Physics engines: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:11, 14 March 2008

This is a short comparison of 2d physics engines.

	Chipmunk	Box2d	Phun	iPhysics
License	MIT	zlib	Non-free	Non-free
Forums	[1]	[2]	[3]	-
irc.freenode.net	#pymunk	#box2d	-	-
Latest Release	March 08	March 08	March 08	March 08
Language	C	C++	C++
Library Size	48 kb	1.7 mb	~ 1.5 mb	~ 300 kb
Platforms	All	All	All	iPhone
Python Bindings	pymunk	via SWIG	-	-
XO Compatible	yes (with max. 20 elements)	probably (not yet tested)	not yet (only with OpenGL)	-
Notes	Fast	Feature-Rich	Feature-Rich	more infos
Videos

Chipmunk

Chipmunk, Python API & Examples

Box2d

If it fails with a suggestion to use the -fPIC flag, add it to Source/Makefile, line 13. So it looks like this:

CXXFLAGS=   -g -O2 -fPIC

Phun

iPhysics

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 ! [http://www.box2d.org Box2d]
 ! [http://www.phun.at Phun]
+! [http://www.iphone.r4m0n.net/?cat=9 iPhysics]
 |-
 |  '''License'''
 | [http://www.linuxuser.at/elements/infos/chipmunk_license.txt MIT]
 | [https://box2d.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/box2d/License.txt zlib]
+| Non-free
-| Proprietary
+| Non-free
 |-
 | '''Forums'''
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 | [http://www.box2d.org/forum/]
 | [http://phun.cs.umu.se/forum]
+| -
 |-
 | '''irc.freenode.net'''
 | #pymunk
 | #box2d
+| -
 | -
 |-
 | '''Latest Release'''
+| March 08
 | March 08
 | March 08
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 | 1.7 mb
 | ~ 1.5 mb
+| ~ 300 kb
 |-
 | '''Platforms'''
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 | All
 | All
+| iPhone
 |-
 | '''Python Bindings'''
 | [http://code.google.com/p/pymunk/ pymunk]
 | [http://www.box2d.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=241 via SWIG]
+| -
 | -
 |-
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 | probably (not yet tested)
 | not yet (only with OpenGL)
+| -
 |-
 | '''Notes'''
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 | Feature-Rich
 | Feature-Rich
+| [http://iphysics.r4m0n.net/index.php?title=Main_Page more infos]
 |-
+| '''Videos'''
+|
+|
+|
 |}
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 # http://phun.cs.umu.se/wiki/Download (Binaries for Windows and Linux)
+''''' iPhysics '''''
+# http://iphysics.r4m0n.net/index.php?title=Latest_Updates
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