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Overview
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Mekanimo aims to be the best tool for rapid (in minutes or hours) creation of computer games.  It can also be used for scientific visualizations.

In its core there is a 2D rigid body physics solver based on Box2D (http://www.box2d.org). The application itself is created with Python (http://www.python.org) and wxPython (http://www.wxpython.org).  

* It is programmable
* It automatically creates code for all user actions performed via GUI
* Most common tasks are automated 
* Uses a familiar user interface
* Caters to wide range of users with different backgrounds 


Credits
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Mekanimo got a lot of help from third party applications and individuals as listed below.

* Animated sprites: Reiner Prokein(http://reinerstileset.4players.de) and Ari Feldman(http://www.flyingyogi.com/fun/spritelib.html)
* Box2D: 2D Rigid body dynamics solver, Erin Cato(http://www.box2d.org)
* Django: Web site (http://www.djangoproject.com)
* Doxygen: Documentation (http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen)
* Genetica texture packs: Textures (http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/packs/index.htm)
* Numpy: Matrix algebra (http://www.numpy.org)
* PIL: Graphics routines, Fredrik Lundh (http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil)
* PyBox2D: Box2D-Python Swig based interface Ken Lauer (http://code.google.com/p/pybox2d)
* Pygame: Sound (http://www.pygame.org) 
* PyMedia: MPEG video recording (http://www.pymedia.org)
* Python: Guido van Rossum(http://www.python.org)
* Sphinx: Documentation (http://sphinx.pocoo.org/)
* wxPython: GUI, Robin Dunn(http://www.wxpython.org)