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    Playing Games With Science: Magic Pen

    By Adam Weiner Posted on 9.2.2008 8 Comments


    [Via Diggy Games] Welcome to Magic Pen. This fascinating little game displays a delightful plethora of physics principles in action. The object of Magic Pen -- as in some similar games, like Crayon Physics Deluxe -- is to roll a ball into a goal. The catch is that you can't touch the ball directly: you can only interact with it by drawing shapes with the mouse. These shapes then interact with the ball, obeying basic principles of physics. For example, draw a rock. The rock then falls due to gravity, collides with the ball, and pushes it towards the goal, which is marked by a flag.

    9.15.2008 at 01:49am - Comment by ba

    Oh one this i just discovered reading the forums, you can pin things to the blocks. That makes life WAY easier.

  • Science

    Playing Games With Science: Magic Pen

    By Adam Weiner Posted on 9.2.2008 8 Comments


    [Via Diggy Games] Welcome to Magic Pen. This fascinating little game displays a delightful plethora of physics principles in action. The object of Magic Pen -- as in some similar games, like Crayon Physics Deluxe -- is to roll a ball into a goal. The catch is that you can't touch the ball directly: you can only interact with it by drawing shapes with the mouse. These shapes then interact with the ball, obeying basic principles of physics. For example, draw a rock. The rock then falls due to gravity, collides with the ball, and pushes it towards the goal, which is marked by a flag.

    9.15.2008 at 01:48am - Comment by ba

    Oh one this i just discovered reading the forums, you can pin things to the blocks. That make life WAY easier.

  • Science

    Playing Games With Science: Magic Pen

    By Adam Weiner Posted on 9.2.2008 8 Comments


    [Via Diggy Games] Welcome to Magic Pen. This fascinating little game displays a delightful plethora of physics principles in action. The object of Magic Pen -- as in some similar games, like Crayon Physics Deluxe -- is to roll a ball into a goal. The catch is that you can't touch the ball directly: you can only interact with it by drawing shapes with the mouse. These shapes then interact with the ball, obeying basic principles of physics. For example, draw a rock. The rock then falls due to gravity, collides with the ball, and pushes it towards the goal, which is marked by a flag.

    9.14.2008 at 12:55am - Comment by ba

    I beat the final level (26). I wish there were 25,000 levels I love this game so much. One trick is to keep X'ing and then making circles over the same spot to build up weight.



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