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+jmonkeyengine
+=============
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+jMonkeyEngine 3 was made especially for game developers who want to create 3D games with modern technology standards. The software is programmed entirely in Java, intended for wide accessibility.
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+The engine is used by several commercial game studios as well as university (game-) classes. While its old 2.0 branch is now only community supported, the 3.0 branch is quickly emerging as a full-fledged game development environment for a wide range of developers.
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+Go to http://hub.jmonkeyengine.org/downloads/ to download the jMonkeyEngine SDK.