Seeking a Target - Nature of Code Lesson #5.2 · The Coding Train

Seeking a Target

Nature of Code Lesson #5.2

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This video explores Craig Reynolds’ formula for Steering Behaviors in JavaScript (p5.js) beginning with “Seeking a Target.”

Topics

0:00 - Hello!
1:10 - Explain! What is the desired velocity for seeking?
2:46 - Explain! What is the steering force?
5:23 - Code! Let's make a Vehicle class from Particle.
6:25 - Code! Now we need a target.
6:48 - Code! Now let's add code to the seek method!
8:21 - Explain! What can we do to make this feel a bit more realistic?
9:16 - Code! Adding a maximum force.
10:27 - Code! Let's do a little clean up.
11:05 - Ideas! What could you try next?

Seek

Seek with Sliders (Exercise)

Arrive (Exercise)

Pursue (Exercise)

Community Contributions

seeking a target without using vectors (i dont know why i decided not to use em) by Manthan patil (Source Code)

You can also add your own version! (See how)

Links discussed in this lesson

Steering Behaviors For Autonomous Characters by Craig Reynolds

Videos discussed in this lesson

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Angles and Vectors - Nature of Code 3.3 by The Coding Train