Animation

There are some animation classes in swing-extras that are well-suited for fullscreen applications!

AnimatedTextRenderer

The AnimatedTextRenderer can be easily wired into an animation loop to type out a text message with configurable styling at a configurable rate (in characters typed per second). Line wrap is handled automatically and the animation can be paused/restarted at any point. An optional cursor can be shown as the text is typed out, and the cursor can be optionally made to blink as it moves.

ImageScroller

ImageScroller is more intended for fullscreen applications rather than Swing desktop applications. It can scroll an oversized image, either horizontally or vertically, with a configurable "bounce" when a scroll limit is reached. This "bounce" causes the image scrolling to slow as a scroll limit is reached, and then speed up again gradually after the scrolling reverses direction.

For an actual example of this, I refer you to the Scenery extension for MusicPlayer.