Physics game creation on Macs!

[meow-muffin]

I would like to start a thread to help people trying to make physics games on macs. :D

[MACINTOSH USER]

all i can say is get Blender (http://www.blender.org/)

[Matthew]

We use Unity (http://unity3d.com/). No complaints, only praise!

[pyromir]

If only us windows users could use unity.

[meow-muffin]

I have blender and its game graphics suck. It looks like something from like Nintendo 64, all pixley and weird. Can you make games in Maya cause I have the newest version? I also have been starting to learn Java. I use Eclipse as a compiler it seems be really good. :D

EDIT: Unity costs too much!!!

[Matthew]

EDIT: Unity costs too much!!!

I guess it depends on your perspective. We have $10,000 in Unity licenses, which is our largest investment in any one tech (we also had to buy Macs for everyone).

But as an individual, even someone young, the $200 indie license isn't bad. Let's say you can earn $10/hr doing something, anything. Do you think you could do more than Unity provides by coding yourself for 20 hours? Or would you be better off working those 20 hours and then getting a jump-start by buying Unity?

Either way, it has an open 30-day trial if you want to check it out. I'll stop evangelizing now!

[pyromir]

Is there anyway to run this awesome program on a windows xp operating system.

[meow-muffin]

I'm in middle school, and they don't pay me. I wish they did though. :D

[Matthew]

Unity will eventually come out on Windows. Your best bet now is picking up a Mac, though. Macs are actually pretty sweet.

Middle school is definitely a different perspective! $200 is like ten tons of gold. If you have a Mac, I would say mess with the 30-day trial. If you like it email them asking for an extension and explaining your situation. They're usually pretty flexible...

[meow-muffin]

Hey I got $500 in my bank! I'm rich! :D

Anyway do you know any good resources for learning java and eclipse?