• Select the latest Java Development Kit (JDK) for your operating system from Oracle: Java Downloads.
• Follow the instructions to install it on your machine.

• Download the package for your machine: Visual Studio Code Download.
• Follow the instructions to install it.

Install some VS Code extensions to make it easier to develop Java.

• In VS Code, select the 'Extensions' icon on the left, and search for and install the following extensions:
  • MS Extension Pack for Java
  • UMLet (for drawing UML diagrams)


• In VS Code, open the command palette (⇧⌘P) or (Ctrl-Shift-P) and type 'java tips' to get started.

Visit Java in Visual Studio Code for more help.

• In a browser, visit https://github.com/krish-pillai/jetdog-distro.git
• Find the latest release of the game engine framework and download the Source code .zip file to your machine.


• Unzip the file by double clicking it.
• Open VS Code, select 'Open', and find and select the jetdog-distro-x.x.x folder that you unzipped.
• Select 'File', 'New File' to create a new java file (or select ). Name your first game 'myGame.java'.

• Open the command palette (⇧⌘P) or (Ctrl-Shift-P) and type 'configure classpath'.


• Let VS Code know where to find your source and build files.

You may also need to configure the Java runtime JDK.

• In VS Code, under Java Projects, right click on Referenced Libraries.
• Find the jetdog-lib-x.x.x.jar file and select it.

(Or click the '+' next to Referenced Libraries and select the jetdog-lib-x.x.x.jar file.)



• Open your myGame.java file, add a main() method:

  public class myGame {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
         System.out.println(“My First JetDog Program.”);
    }
  }

  and select 'Run'. Voila, your environment is now ready to go!

• Select 'File', 'Save Workspace As', and give your workspace a name.