Android :: Java Sync Games - Synchronized & Wait & Notify

I'm coming from .NET world, and unfortunately looking Java source with .NET's eyes. Following code is from Android Apps (though not Android specific at all):

private class Worker implements Runnable {
private final Object mLock = new Object();
private Looper mLooper;

Worker(String name) {
Thread t = new Thread(null, this, name);
t.start();
synchronized (mLock) {
while (mLooper == null) {....................