The invention is directed to a computer-implemented method for simulating the physical behavior of at least one object in a 3D scene divided into a plurality of zones. The method comprises: - providing at least a first zone and a second zone topologically adjacent, each zone having its own computing resource; - providing an object located in one or both zones; and - simulating the physical behavior of the object, the simulation being performed by the computing resource of each one of said first and second zones.