Tutorial: Understand Cocos2D And Box2D Physics – Create A Very Slick Bouncing Ball

In the past I’ve mentioned a couple of tutorials explaining the basics of using Box2D and Cocos2D to create a platform game, and another on creating an Angry Birds style game.

Those tutorials do a great job of covering Box2D with a broad brush, and covering the basics of using Box2D in your Cocos2D games.

Today I came across a more focused tutorial that specifically covers the topic of soft body physics showing how to create a bouncing ball in Cocos2D with soft body physics giving it a very realistic look.

Here’s a video of the final result of the tutorials in action:

Every step along the way is explained in-depth so you can get a full understanding covering distance joints, triangle fan mapping, and texture mapping.

The tutorial is by @uchidacoonga and you can find it on his website here.

A great in-depth tutorial on getting started with soft body physics with Cocos2D and Box2D.

Added to the Cocos2D tutorial page.