Flocking Boids
This is a flocking boids simulation, based on Craig Reynolds model, along with a few additional rules.
The application uses SFML as a graphic library, which path's must be added to CMake, and ImGui for the UI, that's already built into the project.
The Application
You can change a wide array of parameters in runtime and observe the simulation :
- Number of Boids
- Neighborhood radius of boids
- Speed of boids
- Show/Hide the neighborhood radius and the rules forces on the boids.
- Each rule can be enabled/disabled, and have their weight and other parameters modified.
There's also a basic profiler to track the execution time and memory consumption.
The Rules
The three core rules of Boids flocking are implemented :
- Cohesion : Boids steers to stay near each other.
- Separation : Boids steers to avoid colliding with each other.
- Alignment : Boids steers toward the same direction than others.
Along with some extra rules :
- Bounding Area : Boids steers to avoid the border of the windows. (By default, they are warped to the other side when they reach the edge)
- Wind : Boids are applied a constant directional force.
- Tendency toward/away from a place : Boids steers to move away or toward the mouse position when the left click is held.
You can hide/display the resulting forces on each boids, has shown below. (Yellow is Alignment, Red is Separation, and Cyan is Cohesion)
