Specifically, it was designing system simulations that were trying to efficiently and realistically simulate textiles. I had taken a course on spacecraft dynamics, and my masters focused on computer modeling of deformable-squishy-3D substances. It was really based on the things that I had studied. Where did the inspiration to make Osmos come from? Nautilus spoke to the game’s creator, Eddy Boxerman, about what makes Osmos work, how it connects cosmic and microscopic scales, and just what “ambient physics” actually means. It also was named a game of the year by Apple and at least four tech publications in 2010.
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It is massively popular on Android and iOS devices, with millions of purchases and tens of thousands of overwhelmingly positive user reviews. By forcing people to really grapple with the laws of physics in this challenging way, the game can help them get a deeper understanding than they might get from conventional reading and problem-solving.īut just as important, the game is fun. The systems range from the microscopic domain of intelligent single-celled organisms to the galactic scale of planets in orbit around a star, and the player has to be prepared to change their game strategy to suit the different forces at work in the levels. Osmos includes eight different types of worlds, each of which simulates the properties of a different imaginary but in some ways realistic physical system. It’s a perfect example of Newton’s third law (“ For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction ”) and also makes for a key strategic point in the game: Every move has to be worth the expense.
But run into a larger body and you will be absorbed, your entity “terminated.” But power doesn’t come for free: The mote propels itself by ejecting part of its own body behind it, shooting away some of its mass in exchange for a push in the opposite direction. You start the game as a tiny, spherical mote, trying to grow by absorbing even smaller motes, merging with them in order to grow larger and more powerful. In an era when fashion demands thinness, the video game Osmos, in which the goal is attaining ever greater levels of corpulence, stands as a rare exception. If the flower heads remain, the cosmos will self-seed, but will not become a nuisance.A screenshot from Osmos showing the player’s mote bright blue mote surrounded by smaller blue bubbles, which you can eat, and larger red blobs, which can eat you. Pinching off dead blossoms will promote continuous blooming.keep an eye out for aphids, slugs, gray moulds.Ideal addition to beds and borders, containers, cottage gardens, prairies and meadows and cutting gardens.
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Performs best in full sun, in average, moist, well-drained soils.Creating a graceful visual impact in the garden, it is perfect for sunny borders or containers.
Fairly pest-free and low maintenance, add this charming plant to the landscape and you will be rewarded with abundant butterflies. Blooming for months from early summer to fall, the cheerful blossoms are borne atop sturdy stems and float above the fresh, fern-like foliage. Award-winner Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Orange' is a compact, half-hardy annual boasting semi-double, vibrant orange flowers, up to 2 inches across (5 cm).
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