Introduction

Simple gravitational orbit visualizer

It begins with two bodies
Every few seconds (within the first minute or so) a grid of small bodies are spawned
Tap to spawn a grid of tiny bodies

For demo please see: https://jamespanayis.com/orbits1

Build instructions

The C++ is compiled to WebAssembly and requires a working emscripten install

run:

make

Install instructions

Run a local webserver and surf to it eg:

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080

Browse to http://localhost:8080/build/orbits1.html

OR:

Copy files to webserver root:

PREFIX=/path/to/web/root make install

Browse to your webserver.