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Crayon Physics Combines Science and Puzzles

Posted by Soulskill on from the and-nobody-can-tell-how-bad-you-are-at-drawing dept.

IamAHack writes "NPR covered a new game that seems like it would have great appeal to Slashdot readers: Crayon Physics. Quoting: 'A new computer game went on sale this week. It's not a blockbuster like Halo or World of Warcraft. There's no first-person shooting, no sports, no guitar, no microphone. Instead, there's a crayon. The game is Crayon Physics Deluxe. It's a simple, mesmerizing game created by a 25-year-old independent games designer from Finland named Petri Purho. "It's a game where your crayon drawings come to life,' Purho tells NPR's Melissa Block. 'You draw stuff and your drawings behave physically correctly. As soon as you release the last button, the laws of physics are applied to your drawing."' A demo is available, and Opposable Thumbs has a review of the game."

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  1. FTA reveals all by SuperKendall · · Score: 5, Funny

    How is this news? According to wikipedia, the game has been released on June 1st, 2007.

    "Ever since the initial game was developed in the summer of 2007, it has managed to garner much press and acclaim, especially since developer Petri Purho revealed that he was working on a deluxe version of the game that would include improved physics and more levels. "

    It Arrivieth Now.

    It's pretty amusing you'd go to all the trouble to look at Wikipedia and not read the first paragraph of the article itself. That takes some dedicated ignoring there.

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  2. My inner 12-year-old... by Corpuscavernosa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps it's a maturity level far below my age, but I really want to get this game to see how many puzzles I can solve drawing penises.

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  3. Re:magic pen by Bragador · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, well...

    As a slashdotter, I don't even read my own linked articles.

    So, good point.

  4. physics of drawings by poot_rootbeer · · Score: 4, Funny

    'You draw stuff and your drawings behave physically correctly. As soon as you release the last button, the laws of physics are applied to your drawing.'

    MARVEL at the way the virtual crayon material seems to adhere motionlessly to the virtual paper! THRILL as the virtual pigments simulate the refraction of light at different wavelengths!

  5. Re:Looks good for kids learning about gravity... by hesiod · · Score: 2, Funny

    helps to illic[i]t their creativity/drawing skills as well

    I suppose it depends what you are drawing, but for now, most drawings are legal.

    (I think you were looking for "elicit").