looks like sun finally got around to
opening the source of java up, making it a more viable platform to develop on. The newest release promises improvement over the current shortcomings when it comes to desktop applications, and the nice thing about now that it's open source, if sun doesn't live up to their promise java can be forked to actually live up to these standards. Another possibility is that of cut down virtual machines that don't take as much memory and are better suited for running games. Another advantage the new release of java is going to have is the
new scripting engine that's to be included with the runtime. With this being said the werewolf engine needs to be re-evaluated as it may not even be necessary if building a framework in java will get the job done faster and without the worries of being tied to a specific platform.
