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Show them Red Faction (the video game) and then explain that all the destruction is calculated using binary space partitioning and that all they need for making

Show them Red Faction (the video game) and then explain that all the destruction is calculated using binary space partitioning and that all they need for making similar games is to accurately calculate the intersection of planes, lines and points. Add a few linear forces and numerical integration and there you have your Trojan horse for getting kids hooked.

xg15 1y ago
...and then hit them with the "Attention is all you need" paper!
moi2388 1y ago
Oh, I absolutely love that you referenced that game. What a wonderful experience that was as a kid
- bee_rider 1y ago
  Was that the one where you could blow up almost every wall (or at least the main type of terrain, which seemed to be some sort of dirt or rock). No idea if the game was actually fun to play “competitively.” But as a tech demo it rocked.
  - moi2388 1y ago
    It was. The campaign was good fun
jldugger 1y ago
> Show them Red Faction (the video game) Modern example: Donkey Kong Bananza[1] [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIddsPkdX9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIddsPkdX9U
- fxtentacle 1y ago
  I'm 100% sure that they never intended this for my age group ... but that trailer looks like it'll be so much fun. Thank you for sharing :)
  - jldugger 1y ago
    IDK your age group, but there's tons of nostalgic references and easter eggs. The game appears to be based on the Super Mario Odyssey engine, and the way Nintendo generally approaches the "all ages" problem is to make the plot easy, with tons of optional challenges and a set of hard levels in the "post-game" content. But I'm not very far in yet, so I can't promise anything on that front.