PSE Game Physics - Summer 13
- Term
- SS 13
- Lecturer
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Bungartz,
Oliver Meister,
Sebastian Rettenberger,
Roland Wittmann - Time and Place
- Tuesday 15:30-17:30, lecture room MI 02.07.023
- Audience
- Studenten der Informatik (Bachelor)
- Tutorials
- -
- Exam
- -
- Semesterwochenstunden / ECTS Credits
- 6 SWS (6P) / 10 Credits
- TUMonline
- https://campus.tum.de/tumonline/lv.detail?clvnr=950092108
Course is held in German, the slides are in English.
Contents
A simple game physics engine is developed in this lab. Starting with simple time steps for moving rigid body objects you will successively extend your developments by collision detection, rotations, friction, etc. to obtain a game physics engine.
Topics:
- Introduction to game engines (Visualization, physics, scripting, ...)
- Game-Physics (Force, momentum, torque, ...)
- Game-Math (Numerical approximations, accuracy, time-steps, ...)
- Modelling of springs, Ropes
- Collision detection
- Resolving of interpenetrations
- Friction
- ...
Prerequisites
- Preliminary knowledge in C++ is advantageous, but it's no prerequisite. However, you should have experiences in object-oriented programming - e.g. Java programming.
- No prior knowledge about visualization is necessary: A framework for visualization, interactivity and the interface for the physics is given. Thus you'll only have to implement the physics part.
- Also no prior knowledge about physics is necessary. We'll give a short introduction to physics.
- The existing code base is designed to work with Linux + Eclipse. You are allowed to use Windows/Mac OS but we will not provide any support.
Timeline
Timetable
The class takes place every Tuesday 15:30-17:30 in room 02.07.023. This timetable is only preliminary! FIRST SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 16, at 15:30!
| Number | Topic | Worksheet | Presentation Slides | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warmup: Explicit Euler, Physics I, Falling Sphere | 16.4. | ||
| 2 | Convergence, Stability, Analytical solutions, Collisions I, Resolving interpenetrations | 23.4. | ||
| 3 | Springs/Ropes, Linear momentum, Quaternions | 30.4. | ||
| 4 | Collisions: Sphere-box, plane-box | 7.5. | ||
| 5 | Collisions: Box-box, separating axes | 14.5. | ||
| 6 | Angular momentum, micro-collisions, damping | 21.5. | ||
| 7 | Friction | 4.6. | ||
| - | Question session / Project proposal | 18.6. | ||
| - | Project Presentation | 16.7. |
- preliminary session: 28.01.2013, 16:00, room: 02.07.023
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
If you have a question, first take a look at our FAQ Website: PSE Game Physics - Summer 13 - FAQs
Recommended Literature
- Game Physics Engine Development, Ian Millington
- Real-Time Collision Detection, Christer Ericson
- Game Physics, David E. Eberly
Preview
- Hanging Bridge simulated with ropes:
- Falling objects (Cubes, Spheres):
- Many balls:
