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A Slower Speed of Light (2012)

223 pointsby gurjeetabout 1 year ago

15 comments

neonateabout 1 year ago
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gumbyabout 1 year ago
For a good introduction to developing an intuition about special relativity via low speed of light, I really recommend George Gamow’s “Mr Tompkins in Wonderland” (or “in paperback”). These short stories explore things like how the world would look if the speed of light were 10 mph.
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ispabout 1 year ago
Related game<p>Velocity Raptor (2012): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.testtubegames.com&#x2F;velocityraptor.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.testtubegames.com&#x2F;velocityraptor.html</a><p>Previously discussed:<p>- &quot;Velocity Raptor – an adventure in 2+1 dimensions&quot; (Mar 2015, 39 comments): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9247460">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9247460</a><p>I am pleasantly surprised to see this still online (ported from Flash to HTML5).
garfieldnateabout 1 year ago
There was once a flash game that integrated principles of relativity into its mechanics for teaching purposes. It was a series of 2D rooms with the goal being to move from point A to B. I remember there being changing distances as well as colors, for example moving a certain way would change the color of a lock so that the key of that color could unlock it. It was good fun, and it was written by a physicist and hosted on a humble personal site. I can&#x27;t remember where I saw it, but if anyone knows the reference, please share a link.
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yaomtcabout 1 year ago
Cool concept, but this game made me start to feel sick by the 5 minute mark when I finished it.
mensetmanusmanabout 1 year ago
The next version could be what happens as alpha approaches exactly 1&#x2F;137.
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justinpombrioabout 1 year ago
Another game in this vein of &quot;teaching math&#x2F;physics through gameplay&quot; is Hyperbolica, where you explore a 3D world with hyperbolic (and later spherical) geometry. It&#x27;s mind bending.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;store.steampowered.com&#x2F;app&#x2F;1256230&#x2F;Hyperbolica&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;store.steampowered.com&#x2F;app&#x2F;1256230&#x2F;Hyperbolica&#x2F;</a>
dartosabout 1 year ago
Oh wow! I remember this thing from forever ago!<p>Very cool concept
lupireabout 1 year ago
This thing was a monster to try to run on computers of the day when it came out.
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andoandoabout 1 year ago
What would happen if say you were traveling 1 m&#x2F;s and the speed of light was 2m&#x2F;s?<p>I imagine there has to be some special properties when youre at exactly half, or some other special ratio of the speed of light
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nsedletabout 1 year ago
I&#x27;ve been curious what a version of this based on general relativity would be like and whether that would be interesting.
zackkatzabout 1 year ago
Playing this game on my 27” iMac was the first time I experienced nausea from motion sickness. I felt ill for two days.<p>Player beware!
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GalaxyNovaabout 1 year ago
Funny that it doesn&#x27;t use the MIT license
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ho_schiabout 1 year ago
Native port for Linux :)
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munchlerabout 1 year ago
(2012)