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Another speed of light game is 'Velocity Raptor'. Depending on how fast the dinosaur is moving, nearby objects appear to slow down, change size, and change colo
by tristanj 8y ago
Another speed of light game is 'Velocity Raptor'. Depending on how fast the dinosaur is moving, nearby objects appear to slow down, change size, and change color. The author says it is an "accurate and mathematically based depiction of the world at high velocities".
You can play it here in your browser. http://www.testtubegames.com/velocityraptor.html http://www.testtubegames.com/velocityraptor.html
Or read how it works here http://www.testtubegames.com/srel101.html http://www.testtubegames.com/srel101.html
- fjsolwmv 8y agoThat models movement in relativity in a logical 2-dimensional way, but doesn't show the 3-d visual effects like Slower Speed of Light does. It runs in much weaker machines though.
- Steuard 8y agoWhen I teach relativity, I offer my students extra credit for playing each of these two games. They capture rather different aspects of the structure of spacetime, and I think both are interesting and worthwhile. (As an aside, I fairly consistently wind up feeling a bit dizzy after playing all the way through "A Slower Speed of Light". It can be disorienting in a way that messes with my inner equilibrium somehow. Velocity Raptor isn't immersive enough for that to be a problem.)