Relativistic effects in MIT's A Slower Speed of Light game

[ShayanJ]

I just found this interesting game by MIT game lab. It illustrates a world where the speed of light can become comparable to the walking speed of a child by collecting some orbs. So this way you can see relativistic effects directly. I post this thread so we can discuss the game and the effects and maybe the game's accuracy.

 

[Nugatory]

You'll find it discussed in some older threads here as well. If I remember correctly, the conclusion was that it is reasonably accurate.

 

[HallsofIvy]

The book, "Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland" by the famous physicist George Gamow, gives an interesting exploration of this (among other things).

 

[berkeman]

You'll find it discussed in some older threads here as well.

For example, see the Similar Discussions thread listing at the bottom of your thread page...

 

[Nugatory]

For example, see the Similar Discussions thread listing at the bottom of your thread page...

 

[Borg]

I just found this interesting game by MIT game lab. It illustrates a world where the speed of light can become comparable to the walking speed of a child by collecting some orbs. So this way you can see relativistic effects directly. I post this thread so we can discuss the game and the effects and maybe the game's accuracy.

I just found the same game while looking up something for another thread. I was going to post on PF about it but a Google search showed me that you beat me to it by a few months. Looks interesting.

 

[m4r35n357]

The book, "Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland" by the famous physicist George Gamow, gives an interesting exploration of this (among other things).

s/interesting/inaccurate/ I think ;)

BTW the "game" in the OP hasn't been updated for two years. I think they wanted to drum up some sort of community by calling it "Open Source", but unfortunately they built it atop the closed-source and proprietary Unity game framework. Fail.