Re: [pygame] The introduction of my Google Summer Code Project

[Noah Kantrowitz <kantrn@xxxxxxx>]

On Apr 28, 2008, at 8:35 PM, 帆 张 wrote:
> Hello every one:
>
>    I have proposed to work in the Pygame project in the google  
> summer of code 2008. Fortunately, my application is accepted. My aim  
> is to develop a 2D real-time physics engine for Pygame. The module  
> will be integrated with Pygame seamlessly.
>    Since PyGame is mainly for developing 2D games, this physics  
> engine will aim for the simulation of 2D rigid body dynamics. The  
> functions of the physics engine include:
> 1.  Basic functions to set objects physical properties like mass,  
> shape, speed, force and torque.
> 2.  Support for basic types of joint constraints.
> 3.  Continuous collision detection and basic event callback handling.
> 4.  Stable real-time physics simulation.
> I will implement the core functions in C. If you have any advice or  
> idea about this application, please give it to me. I'd like to make  
> this one as good as I can with all you people's help of this  
> community, thank you very much.

The problem with chipmunk, and by extension box2d, is what exactly? I  
would rather see the existing bindings improved than someone try  
writing a new engine. Perhaps make a library that provides a mixin to  
easily enable binding pygame Sprite objects to physics objects.

--Noah