideshow/movie resources on the Gamelan directory drz.applet.movie and Snap Shot Applet (both Multimedia: Animation), Slide Projector with Audio (this section), and Graphics Slide Show (HongKong, Java (the Island) (Multimedia: Graphics Resources). Also check out CMosaic.class Slide Viewer Applet (Multimedia: Other Multimedia Resources).

Sine Animation

by David Torok
Contact Info: torok@i2000.com
URL: http://www.i2.i2000.com/~torok/sine.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Simple sine wave animation superimposed over an image (in this case, my business card).

Simple, straightforward stuff-some explanation of tags and paramaters, plus the demo, period. Also see SineRule.class (this section) for the wave without the background. Other sine waves resources on the Gamelan directory include Wave Form (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources) and Sine Wave Scroll + Sprites (Special Effects: Text).

SineRule.class

by Sean Lamont
Contact Info: lamont@abstract.com
URL: http://www.serv.net/Java/SineRule.html
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A horizontal rule which is a flexible animated sine curve.

More simple, straightforward stuff-see Sine Animation (this section), too, for a similar applet moving across a background.

Slide Projector With Audio

by Suresh Srinivasan
Contact Info: suresh@thomtech.com
URL: http://www.thomtech.com/~suresh/java/beta
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: A slide projector with support for audio and more. View my slides of Alaska!

Other slideshow/movie resources on the Gamelan directory include Scrolling Images (this section), drz.applet.movie and Snap Shot Applet (both Multimedia: Animation), and Graphics Slide Show (HongKong, Java (the Island) (Multimedia: Graphics Resources). Also check out CMosaic.class Slide Viewer Applet (Multimedia: Other Multimedia Resources).

Sparks

by William Kelley
Contact Info: wtk@sensenet.com
URL: http://www.sensenet.com/java/sparks
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Scriptable interactive animation. Create animations in an object-oriented way, defining attributes and commands. Sparks are fully interactive with the user and each other.

To repeat: This applet produces scriptable interactive animation, not showers of sparks a la fireworks and welding equipment! The demos on this page clearly illustrate the 3D effect of moving layers of images-Mountain Scene is perhaps the most straightforward, with the bird, clouds, and mountains each being separate, animateable elements. Real fireworks resources on the Gamelan directory include Firework Animation Applet (Multimedia: Animation) and Fireworks Applet and Partic (both this section).

Star Field

by James McCrindle
Contact Info: jmccrind@cs.uct.ac.za
URL: http://www.cs.uct.ac.za/home/jmccrind
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Simple starfield applet-looks like the windows screen saver.

It surely does.

Swirly Duke!

by Luke Gorrie
Contact Info: cz@ecn.net.au
URL: http://www.ecn.net.au/~cz/Rot.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Yes! It's everybody's favorite guy-Duke! And he's having the time of his life swirling around in realtime!

Duke on Dramamine-kinda reminiscent of the opening bird's-eye view in Myst. Other resources on the Gamelan directory featuring Duke include Demented CGI Form and WhatIf (both Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources), Streaming Animation Player (Multimedia: Animation), and An Animated Under Construction Sign (with Audio) (this sectiom).

UnCrumple

by Ellis Cooper
Contact Info: xtalv1@delphi.com
URL: http://www.ec3.com/UNCRUMPLE.HTML
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: UnCrumple shows the crumpling and uncrumpling of a piece of paper with a message on it, which could be a corporate logo or pitch.

Way-cool effects, colors, and animation-at first, it will look like there's not a lot of crumpling, but give it a chance to warm up.

Figure 11.14:

vegas FX

by Tom Brinson/Vegas FX Inc.
Contact Info: tombo@eden.com
URL: http://www.vegasfx.com
Load Time: Very Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: None

Everything about this applet is customizable-read the control descriptions to learn how to play with it.

"Video" Billboard

by Malcom Tay Choon Heong
Contact Info: chtay@iti.gov.sg
URL: http://www.iti.gov.sg/iti_people/iti_staff/chtay
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: A simple "video" billboard.

Intriguing, like a video wall in a dance club (only without the music)-animation, graphics, text effects, and more, constantly in motion within the nine square grid.

Walt Disney Home Video

by Disney
Contact Info: Use e-mail form via http://www.disney.com
URL: http://www.disney.com/Disney/Videos/christmas/index.html?GL=T
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: Christmas videos for sale, a nice transparent Christmasy applet reminding one of those glass snow ball thingies. You know?

Nice fluffy animated snow. Other Christmas resources on the Gamelan directory include Advent Calendar Animation (Utilities: Calendars) and Animated Christmas Card, ChristmasCard, Happy Holidays, and Toys for Tots (all Miscellaneous: Seasonal).

WApp

by Bryan McNett
Contact Info: bmcnett@cwn.com
URL: http://www.cwm.com/WApp
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: WApp is an advertising billboard that compiles image URLs into transitions at runtime. The effect is unique and conserves RAM at the sake of CPU cycles.

This brilliant applet cycles a number of billboard-style advertisements at your computer's runtime, eating up minimal RAM and caching images before display, making it friendly to older and slower computers. Other billboard resources on the Gamelan directory include Ad Space Applet (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources), Carousel (Programming: User Interfaces), Interactive Rayshaded Live 3D Cube Logo (Multimedia: Graphics Resources), ImageMap in Java (Special Effects: Imagemaps), MagnaBoard (Special Effects: Text), and Advertisement Panel and Dynamic Billboard (both this section).

Waving American Flag

by Daeron Meyer
Contact Info: daeron@geom.umn.edu
URL: http://www.geom.umn.edu/~daeron/apps/flag.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Animation of an American flag waving in simulated wind.

Patriotic and cool-even the White House is using it! Code to insert in your own HTML file is available at this page, along with some documentation. If you're looking for a rippling, horizontal "flag" applet instead, check out Terr2 (Multimedia: Animation).

Whirling

by Taylor Computing
Contact Info: webmaster@digex.net
URL: http://taylor.digex.net/Javalive/Whirling.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Another image effect applet...create an animation from an image of a whirling effect, like in a toilet bowl.

You can also take out your aggressions on Bill Gates via JavaWarp/AlexWarp for Java (Multimedia: Graphics Resources), if you're so inclined.

Wire Doo Dad

by Brent Litzer
Contact Info: webmaster@netobjective.com
URL: http://www.netobjective.com/java/wire.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: Yes

Author's Description: Little wire doodad.

A bouncing wireframe thingy in a box. Put it on your own page with the included HTML.

Wobbling Image Page

by Paul Owen
Contact Info: p.owen@ic.ac.uk
URL: http://www.u-net.com/~alderaan/wobble.html
Load Time: Fast
Source Code Included: No

Author's Description: None.

These letters wobble but they don't fall down. Other resources of interest on the Gamelan directory include Wave Form (Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Resources), Sine Animation (this section), and pactext (Special Effects: Text).