Phun physics program

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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May 16th, 2008 6

Phun is a 2D “physics sandbox,” a program created by a Swedish CompSci major as his Master of Science thesis. It’s way cool; a great way for kids (of all ages) to learn physics concepts. It’s available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Phun

6 thoughts on “Phun physics program”

mihai says:

May 16th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

Come on…..why reinvent the wheel?….there are plenty of physics engine available :)…
Bob Alexander says:

May 16th, 2008 at 4:54 pm

Awesome program! But what happens when you accelerate an object towards c?
biphenyl says:

May 17th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

I played around with this a few weeks ago – I really enjoy little sandboxes like it, especially physics-based ones! It reminds me a lot of my friend Petri’s game Crayon Physics (http://www.kloonigames.com/crayon/), with more possible physics interactions but no goal structure. Fun times!

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Phun physics program

By Gareth Branwyn