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boids

Animating the swarm intelligence of birds

Running the code

Download the Boids.html file. Double clicking the HTML file should run in the browser. If it does not automatically open in a browswer, right click the file and select 'open with' and choose a browser.

Tuning the simulation

  • width: change the width of the display canvas on HTML
  • height: change the height of the display canvas on HTML
  • nodeCount: changes how many nodes are simulated. Note: for slower systems, reducing this will improve the frame rate.
  • nodeSize: how tall a boid is drawn on the canvas (as a triangle)
  • nodeWidth: how wide a boid is drawn on the canvas (as a triangle)
  • perceivedDist: how far a given boid can 'see' to determine the cohesion vector
  • seperationDist: how far a given boid can 'see' to determine the separation vector
  • alignmentDist: how far a given boid can 'see' to determine the alignment vector
  • separationWeight: importance of the separation vector (can be any number but a percent is recommended)
  • cohesionWeight: importance of the cohesion vector (can be any number but a percent is recommended)
  • alignmentWeight: importance of the alignment vector (can be any number but a percent is recommended)
  • delta: determines the rate of change to the new recommended orientation (stabilizes abrupt changes to the boid orientation)