This project serves as an application of the various 2D algorithms studied. It entails a basic spaceship that can be maneuvered using the keys "A", "W", "S" and "D" within a dynamic environment. The ...

I don't know of any books, but I wrote a 2d game in Java which I lifted from download from the Java Boutique website. At least in 2001 there were tons of games and you could download the source code.

Sun Microsystems announced Tuesday it has finished the process of making the bulk of its core Java technology available as open-source software under the GNU general public license version 2 (GPLv2).