wraggster
January 27th, 2008, 21:47
News/release from Oxtob: (http://blog.dev-scene.com/0xtob/2008/01/27/pocket-physics-v03/)
Here’s a new version with a larger drawing area, dual screen support, updated physics and more!
I really like the idea of the popular minigame Crayon Physics: You draw an object on the screen and it instantly becomes physical and interacts with other objects. The first thing that sprung to my mind when seeing it was "This would be awesome on the DS!" And Pocket Physics is what I came up with after two weeks. It isn't really a game, but more of a physical construction kit for your pocket. You can design scenes freely by drawing things with the stylus. Things can be solid, like ramps and floors, or dynamic, like balls or boxes. Like in The Incredible Machine, you can reset the scene, change it, and start the simulation again. It's even more fun if you have a DS Motion, which can be used to control gravity!
v0.3 (2008-01-27)
larger paper (3x3 screens)
scrolling using either D-Pad, ABXY, or pen (hold L or R)
dual screen support (overview on top, zoomed view on bottom)
open shapes (drawn shapes are only closed if the end is close to the start)
Using the actual shape for picking => o more accidential deletions
updated to box2d 2.0 (svn r20)
using ds hw div/sqrt in box2d
if simulation is behind time, 2 steps are performed at once => subjectively faster
faster and better drawing code
pins are hidden during simulation
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Here’s a new version with a larger drawing area, dual screen support, updated physics and more!
I really like the idea of the popular minigame Crayon Physics: You draw an object on the screen and it instantly becomes physical and interacts with other objects. The first thing that sprung to my mind when seeing it was "This would be awesome on the DS!" And Pocket Physics is what I came up with after two weeks. It isn't really a game, but more of a physical construction kit for your pocket. You can design scenes freely by drawing things with the stylus. Things can be solid, like ramps and floors, or dynamic, like balls or boxes. Like in The Incredible Machine, you can reset the scene, change it, and start the simulation again. It's even more fun if you have a DS Motion, which can be used to control gravity!
v0.3 (2008-01-27)
larger paper (3x3 screens)
scrolling using either D-Pad, ABXY, or pen (hold L or R)
dual screen support (overview on top, zoomed view on bottom)
open shapes (drawn shapes are only closed if the end is close to the start)
Using the actual shape for picking => o more accidential deletions
updated to box2d 2.0 (svn r20)
using ds hw div/sqrt in box2d
if simulation is behind time, 2 steps are performed at once => subjectively faster
faster and better drawing code
pins are hidden during simulation
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments