Talk:Physics File Format

Suggested topics for discussion:

• What are the overall goals of the file format?

• • Ability to save & load user-edited scenes.
  • Ability to share scene geometry & mechanical devices between applications using the same (or similar) physics simulation engines.
  • Ability to create complex scenes without programming knowledge.
  • Ability to create converters to and from other 2D vector formats.

• Should the format be tied closely to Box2D's terminology, features and limitations or generalized?

• Should the format be easily editable by novices (like maybe JSON or YAML) or is XML okay?

• Should the format be derived from an existing format, like SVG, that would allow for use of existing vector editors?

• Should the format be derived from an existing 2D physics application format, like Phun or iPhysics?