ActionScript 3 Physics Engines
When making a flash game, it’s always nice to have believable physics. However, having to code your own physics engine is not always so nice. The good news is…you don’t have to. Below is a list of AS3 class libraries that make simulating physics relatively easy.
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The Fisix Engine
The documentation appears to be very thorough and there seems to be a nice community being formed around this engine. The only drawback is that it can only be used in Flex. -
ActionScript Physics Engine
APE is written and maintained by Alec Cove, and can be used in Flash or Flex. I have actually had time to play around with this one, and can say that it is very easy to use. -
FOAM
This engine trades efficiency for modularity and extensibility. Although there is no documentation, a look through the well commented code should have you up and running in no time. -
Box2DFlashAS3
Box2DFlashAS3 is an open source port of Erin Catto’s powerful c++ physics library Box2D. Judging from the demos, this engine seems to be quite good.
With the increased performance of AS3 and Flash Player 9, I won’t be surprised to see a few more physics engines pop up in the coming months.
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Leave a commentOh very nice overview.
Maybe it will be useful for my next projects.
Thx - Chriz
Very useful collection for inspiration
There is another one here:
http://yaa-blog.blogspot.com/search/label/Physics
Informative!
I will have to learn those engines.
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Well done. Although some of these present more flaws than others, the era of Actionscript 3.0 has just begun and as communities for these engines get larger so will the support. Again, good job on the article.
tanx will come in handy i just got my degree as a multimedia specialist
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Does anyone know the relative efficiency/speeds of the various engines? I’ve been using APE and it’s very easy to get started on but the performance isn’t fantastic…
nice list dude…
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