Position Based Dynamics

Authors: Jack Robbins and Randall Tarazona

This project is an implementation and exploration of the Position-Based Dynamics approach to simulating dynamic objects in computer graphics. The mathematics and overall design of these programs are based off of this 2006 paper on the subject.

There are 4 separate demonstrations, the code for each being linked below:

1. An interactive worm simulation
2. An interactive collision demonstration
3. A demonstration of a point constraint
4. A combination of our worm simulation and point constraint into a rope simulation

Configuration Instructions

1. Download the desired *.py files and requirements.txt
2. Create a python virtual environment
3. Activate your new python virtual environment
4. Run pip -r install requirements.txt
5. Run the desired file with the command python filename.py
6. Enjoy the position based dynamics!