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Use OpenGL

Since Java 5, Java graphics APIs support OpenGL acceleration, but they are disabled by default. To enable them, set property sun.java2d.opengl to True. For example:

   java -Dsun.java2d.opengl=True -jar Java2Demo.jar

Detailed introduction to Java 5 OpenGL features can be found in the article Behind the Graphics2D: The OpenGL-based Pipeline on java.net.

Java OpenGL Bindings

Java 3D Open GL Bindings are being developed as a separate project, JOGL:

http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2005/tt0208.html#1 - Introduction to JOGL
https://jogl.dev.java.net/servlets/ProjectDocumentList - JOGL project