Here is the story of how amateur physicists used digital crayons to parody (and pay tribute to) the most famous intro in cinema. For the uninitiated, Algodoo is a 2D simulation environment. You draw circles, boxes, gears, and fluids, then apply gravity, friction, and restitution. It looks like a coloring book designed by a mechanical engineer. Released in 2008, it became a cult hit because you could build working cars, catapults, or Rube Goldberg machines using simple mouse strokes.
If you grew up in the era of CD-ROMs, dial-up internet, and early YouTube, you probably remember two things vividly: the thunderous, majestic fanfare of the 20th Century Fox logo, and the weird, crayon-physics world of Algodoo . 20th century fox algodoo
At first glance, a multi-billion dollar Hollywood studio and a Swedish educational sandbox game seem like strange bedfellows. But dig a little deeper into the user-generated content archives of the late 2000s, and you’ll find a bizarre, wonderful subgenre: the recreation. Here is the story of how amateur physicists
Have a favorite "Algodoo" parody from your childhood? Link it in the comments—just don't expect smooth frame rates. It looks like a coloring book designed by