https://github.com/comba92/boids-automata

🐦 Love2D implementation of the Boids simulation.
https://github.com/comba92/boids-automata

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🐦 Love2D implementation of the Boids simulation.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/comba92/boids-automata
• Owner: Comba92
• Created: 2023-11-21T20:21:58.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-24T14:28:42.000Z (12 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-10T11:02:47.068Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: game, love2d, lua, simulation
• Language: Lua
• Homepage:
• Size: 11.1 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# 🐦 Boids - Flocking simulation in Lua Love2D

Love2D implementation of the Boids simulation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boids

- Space Pause/Unpause

- Right Click Spawn Boids

- C Remove all boids

- A Show/Hide viewing areas

- T Show/Hide trails

- B Enable/Disable turning on borders

- M Enable/Disable mouse follwing

- O Enable/Disable quadtree for collission checking (performance is worse though)

- S Change window scaling (pixelated look!). There are 3 scalings: Big, Medium (Default), Small.

- D Debug mode

![preview](images/preview_new.gif)

## Build

The project requires [Love2D](https://love2d.org/).

Simply run:

```

love .

```

on the project's root.

## References

- Boids simulation: https://vanhunteradams.com/Pico/Animal_Movement/Boids-algorithm.html

- Boids simulation in p5: https://p5js.org/examples/simulate-flocking.html

- Steering behaviour: https://code.tutsplus.com/understanding-steering-behaviors-seek--gamedev-849t

- Love2D sliders: https://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=80711

- Love2D Wiki: https://love2d.org/wiki/Main_Page

- Spatial Hash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0OHeCj7SOw