Potential Journey

“Potential Journey”is a 2D side-scrolling platformer game centered on the law of conservation of energy in physics. The game is built using the Corgi engine and was produced during the Tencent X NJU Game Jam 2023 at Nanjing University. 

In this game, players were provided with a basic energy bar, which they had to judiciously allocate across kinetic energy, internal energy, gravitational potential energy, and electric potential energy to complete levels. 

Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion, and is calculated as one-half the product of the object's mass and the square of its velocity, expressed by the formula KE=1/2 mv^2.

In the game, any jumps or movements made by the player will consume a certain amount of kinetic energy (calculated precisely using the kinetic energy formula). When the player stops moving, the consumed kinetic energy will be returned.

Gravitational potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its height and mass in a gravitational field, and is calculated using the formula PE = mgh, where PE is potential energy, m is mass, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h  is height.

In the game, when the character jumps, it converts part of its total energy into gravitational potential energy, resulting in a decrease in its total energy, and this energy is then released when it lands.

Internal energy, the sum of a system's kinetic and potential energy, varies with temperature changes: an increase in temperature heightens particle movement, raising internal energy, while a decrease slows particles, lowering it.

internal energy changes in two scenarios: 1. When touching ice blocks, the character's total energy decreases due to heat transfer; 2. When falling into lava, the character's energy rapidly increases, leading to an explosion.

Electrical potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position relative to other charged objects, and it changes as the object moves within an electric field.

In the game, players can freely change the type of electrical charge they carry (positive or negative), which will determine whether they gain or lose energy in a particular electric field.