Everything I need to know in life I learned from video games. Among other pearls of wisdom, I learned that 1) all plumbers are Italian and will try to go down your toilet, 2) the alien menace is real and should be shot down with heavy firearms, and 3) no one can beat you in a fight until your health bar goes down. I'm still looking for an extra life in the shape of my head, though. That could come in handy.
Speaking of handy, Crayon Physics Deluxe by Kloonigames is a game for tablet PCs that might teach you a little something about physics. The object is to get the ball to the star by drawing whatever you want in the universe. Most simple objects correspond with basic laws of physics, it seems.
I could probably spend hours developing Rube Goldbergian ways of getting the ball to the star. It looks almost as mind-bendingly awesome as my other favorite physics-based game, Portal:
Any physicists care to comment on the accuracy/value of these games? Rock it in the comments section below.
Via Geekologie
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