Comments on: Phun: a simulated physics playground http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 13:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: mingo http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128549 mingo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128549 I first heard about Phun on the gamedev.net forums a few days ago. <a href="http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=482775">Here's Emil's original post introducing phun.</a> I first heard about Phun on the gamedev.net forums a few days ago.
Here’s Emil’s original post introducing phun.

]]> By: KurtMac http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128809 KurtMac Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128809 Echoing #5, the first thing I thought when I saw this was Crayon Physics: http://www.kloonigames.com/crayon/ My favorite part of the Crayon Physics game was the end, after beating all the levels, when they give you a blank page to play around with the physics, drawing all sorts of shapes and building all sorts of structures and watching them topple. "Phun" looks like exactly the same thing, but without the nuisance of having to play game levels to get to the sandbox! Awesome! Echoing #5, the first thing I thought when I saw this was Crayon Physics: http://www.kloonigames.com/crayon/

My favorite part of the Crayon Physics game was the end, after beating all the levels, when they give you a blank page to play around with the physics, drawing all sorts of shapes and building all sorts of structures and watching them topple. “Phun” looks like exactly the same thing, but without the nuisance of having to play game levels to get to the sandbox! Awesome!

]]> By: EtaWat http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128576 EtaWat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128576 That looks awesome. I'd install it in every school there is today if I could. That looks awesome. I’d install it in every school there is today if I could.

]]> By: hansk http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128617 hansk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128617 This looks like another nice physics simulator. MIT created one years ago that seems to be the parent of all these newer versions. Take a look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7eGypGOlOc http://icampus.mit.edu/MagicPaper/ And this nice variation: http://www.kloonigames.com/crayon/ This looks like another nice physics simulator.

MIT created one years ago that seems to be the parent of all these newer versions. Take a look at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7eGypGOlOc
http://icampus.mit.edu/MagicPaper/

And this nice variation:

http://www.kloonigames.com/crayon/

]]> By: Clay http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128622 Clay Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128622 Wow, Phun reminds me of this addictive, awesome old Mac-based 2d physics sim that I used back in high school. I recall being disappointed that I couldn't get a copy for my own computer. It's going to be a late night tonight! Wow, Phun reminds me of this addictive, awesome old Mac-based 2d physics sim that I used back in high school. I recall being disappointed that I couldn’t get a copy for my own computer.

It’s going to be a late night tonight!

]]> By: Itsumishi http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-129160 Itsumishi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129160 Haha. I haven't had a chance to fiddle with this yet (at work) but the title is funny. Especially if you've ever seen the Australian show 'We can be heroes'. Brilliant Show. "Hey, you're in the Wong Lab!" "Hey everybody, how do you spell Fun. P-H-U-N, heh heh, Physics, Phun." Haha. I haven’t had a chance to fiddle with this yet (at work) but the title is funny.
Especially if you’ve ever seen the Australian show ‘We can be heroes’.

Brilliant Show.

“Hey, you’re in the Wong Lab!”

“Hey everybody, how do you spell Fun. P-H-U-N, heh heh, Physics, Phun.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-1118102 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1118102 If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. -Quentin Crisp If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your style. -Quentin Crisp

]]> By: arkizzle http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-129943 arkizzle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129943 YAAAAAY! YAAAAAY!

]]> By: zikman http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128675 zikman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128675 aw shucks. no os x port yet aw shucks. no os x port yet

]]> By: FutureNerd http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-129197 FutureNerd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129197 Does anyone else's old computer grind to a halt just because there's an embedded YouTube (Flash) video on the page (not even playing)? I am having trouble scrolling or hitting the back button. My CPU meter is steady around 90% when I pause typing here. Can we have a no-embedded-video version of BoingBoing, please? --Steve (600 MHz G3 Mac, OS 10.4, Camino.) Does anyone else’s old computer grind to a halt just because there’s an embedded YouTube (Flash) video on the page (not even playing)? I am having trouble scrolling or hitting the back button. My CPU meter is steady around 90% when I pause typing here.

Can we have a no-embedded-video version of BoingBoing, please?

–Steve
(600 MHz G3 Mac, OS 10.4, Camino.)

]]> By: GammaBlog http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-394416 GammaBlog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-394416 I've been playing with this for the past week and yes it is a lot of fun. There are free programs that greatly increases your ability to create realistic simulations in Phun. Bernd's Phunlet Maker lets you easily make gears and polygons http://bernd.bplaced.net/phunletmaker/ Svg2Phun2 lets you take vector graphics and convert them into Phun objects. http://www.sakai.zaq.ne.jp/dugyj708/svg2phun_tatt/index_en.html Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics editor. http://www.inkscape.org/ I’ve been playing with this for the past week and yes it is a lot of fun. There are free programs that greatly increases your ability to create realistic simulations in Phun.

Bernd’s Phunlet Maker lets you easily make gears and polygons
http://bernd.bplaced.net/phunletmaker/

Svg2Phun2 lets you take vector graphics and convert them into Phun objects.
http://www.sakai.zaq.ne.jp/dugyj708/svg2phun_tatt/index_en.html

Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics editor.
http://www.inkscape.org/

]]> By: papercup mixmaster http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128985 papercup mixmaster Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128985 Anyone else seeming to have to incredible inability to run the program? I've done all the things he suggests on the website (in the first round, before "if these don't work") and I'd rather not go screwing with config files. What gives? Anyone else seeming to have to incredible inability to run the program? I’ve done all the things he suggests on the website (in the first round, before “if these don’t work”) and I’d rather not go screwing with config files. What gives?

]]> By: stygyan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128990 stygyan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128990 I want the MAC version! I want the MAC version!

]]> By: FoetusNail http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128501 FoetusNail Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128501 Damn I wish I was six again. The most help I had studying Optics or Static and Dynamic Physics was the TI 55 a 32 step programmable calculator. Check out the NASA Glenn Research Center's Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics @ http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/index.html Look for the FoilSim Java Applet, which helps illustrate flow-turning. There is so much cool stuff available for kids today. Damn I wish I was six again. The most help I had studying Optics or Static and Dynamic Physics was the TI 55 a 32 step programmable calculator. Check out the NASA Glenn Research Center’s Beginner’s Guide to Aeronautics @ http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/index.html Look for the FoilSim Java Applet, which helps illustrate flow-turning. There is so much cool stuff available for kids today.

]]> By: toastandlove http://boingboing.net/2008/02/20/phun-a-simulated-phy.html#comment-128509 toastandlove Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-128509 This reminds me of the Powder Game, which has less <i>actual physics</i> and more explosions and opportunities for destruction. http://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/ This reminds me of the Powder Game, which has less actual physics and more explosions and opportunities for destruction.

http://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/

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