Luckily, games don’t simulate physics EXACTLY to the same factor as everyday life, so they have some leeway in development. 2D games obviously have it easier when it comes to detecting issues with collision detection, but with the advent of more popular 3D gaming, it became more nuanced. This is why you hear so much about it in terms of buggy games. Basically, collision detection is the issue of two objects in a game intersecting with one another. I remember always hearing about ‘collision detection’ in games, especially in games like those in the Fight Night or UFC franchises where two bodies were constantly banging and bumping into each other violently. That’s a sweet ‘get’ if I have ever seen one. Also, how did they manage to secure the killer name ‘Bullet’. It obviously isn’t in the same pantheon of famous game engines like Unreal and Unity, but it serves a much more fundamental and important lesson in collision detection. One of the first images that come up for the engine is a giant tower of blocks being knocked down by a cannonball. This is a simplistic, easy-to-use physics engine where it introduces the user to game physics. There are many different types of physics engines out there, however, I want to introduce you to Bullet Physics Library. Something that always sticks around? Physics, of course. I didn’t realize how detailed and nuanced they were, even in simple stick figure animation.įast forward to the present, where gamers are becoming even more involved in indie game design, implementing a unique vision and passion to create their own dream project.
It was something I overlooked and took for granted. It also awakened me to the importance of physics in video games. For me, this signaled a new movement in in-game physics.
The physics were smooth, fast, and satisfying. Some videos involving an over-the-top battle royale with stick figures, complete with Matrix-like moves, Kung Fu, street fighting, making it look like it was straight out of an early 2000s action film. Stick Figures, the 2000s, and Bullet Physicsįor me, it has been many years since I experienced a crazy little flash game that emphasized physics using stick figures. Stick Figures, the 2000s, and Bullet Physics.
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