Gary C Martin wrote: > Just wanted to chip in with a thought of a simpler activity sim type > that could be a low hanging fruit to port or code for the XO. I do > love the idea of 'crayon physics' and all the other physics sim > spinoffs that are all the fashion just now, but a lot of fun/ > exploration can be had with some the old school sandbox type > simulations.
Yes. The thing I like about crayon is that its immediately accessible, and its obvious what's happening; a few minutes of experimentation will tell you everything you need to know about making things, and yet there's a fairly large range of interesting things you can achieve. There's no distinction between "modelling" and "simulation", aside from having a "pause" button. But from that base you can easily envisage adding more complex types of items like linkages and motors to allow more flexiblity. > Some of the examples at the below URL are way over > developed/cluttered (too many material types, unnecessary additions > etc), but a more careful design would make a good, single and multi > user sharable activity: > > http://fallingsandgame.com/viewtopic.php?t=1875 > Yes, these kinds of literal sandbox games are fun too... J _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
