physics games

Greg Egan’s moving story “Border Guards” mentions the game of Quantum Soccer, which he demonstrates with an applet. See also Ruth Chabay‘s game Electric Field Hockey.

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3 Responses to physics games

  1. Kim says:

    To be frank, Ruth Chabay’s game is useless. It doesn’t help students learn electric field at all.

  2. Caroline says:

    I agree with Kim. A game is a game after all. Whether it helps us learn physics or not needs further discussion. To that point, I really doubt. Second of all I suggest we should be cautious and alert to the so-called computer-aided physics teaching. It over emphasized the need of computers. Physics cannot be replaced by computers.

  3. Anton says:

    A game of “Egan soccer” occurs in Vernor Vinge’s new novel Rainbows End, chapter 14.

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