jMonkeyEngine 3.0 Beginner's Guide

Time for action – starting the application

In the main() method of the class, you need to create a new instance of the application and call its start() method. In this case, the main class is called Main, but you can also name it MyGame or whatever you like:

public static void main(String[] args) {
  Main app = new Main();
  app.start();
}

When you run this code, the application window opens and the jMonkeyEngine starts rendering the scene.

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Every jMonkeyEngine application provides the following methods for starting and stopping the game:

app.start();	This method starts a jME3 game, typically used from the main() class. It opens a window, initializes and draws the scene, and starts the event loop.
app.restart();	This method ...