Editing JMonkeyEngine (section)

{{Short description|Open source Java game engine}}
{{multiple issues|
{{unreliable sources|date=April 2016}}
{{primary sources|date=April 2016}}
}}
{{lowercase|title=jMonkeyEngine}}
{{Infobox software
| name = jMonkeyEngine
| logo = Jmonkey-logo-head-tilted.png
| logo size = 150px
| developer = The jME core team
| latest_release_version = 3.7.0
| latest_release_date = {{release date and age|2024|10|21}}<ref>{{cite web
  | url         = https://github.com/jMonkeyEngine/jmonkeyengine/releases/tag/v3.7.0-stable

  | title       = jMonkeyEngine 3.7.0-stable
  | website     = github.com
  | access-date = 2024-10-21
}}</ref>
| operating system = [[Cross-platform]]
| programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| platform = [[Java Virtual Machine|Java (JVM)]]
| genre = [[Game engine]]
| license = [[New BSD license]]
| website = {{url|https://jmonkeyengine.org/}}
}}

'''jMonkeyEngine''' (abbreviated '''JME''' or '''jME''') is an open-source and cross-platform [[game engine]] for developing [[3D computer graphics|3D]] games written in [[Java (programming language)|Java]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=JMONKEYENGINE |url=https://jmonkeyengine.org/ |website=jMonkeyEngine}}</ref> It can be used to write games for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Raspberry Pi]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], and [[iOS]] (currently in alpha testing). It uses [[Lightweight Java Game Library]] as its default renderer, and also supports another renderer based on [[Java OpenGL]].

jMonkeyEngine is community-centric and [[open-source software|open-source]]. It is released under the [[New BSD License|New BSD license]]. It is used by several commercial game studios<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.nordgame.com/
|title=Nord, a jME-powered MMOG developed by SLX Games.
|quote=See website footer for reference.
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://games.bbgsite.com/content/poisonville/index.shtml
|title=bbgsite.com's review of Poisonville, a browser-based MMOFPS powered by jME.
|access-date=2010-11-04
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310103037/http://games.bbgsite.com/content/poisonville/index.shtml
|archive-date=2012-03-10
}}</ref> and educational institutions.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www2.cs.siu.edu/~wainer/GameDevF13/GameDevF13.html
|title=Southern Illinois University Game Development Class
|quote=Software Aspects of Game Development
|access-date=2013-12-14
|archive-date=2013-12-14
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214183430/http://www2.cs.siu.edu/~wainer/GameDevF13/GameDevF13.html
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://gaygamer.net/2007/12/winter_2007_demo_day_at_georgi.html
 |title       = Press Coverage of Georgia Tech Student Projects
 |url-status  = usurped
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080114030418/http://gaygamer.net/2007/12/winter_2007_demo_day_at_georgi.html
 |archive-date = 2008-01-14
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://bxmc.poly.edu/betaville
 |title       = Betaville Project at BxmC
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120924072544/http://bxmc.poly.edu/betaville
 |archive-date = 2012-09-24
}}</ref> The default jMonkeyEngine 3 comes integrated with a [[Software development kit|software development kit (SDK)]].