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This prototype lets players navigate a 3D world and collect orbs that decrease the speed of light. It visually demonstrates special relativity effects in real-time.

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A Slower Speed of Light 0/6

  • Pros

    • Real-time rendering of special relativity effects
    • Accurate simulation of relativistic phenomena
    • Educational and engaging gameplay experience
    • Open-source relativistic graphics code
    • Combines gameplay with physics research

  • Cons

    • Prototype status may imply limited polish
    • Twitter sharing is the only social integration
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Windows
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  • Windows 10
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista
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By MIT Game Lab
First-person game prototype in which players navigate a 3D space while picking up orbs that reduce the speed of light in increments.
A Slower Speed of Light is a first-person game prototype in which players navigate a 3D space while picking up orbs that reduce the speed of light in increments. Custom-built, open-source relativistic graphics code allows the speed of light in the game to approach the player's own maximum walking speed. Visual effects of special relativity gradually become apparent to the player, increasing the challenge of gameplay. These effects, rendered in realtime to vertex accuracy, include the Doppler effect (red- and blue-shifting of visible light, and the shifting of infrared and ultraviolet light into the visible spectrum); the searchlight effect (increased brightness in the direction of travel); time dilation (differences in the perceived passage of time from the player and the outside world); Lorentz transformation (warping of space at near-light speeds); and the runtime effect (the ability to see objects as they were in the past, due to the travel time of light). Players can choose to share their mastery and experience of the game through Twitter. A Slower Speed of Light combines accessible gameplay and a fantasy setting with theoretical and computational physics research to deliver an engaging and pedagogically rich experience.
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