[ODE] Materials

[John Donovan]

> it seems there is no strong consensus on the "best" way.

Yes, I guessed as much!


> I've implemented a hybrid of the two methods you propose.  This
dynamic combination is not physically accurate by any means, but just
something to produce interesting behaviors.

That sounds like a good plan. I'm sure there aren't many of us wanting
to create physically realistic simulations (not with ODE, anyway), so
the ability to tweak a table to get something that looks good, is
probably for the best.


> I lean towards avoiding dynamic memory allocation, so the table is
pre-allocated by the application to a maximum size

Yes, those of us who make a living on consoles, rarely have the luxury
of dynamic memory allocation.


> One nice byproduct of the table...

That's something I hadn't thought of. Giving a designer the power to
adjust parameters takes any decision making out of my hands :)


> If I get it cleaned up, I'd be happy to post the code for this system
for people to look at. 

That'd be good. But don't hurry on my account, I know what it's like to
have to tidy up code for public display! Thanks a lot for your help
Matt.

-J

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