https://wjmaritz.dev/tags/physics/Recent content in Physics on Wilhelm MaritzHugo -- gohugo.ioenSun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://wjmaritz.dev/posts/space-has-no-drag/Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://wjmaritz.dev/posts/space-has-no-drag/<p>The <a href="https://www.boot.dev/courses/build-asteroids-python" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boot.dev Asteroids course</a> gives you a ship that moves while you hold a key and stops when you let go. It works, it is simple, and it feels nothing like being in space. What I wanted was continuous motion: you thrust, and then you <em>keep going</em>, because nothing out there is slowing you down.</p> <p>That is a small change to describe and a surprisingly interesting one to build, because the honest version of it is unplayable.</p>