Inspiration
Dynamic screensavers, 0-player games, agar.io, Osmos
What it does
Simulates stellar and planetary systems. Allows players to create and control the dynamics of stars, planets, and moons.
How we built it
Created physics engine to simulate 2-body problem and calculate acceleration of bodies. Developed front-end user interface, implementing features like zooming, panning, and an intuitive object creation system.
Challenges we ran into
Detecting mouse events, handling timing and animating
Transforming coordinate vectors into canvas vectors
Splitting project into enough files such that all team members could work simultaneously while minimizing idle time
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Building physics engine from ground up using basic Newtonian mechanics
Computational aspects of simulating motion
Animation and graphics (the bloop!), overall look-and-feel of app
What we learned
Javascript, for the majority of us
Object-oriented programming
Model-View-Controller (MVC)
What's next for SpaceBox
Polish more, make interface and aesthetics look more sleek
Tweak physics parameters to better balance challenge vs. fun
More developed scoring system
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