[ODE] Beginner's question

[Mariusz Czułada]

Hi all!

I am thinking about creating a volleyball simulator. Precisely: a web-based 
online  manager, where where matches can be viewed via browser as an 
animation. I see a few big parts in this project:

(1) Match simulation engine - teams, players (skills), tactics as input; 
detailed sequence of events (ball movement, players actions: serve, block, 
etc.) as output; players' AI, ball physics, volleyball rules - inside "the 
black box".

(2) Visualisation - Flash (or Java?) animation/applet/application which will 
"visualise" data stream created by engine above.

(3) Web site - where you can manege your team, tactics, training, transfers, 
play/view matches etc. - just like in many other managers.

My question is related mostly to (1). As experienced developers, do you think 
that ODE is/could be useful in such project? Can I benefit from this library 
(i.e. for ball moves, colisions)?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Regards,

ManieQ