Question

How do you add the images and sound to your CatchIt program?

Answer 1

You can use BufferedImage objects in order to load images to be used later, like this:

BufferedImage birdImage = panel.loadImage("bird1.jpg");
BufferedImage birdImage2 = panel.loadImage("bird2.jpg");

They you can use g.drawImage(imageName, x, y, width, height, null); in order to draw the image.

In order to add sounds you can add panel.playSoundFile("fileName.wav"); to your methods in order to add sound effects when certain things happen, and you can use it when the game starts in order to play music.

Answer 2

to add images and sounds to your program you can refer to the following examples, you can access it from moodle too.

                **Adding Images**

//import
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;

• // you can create BufferedImage objects to draw later

BufferedImage birdImage = panel.loadImage("bird1.jpg");
BufferedImage birdImage2 = panel.loadImage("bird2.jpg");
Graphics g = panel.getGraphics();

• // image, x, y, width, height, null

g.drawImage(birdImage,200,450,600,150,null);
g.drawImage(birdImage2,0,300,100,50,null);

              **Adding Sound**

• You should use .AU and WAV format sound files.
• (But some WAV files didn't work for me... not sure why)
• You can convert MP3 files into WAV or AU
• using the free Audacity sound editing software.

           **panel.playSoundFile("meow.wav");**