Particles!

Particles! is a prototype platformer game designed to help players connect atomic-level structures to macroscopic physical properties of matter. While playing like a traditional platformer game--where players jump from platform to platform to reach a locational goal--Particles! is different in that players construct and modify the level as they move through it. This is done by building molecular structures in the “atomizer” that can then be used to create new blocks with various physical properties (such as bounciness or slipperiness) or to remove or alter blocks that make up the game world.

Particles! is written in JavaScript and utilizes the ImpactJS engine. A beta version can be played in any web browser using a mouse and keyboard or a touch tablet device such as an iPad at http://www.snowdaylearninglab.org/Particles.