3D Physics toys.

December 26, 2007 12:27 AM

A few years ago I came across some cool OpenGL 3D physics demo programs. Basically, they gave you a surface with various objects on it, and you could click and drag the objects around, and watch them bounce into other objects - knock down bowling pins, roll along the floor, all that stuff. I want to find them again, or possibly something much cooler or newer - any ideas?

All my Googling attempts either find me complete 3D games, or software toolkits for putting physics engines in your own sofware. I just want some toys to play with.

Windows or Linux welcome.

posted by Jimbob to computers & internet (5 comments total)

Half Life 2 is probably your best bet, along with Garry's Mod. I think I do actually remember the demo you write of, but I don't remember what it was called.
posted by alexei at 3:55 AM on December 26, 2007

Was it SoupToys?
posted by aeschenkarnos at 4:19 AM on December 26, 2007

I have played with SoupToys and it's cool, but it's more-or-less a 2D physics program. I'm after something with some...depth.
posted by Jimbob at 4:24 AM on December 26, 2007

I think when I installed the opengl development libs on my Mac, there were a boatload of demo programs that came with. Maybe that's what you're looking for?
posted by SpecialK at 6:03 AM on December 26, 2007

Well, there are some demos for the Bullet physics library.
posted by Pyry at 12:01 PM on December 26, 2007