Teagames.com: This is a gallery of fun, little Flash games that are mini-physics simulations.
I like Funky Truck 4WD where you have to drive a monster truck with a really bouncy suspension in an low-G environment. All you can do is go forward, backwards, and tilt the truck either way.
There are a couple BMX games with the same concept. My 10-year-old really got into them — you have to consider the physics principles before you do anything.
But in the end, he liked Chuck best of all. Chuck is a guy that you have to…well, chuck. As far you can. Reminds me of Dismount, just less violent.
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Physics Centered Games: A great listing of video games based on physics principles. Tea Games, which we've discussed before, has a couple entries in the list, and Dismount is there too. I really like Gravity. It's sort of like the old Lunar Lander game, but around a planet, rather…
Dismount: As my friend Joe put it, "low on ethics, but high on entertainment." Two little games that are actually accurate physics demonstrations. In both, you need to change some factors in either a truck crash or stair fall to maximize the damage on the poor little computer…
make sure you show your son Orisinal for many other cool games that aren't violent.
These games are the coolest. Every day, right after school I come home & play for hours. I play so much that my Dad tells me to get off. I am sure he will be glad when we get high speed enter net.