Matter.js

Matter.js is a 2D rigid body physics engine for the web written in JavaScript (yes, another)

brm.io/matter-js

Features - Status - Install - Usage - Docs - Implementation - References - License

Demos

Features

Physical properties (mass, area, density etc.)
Rigid bodies of any convex polygon
Stable stacking and resting
Restitution (elastic and inelastic collisions)
Conservation of momentum
Friction and resistance
Constraints
Gravity
Composite bodies
Sleeping and static bodies
Original JavaScript physics implementation (not a port)
HTML5 canvas renderer
Mobile-compatible (touch, scaleable)
Cross-browser (chrome, firefox, IE8+)
World state serialisation (requires resurrect.js)
Built in GUI for testing (requires dat.gui.js)
Time scaling (slow-mo, speed-up)
Broad-phase, mid-phase and narrow-phase collisions

Status

Matter.js is currently only alpha status, so production use should be avoided.

This engine is the result of learning game physics and getting a bit carried away.
There's no intention to compete with other engines, so I'm not sure yet how much it will be developed further.
That said, the engine is reasonably stable and performs well, it's just not feature complete.

Though if I get time and people are interested, I may continue working on it.
Contributions are also welcome, if you'd like to help.

Install

Download matter-0.5.0.js or matter-0.5.0.min.js and include the script in your HTML file:

<script src="matter-0.5.0.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

For the latest features try the edge version (master), but it may not be fully stable.

Usage

See Demo.js and DemoMobile.js for many usage examples.
When loaded, all functions are under the global Matter.* namespace.

Documentation

See the Matter.js API Docs (v0.5.0).
If you're using the edge version (master) then see the API Docs (master).

Implementation

The technical details for physics nerds and game devs.
This engine is using the following techniques:

Time-corrected position Verlet integrator
Adaptive grid broad-phase detection
AABB mid-phase detection
SAT narrow-phase detection
Iterative sequential impulse solver and position solver
Resting collisions with resting constraints ala Erin Catto's method (GDC08)
Temporal coherence impulse caching and warming
Collision pairs, contacts and impulses maintained with a pair manager
Approximate Coulomb friction model using friction constraints
Constraints solved with the Gauss-Siedel method
Semi-variable time step, synced with rendering
A basic sleeping strategy
HTML5 canvas renderer

References

See my post on Game physics for beginners.

License

Matter.js is licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2014 Liam Brummitt

This license is also supplied with the release and source code.
As stated in the license, absolutely no warranty is provided.

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