Quantum Game
Games
puzzle game
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
2 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.31.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, well-designed visualisation of many variables
From 2 comments
I think you did a fantastic job showing all the variables at once. I did feel the need for some kind of "debugger" to really see what was going on with my setups instead of…
tgb on HNThis is awesome!
ADanFromCanada on HN
Objections
Needs more explanation of concepts like interference and crystals
From 2 comments
This game needs lots more education and explanation. Through the levels, I understood reasonably well how polarization works, but interference is still a complete mystery, and I…
tomsmeding on HNGreat game. Two note 1) you should add some explanation about why making light to through a number of crystals (they slow it down by 1/4 wavelength) lets the beam go though a…
pmontra on HN
Rotating mirrors fails on desktop browsers and Firefox
From 2 comments
I assume there must be some way to rotate the mirror? Maybe I'm crazy, but I can't seem to figure it out. Edit: Seems it's mobile only, or the mouse drag event handling is…
benjamincburns on HNI was going crazy ;-) It seem it's not working on firefox
RobertoG on HN
Polarization is hard to follow in 2D compared to an optical table
From 1 comment
I really like the idea of this game. But while it seems to simplify certain aspects of optical tables (like adjusting mirrors and other optical elements,) it makes other things…
Lramseyer on HN
Nothing intrinsically quantum about the simulated behaviour
From 1 comment
Nice game, but there's nothing intrinsically quantum about anything that happens. Everything is perfectly describable with classical E&M.
gji on HN
Requests
Add explanations to levels
From 2 comments
This game needs lots more education and explanation. Through the levels, I understood reasonably well how polarization works, but interference is still a complete mystery, and I…
tomsmeding on HNGreat game. Two note 1) you should add some explanation about why making light to through a number of crystals (they slow it down by 1/4 wavelength) lets the beam go though a…
pmontra on HN
Fix pinch-to-zoom on Android Firefox
From 1 comment
Great game. Two note 1) you should add some explanation about why making light to through a number of crystals (they slow it down by 1/4 wavelength) lets the beam go though a…
pmontra on HN
Add a JavaScript version
From 1 comment
I like such plugs! (Maybe as I do them myself a lot... and now I shamelessly confess to that.) I would need to setup Flash, though. (Do you have/plan any JS version?)
stared on HN
Questions
Hints for specific levels
From 2 comments
Any hints for 21? I can get 100% to one detector or 98% to 2.
sliken on HNIs level 16 (three polarizers) broken? There's only one piece you can place, and only 5 places you could place it (that would make sense). Not placing it doesn't work either.
sliken on HN
Alternatives named
VelocityRaptor relativity game
From 1 comment
Another good web game about advanced physics is VelocityRaptor [1]. In the game the speed of light is set to 3 miles per hour, and you have to use relativity to solve puzzles [1]…
anchpop on HN