We present a qualitative evaluation of a number of free publicly available physics engines for simulation systems and game development. A brief overview of the aspects of a physics engine is presented accompanied by a comparison of the capabilities of each physics engine. Aspects that are investigated the accuracy and computational efficiency of the integrator properties, material properties, stacks, links, and collision detection system.
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