Physics in videogames

Jormungandr83 from gameFAQs has a fun list of things in physics that video games ignore. Among those:

Convection and heat. Yup, standing next to lava WOULD in fact hurt you. But then again, the lava is somehow being contained in a bath of some sort. Last time I checked, lava melted shit :-)

Inertia. Don't even get me started on this one. Some games attempt, but usually miss the mark. Although it was funny being able to cheese-bounce the flag around in Halo to get it to the other members of your team

Things that weren't on the list but should be:

Aggro radii that don't include sound ("Was that a rocket? Nah... just follow our preset path, it'll be alright")

Fences I can't jump over, even though I can jump roughly 5 billion feet into the air

Miraculous powers of landing (at least Portal addressed those)

Platforms that raise/lower without any power

Being lifted in the air by a big fan


On the other hand, what kind fun would video games be if I couldn't behead things with an arrow? :-)

-d12