Gravitas ~ a gravity toy
Free GameAbout Gravitas ~ a gravity toy
Gravitas is a physics and gravity toy. There are currently two play modes: Chunky Orbits & Rock Tumbler.
Chunky Orbits is a friendly simulation of free-floating objects based on Real Life physics. Each object in the scene attracts each of the others in a cosmic tug-of-war. Tap out a few boulders and contemplate the wonders of the Universe. (^_^)
+ Create and destroy colorful boulders
+ Add trail effects to visualize the paths they take
+ Add an absorb effect to grow bigger boulders
+ Create a sun-like CenterStone and create your own solar system!
+ Zoom in for a close-up with the BoulderCam
If it helps to visualize the scale of the simulation, you can think of a fishbowl the size of a football stadium. The colorful boulders are made of light material and range in size from 1 to 10 meters. You'll get a good view of the entire simulation, swiping the screen to rotate the camera. You can also pinch to zoom - standard tablet controls.
Rock Tumbler is a simple bit of eye-candy. It's a virtual sphere full of colorful rocks and gems. The rocks tumble towards the screen with a swipe of your finger. A pleasing display of gravity at play.
+ No ads or in-app purchases
+ All future updates are free
+ Non-violent and kid-friendly
I have more goodies planned planned for this app. Please do leave reviews with your ideas for future versions.
A note on performance: This app is intended for use on more powerful tablets and phones. It should work on just about anything - but the more power your device has, the more stuff you can add to the scene.
For comparison, It runs very smoothly with 60 simultaneous objects on a Nexus 7 and nearly as smoothly on the first version of the Kindle Fire. You'll only get 20 or 30 objects working well on an older phone. Any new device should have no problems at all, these things are getting faster all the time. :)
Get up close and personal with gravity!
Version History:
Version 1.0 (November 2013)
+ New toy - Rock Tumbler
+ New main menu
+ Added original, spacey music and more sound effects
+ More logical use of the buttons in Chunky Orbits.
Beta version 0.9 (August 2013)
+ First public release
+ One toy - Chunky Orbits
+ Plus, minus, trails, absorb, CenterStone and follow cam
Chunky Orbits is a friendly simulation of free-floating objects based on Real Life physics. Each object in the scene attracts each of the others in a cosmic tug-of-war. Tap out a few boulders and contemplate the wonders of the Universe. (^_^)
+ Create and destroy colorful boulders
+ Add trail effects to visualize the paths they take
+ Add an absorb effect to grow bigger boulders
+ Create a sun-like CenterStone and create your own solar system!
+ Zoom in for a close-up with the BoulderCam
If it helps to visualize the scale of the simulation, you can think of a fishbowl the size of a football stadium. The colorful boulders are made of light material and range in size from 1 to 10 meters. You'll get a good view of the entire simulation, swiping the screen to rotate the camera. You can also pinch to zoom - standard tablet controls.
Rock Tumbler is a simple bit of eye-candy. It's a virtual sphere full of colorful rocks and gems. The rocks tumble towards the screen with a swipe of your finger. A pleasing display of gravity at play.
+ No ads or in-app purchases
+ All future updates are free
+ Non-violent and kid-friendly
I have more goodies planned planned for this app. Please do leave reviews with your ideas for future versions.
A note on performance: This app is intended for use on more powerful tablets and phones. It should work on just about anything - but the more power your device has, the more stuff you can add to the scene.
For comparison, It runs very smoothly with 60 simultaneous objects on a Nexus 7 and nearly as smoothly on the first version of the Kindle Fire. You'll only get 20 or 30 objects working well on an older phone. Any new device should have no problems at all, these things are getting faster all the time. :)
Get up close and personal with gravity!
Version History:
Version 1.0 (November 2013)
+ New toy - Rock Tumbler
+ New main menu
+ Added original, spacey music and more sound effects
+ More logical use of the buttons in Chunky Orbits.
Beta version 0.9 (August 2013)
+ First public release
+ One toy - Chunky Orbits
+ Plus, minus, trails, absorb, CenterStone and follow cam
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Game History & Updates
What's Changed
Version 1.0 (November 2013)
+ New toy added - Rock Tumbler
+ New main menu
+ Added original, spacey music
+ More sound effects
+ More logical use of the buttons in Chunky Orbits
Version 1.0 (November 2013)
+ New toy added - Rock Tumbler
+ New main menu
+ Added original, spacey music
+ More sound effects
+ More logical use of the buttons in Chunky Orbits
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What are users saying about Gravitas ~ a gravity toy
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Fix it
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Cool but can you add more and add diferent shapes like spheres and more colors and fix that -1 rock glitch
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Please, add a possibility to move camera target point
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Nice
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Too laggy, it used to be playable but now it's just being crappy, it's not my phone I tell you!
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I enjoyed watching how gravity works. Turning on and off the trails is a great way to see that in real time. A wonderful little space tool. The video was a good tool to help figure out what to do. Also liked the help tools on the app screen. I agree with Alexandros that a little space ship to drive around would be fun and cool to see how gravity affects it. You can put as many or as few rocks in orbit as you like. I like fewer with the trails for the most interesting trail effects. Nicely done!
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I'm a big fan of gravity and fluid simulators and this is the nicest looking one I've seen! It looks great and runs smooth! I see that you are responding to reviews and looking for suggestions as well, so I've come up with a few: -Add a bit of customization, allow the user to change the mass, shape, and maybe even color of each object. -Allow interaction with the objects, let the user apply a force, spin, and trajectory during the creation of the object as well as after creation. -the Rock Tumbler is a bit bare bones, I expected the rocks to become more faceted as they rolled around. -Let the user mute the music and/or sound effects if desired -I don't know if it would be possible but I don't think I've ever seen a 3D fluid simulator toy. It might be a bit computationally heavy, but I know in programs like Maya the process can be simulated with spheres. Maybe look into that! That last one is obviously a big challenge and I don't expect you to go crazy if people are only paying a dollar. Thank you for creating a beautiful app for me to play with!
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Add more features
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Took me a few minutes to understand what was going on, but then it is very interesting. Gave me a new view about how gravity works
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Would be incredible to be able to drive a little space ship around. It might also be fun to disable an axis and view it in 2d for simplicity.
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Add more features