java programmer because this game will be done in Sphere.
Just one thing,its javascript.
But instead,of maping everything yourself,just go to vgmaps.com and save the map images then in sphere use "import image to map",its alot quicker because all you have to do then is sperate the layers which only takes a few mins.
Also,I love it when games in sphere start up so I wish you good luck with this.