I started a page on the wiki for comparing the engines: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Physic_Engines
A major difference seems to be that box2d is more mature and feature-rich, but it's library has 1.7 mb, whereas Chipmunk provides stable and fast, basic physics within 48kb for the library. Chris Joshua Minor wrote: > (re-adding [EMAIL PROTECTED] to this thread) > > Indeed, perhaps we can convince the Phun folks to release their source > in an OLPC recommended license. > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Licensing > > Phun has several features that Chipmunk does not, namely motors, > springs, water + buoyancy and a more sophisticated solver. Another > open-source alternative, Box2D, also has motors which Chipmunk does not. > > -josh > > On Mar 12, 2008, at 9:49 PM, Nicola Larosa wrote: > >> Chris Hager wrote: >>> PS: Phun seems to be interesting, but unfortunately it comes without >>> source :( >> >> From the FAQ: >> >> "Is the source code going to be released?" >> >> "I'm planning on it, yes, but I haven't decided on a license or set a >> date yet." >> >> http://phun.cs.umu.se/wiki/FAQ , fifth question. >> >> They probably need just a little more motivation. ;-) >> >> -- >> Nicola Larosa - http://www.tekNico.net/ >> >> Forget information overload. You'll find inspiration, >> innovation, and connection in information possibility. >> -- Anne Truitt Zelenka, October 2007 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Games mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/games > > _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel