shyphe - Stiff HIgh velocity PHysics Engine

A 2D rigid-body physics engine designed for high velocity space simulation. This physics engine uses continuous collision detection, so tunneling does not occur.

FAQs

• What can I do with shyphe?

  Shyphe is designed to be used for space simulation games without gravity.

• Is shyphe 3D?

  No, shyphe is a 2D physics engine. For a 3D engine look at something like Bullet.

• Can I make springs and joins and stuff?

  No, shyphe is an impulse based physics engine. For a constraint-based physics engine see Chipmunk or Box2D.

• What is shyphe bad at?

  Shyphe currently cannot do:

  • Friction
  • Gravity
  • Continuous contact (e.g. pile of blocks with gravity)

  Some of these things are on our TODO list, however.

Dependencies

Runtime (python module):

• Python 3 (tested using 3.6)
• Boost.Python (tested using 1.63)

For building:

• CMake (tested using 3.7.2)

For tests:

• pytest (tested using 3.0.7)

For examples:

• pygame-go (tested using 1.0)

Installation

git clone https://github.com/matsjoyce/shyphe.git
cd shyphe
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
make install

Testing

Run pytest. For coverage reporting use pytest --coverage, and pytest --flake8 for python style checking.

Used by

• LunyFringe

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Notes

Extra reading: http://www.kuffner.org/james/software/dynamics/mirtich/mirtichThesis.pdf