The Powder Toy

The Powder Toy
Some user made content from The Powder Toy, being interacted with by the user.
Original author(s) Stanislaw K. Skowronek (retired)
Developer(s) jacob1, and various GitHub contributers[1]
Platform Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android
Type Single Player Falling-sand game
License GPLv3
Website github.com/ThePowderToy/

The Powder Toy is a falling-sand game created by Stanislaw K. Skowronek, jacob1, and various contributors to the project on GitHub. It is free and open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.0[2].

It has a total of 185 different in-game materials that have varying functions, alongside heat, Newtonian gravity, pressure, water equalization, and various modes to change how the game looks.

Gameplay

The Powder Toy, like most falling sand games, is a sandbox video game that allows users to create things in-game to share with others. It is also possible to create new content for the game by using Lua to create new elements, tools, and content.[1]

A public server for sharing in-game creations is provided as part of the game itself, allowing users to share anything that abides by the rules. Content is rated using upvotes and downvotes, and can be reported to the moderators if it breaks the on-site rules or plagiarizes other works.

Community

The Powder Toy's community is officially composed of two parts: the forums, which are hosted on the official site of the game; and the IRC channels, located on Freenode.

Multiple mods for the game have also been created, for example, jacob1's mod, PowderSim and The Unrealistic Science Mod, alongside a full port of the game to RetroArch's libretro.

Reception and impact

The game was noted as valuable tool for teachers and their students, called a "great science game".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "ThePowderToy: Readme". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  2. ↑ "ThePowderToy: License". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. ↑ Explosive fun for students with THE POWDER TOY a great science game on edgalaxy.com (2010-09-03)
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