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Amit Patel
Algorithms you can touch
Interactive explanations of maps, pathfinding, and the math behind game development at Red Blob Games.
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9 selected projects, with credit and a path to the original.
Writing / Math
Hexagonal Grids
Manipulate hexagons to understand coordinates, neighbors, distances, rotations, and paths on a hexagonal grid.
geometrygridsgame development
Writing / Computer Science
Making Maps with Noise Functions
Tune noise layers to turn simple functions into terrain, islands, climate zones, and game worlds.
procedural generationnoisemaps
2D VisibilityWriting
Writing / Computer Science
2D Visibility
Move a viewpoint around obstacles and inspect an algorithm for calculating visible areas and shadows.
algorithmsgeometrygame development
Writing / Computer Science
Flow Field Pathfinding for Tower Defense
Interactive guide to breadth-first flow fields for moving many units toward a goal.
pathfindingalgorithmsgames
Writing / Computer Science
Line drawing on a grid
Interactive explanation of drawing lines on a grid with interpolation.
gridsalgorithmsgraphics
make a worldGames
Writing / Math
Probability and Games: Damage Rolls
Interactive explanation of how dice-roll formulas shape damage distributions in games.
probabilitygamesdice
Writing / Math
Curved Paths
Interactive explanation of building curved roads from circular arcs.
geometrycurvesgames
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Introduction to the A* Algorithm
Introduction to the A* Algorithm — publication date recorded by Explainer Tools.
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Interactive explanations of maps, pathfinding, and the math behind game development at Red Blob Games.
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