Emanuele Feronato starts a new series of Matter Physics related tutorials: "Mikey Hooks is a great game. Fullstop.
I liked so much the way the player used the hook, and I built prototypes using Flash + Box2D, Flash + Nape (Nape seems to be discontinued), Phaser + Box2D and Unity.
No matter the language, engine or framework you are using to build your hooks, they will all rely on a constraint called distance joint.
A constraint on a system is a parameter that the system must obey. In this case, the constraint is a distance joint which says ÔÇ£no matter what happens, there must be a given distance between two bodiesÔÇØ.
And thatÔÇÖs all:"