Monday, November 8, 2021

Version 2.0 is on the way

While I haven't been very active on the MOMDYN blog or social media lately, I'm glad to report I've been *very* active on the development side, and am happy to announce the biggest update yet: Version 2.0 for Android! So what makes this the biggest update yet? How about a completely overhauled and updated user interface. You can see an example in the image below; crisper graphics, brighter colors, more familiar design. On the left, the currently released version 1.7, on the right, the upcoming version 2.0.



As for the technical details, the interface has been re-written to use native Kotlin, heavily leveraging Material Design elements. This change will make everything feel a lot more natural, and performance more responsive and crash-free. Chaquopy is used to load the Python-based modeling engine. Lastly, in my favorite trick, the Google Filament physics-based-rendering engine is used for the 3D graphics. Want to get in on the beta testing (soon), drop me an email. I think you'll like it!