jrouwe/JoltPhysics
A multi core friendly rigid body physics and collision detection library. Written in C++. Suitable for games and VR applications. Used by Horizon Forbidden West and Death Stranding 2.
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Where it stands
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Ranks #351 of 2,315 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 15%).
No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 106 days ago, with 93 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 30% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a multi-core friendly rigid body physics and collision detection library written in C++ for games and VR applications.
- Enables concurrent physics data access and deterministic simulation with minimal performance impact, supporting complex multi-threaded game environments.
- Use for integrating high-performance, realistic rigid body physics in AAA game engines or VR projects requiring multi-threaded simulation.
- Use for developing animated ragdolls and character physics with advanced constraint motors and collision detection in interactive simulations.
- Use for simulating soft bodies, vehicles, and water buoyancy effects in physics-based game mechanics or virtual environment simulations.
Should you depend on it?
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License
MIT
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.
Community files
- README: present
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Forks
957+104
Open issues
13+4
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| Category median | 15.4K | +0 | 75 | — |
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