Can Phun's 2D Physics Sandbox Revolutionize Learning and Entertainment?

[siddharth]

http://www.vrlab.umu.se/research/phun/

Phun is an educational, entertaining and somewhat (!) addictive piece of software for designing and exploring 2D multi-physics simulations in a cartoony fashion.

Looks fun.

 

[Poop-Loops]

It wasn't all that great. I like Armadillo Run instead.

http://www.armadillorun.com/

 

[Danger]

Rats! Neither of those will run in Jaguar.

 

[RocketSurgery]

Wow this is an awesome physics sim. At first it doesn't seem that great until you play around with it enough to make some really complicated objects. I wish you could actually manipulate more of the physics though.

 

[B. Elliott]

Are there any sandboxes out there that incorporate thermodynamic effects? For example, being able to apply heat to a portion of a closed system so you can watch the temperature transfer?

 

[RocketSurgery]

That would be cool. I think there's a lot of Java applets that do this but I don't know if there's anything like Phun for it. E&M would be a cool sandbox too.