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Open Dynamics Engine
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<p>The Open Dynamics Engine (ODE) is a <a href="/facts/Physics_engine/lAsEdSA4">physics engine</a> written in C/C++. Its two main components are a <a href="/facts/Rigid_body_dynamics/ajbkweF2">rigid body dynamics</a> simulation engine and a <a href="/facts/Collision_detection/kXkE9WXv">collision detection</a> engine. It is <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free software</a> licensed both under the <a href="/facts/BSD_license/XLtmLp5x">BSD license</a> and the <a href="/facts/LGPL/AXwkz9x3">LGPL</a>. </p><p>ODE was started in 2001 and has already been used in many applications and games, such as <i><a href="/facts/Assetto_Corsa/UfRubCza">Assetto Corsa</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/BloodRayne_2/8r1D5Ejp">BloodRayne 2</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Call_of_Juarez/RlrIunWW">Call of Juarez</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/S.T.A.L.K.E.R./eVVLWg9I">S.T.A.L.K.E.R.</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Titan_Quest/ld3Q2ECc">Titan Quest</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/World_of_Goo/WhX6g4P6">World of Goo</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/X-Moto/9Byd2fpP">X-Moto</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/OpenSimulator/vhjuwrzD">OpenSimulator</a></i>. </p>