Since I will be writing two copies of my physics engine, one in Java and one in C++, myself and my professor have found it necessary to attempt to keep the programs relatively similar. This will allow for the visual segment of my presentation to be as accurate as possible. Dr. Bazzi asked me recently if I had based my programs on any standard foundations. And I figured the best way to do that would be to keep the programs as true-to-life as possible, and avoid any over optimizations. The programs' calculations will be based on floating point calculations of the kinematic equations. These equations will keep the behavior of the objects in my engine as real-life as possible, and the floating-point variables will keep the values highly accurate. I will try to keep these physics calculations the bulk of the program's performance. In this way, I can maintain a relatively similar program between two different programming languages. The reason that is necessary is so that the comparisons between the two programs are relatively fair and equal, as we will be doing the same benchmark tests on them both.
I am aware things are getting quite technical as we approach the end of the project and begin work on the presentation. Thanks for reading.
- Jeff
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