By John Zukowski
This book is out of print.

Getting Started with the Java 3D™ API
A Tutorial for Beginners

This book was written for both professional programmers and home hobbyists who already know how to program in Java and who want to learn practical AI programming techniques.

This tutorial is aimed at introducing you to generics. You may be familiar with similar constructs from other languages, most notably C++ templates. If so, you’ll soon see that there are both similarities and important differences. If you are not familiar with look-a-alike constructs from elsewhere, all the better; you can start afresh, without unlearning any misconceptions.