Test Tube Games

Simon has had hours of fun with Test Tube Games, a science games portal featuring interactive explanations and dynamic puzzles on Chemistry and Physics. He has created two simulations based on the games he played. The first one is an electromagnetic field simulator:

This project was inspired by the game/explanation “The Electric Shocktopus” on TestTubeGames.com

Code: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/sketches/nIwYhXLdj

Press “1” for positive charge, “2” for negative charge, “R” to run. Press “3” and “4” to create magnetic fields/ press “0” to erase them. Press Shift+1 and Shift+2 for “lazy particles”.

Simon’s other TestTubeGames-inspired project is called “Floating Astronaut”:

This project was inspired by the game/explanation “Why Do Astronauts Float?

Code: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/sketches/obGZyfVze

Haven’t figured out a way to put the astronaut inside the rocket yet though.

One more science game is definitely a hit at our home, “Bond Breaker” (on chemical bonds). At a certain point, it gets so hard you start feeling like a secret agent on a mission.

Simon playing “Bond Breaker”

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