The rendering of 32 pieces has been completed. Each piece consists of a 3D Chinese character and a cylinder. The color of pieces, board and background will be modified later. So, the UI will look better. At this point, the Java3D rendering is almost done.
2/25/10
Pieces
The rendering of 32 pieces has been completed. Each piece consists of a 3D Chinese character and a cylinder. The color of pieces, board and background will be modified later. So, the UI will look better. At this point, the Java3D rendering is almost done.
2/20/10
Game frame and chess board
This is a draft of user interface frame which contains two menu options on the menu bar. The chess board is made by rendering 9 vertical and 10 horizontal lines in 3D space.
There are 90 intersections on this chess board. Each of them has a tiny circle which is used to show possible move hints after player clicks a piece. In order to confirm all circles' position, they can be seen temporarily now.
2/16/10
Introduction of Xiangqi
Xiangqi, commonly called Chinese chess in English, is one of the most popular board games in China. According to recent research, it evolved from an ancient Chinese game called Liubo which was invented about 3,500 years ago.
The board is 9 lines wide and 10 lines long. Dividing the two opposing sides is a river (reference to Chu-Han contention) marked with traditional Chinese character '楚河汉界'.
Xiangqi isn't as well-known as chess game in the world. However, at least 1.3 billion Chinese people like this game.