ragdolling
Body going slack
Ragdolling describes a body going limp and flopping about like a ragdoll—a cloth toy with no rigid structure.
In video games, ragdoll physics simulate how characters collapse when killed or knocked out, limbs tumbling loosely rather than playing a canned animation.
Outside gaming, ragdolling describes being thrown around helplessly: The crash sent him ragdolling across the pavement.
The term captures both the limpness and the chaotic, uncontrolled motion.
Lacking firmness or rigidity
- floppyLacking rigidity, bending easily
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
- loose-limbedFlexible in movement
- bonelessHaving no skeleton
slack · deadweight · uncontrolled · flopping · dangling · sagging · crumpled · collapsed
Idealized undeformable object
- collision detectionFinding when objects intersect
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- simulationImitation of real processes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
inertia · gravity · skeletal system · torque · mass distribution · bounce · real-time · dynamics
Software modeling real-world motion
- death animationOnscreen character expiration display
- character modelDigital figure for games
- hitboxInvisible contact detection boundary
- glitchMinor system fault
respawn · knockback · frag · incapacitation · game engine · Unity · Unreal · flop
Performer of dangerous scenes
- stuntwomanFemale film daredevil
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- crashpadInformal temporary lodging
- wireworkCraft using bent metal
body double · choreography · safety harness · rigging · tumbling · stage combat · precision · breakaway
limp
Lacking firmness or rigidity
- floppyLacking rigidity, bending easily
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
- loose-limbedFlexible in movement
boneless · slack · deadweight · uncontrolled · flopping · dangling · sagging · crumpled · collapsed · lifeless
rigid body
Idealized undeformable object
- collision detectionFinding when objects intersect
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- simulationImitation of real processes
momentum · inertia · gravity · skeletal system · torque · mass distribution · bounce · real-time · dynamics
physics engine
Software modeling real-world motion
- death animationOnscreen character expiration display
- character modelDigital figure for games
- hitboxInvisible contact detection boundary
glitch · respawn · knockback · frag · incapacitation · game engine · Unity · Unreal · flop · tumble
stuntman
Performer of dangerous scenes
- stuntwomanFemale film daredevil
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- crashpadInformal temporary lodging
wirework · body double · choreography · safety harness · rigging · tumbling · stage combat · precision · breakaway · airbag
ragdollingbracing
Refreshingly keen or stimulating
tensing · stiffening · rigid · taut · flexing
ragdollingresisting
Actively opposing pressure
braced · fighting · struggling · holding firm · standing ground
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