Alaska: Trial of the Maze Wizard

A NES-inspired visualization of various maze solving algorithms and the newest addition to Alaska's bodacious interplanetary adventures!

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Features

User-configurable maze generation using the Growing Tree algorithm
Four animated maze solving algorithms: Tremaux, Wall Follower, Breadth-First Search, and A*
Iteration counter
Interactive maze wall demolition
State-responsive UI animation

Technologies

React
HTML5 Canvas

Run it Yourself

npm install
npm start

Future Features: Nothing's Ever Finished

Separate UI and Algorithm Logic: Currently, the canvas is drawn to as an algorithm is solving a given maze. By solving (or failing to solve) a given maze, storing each path taken, then drawing each path, the view and model are effectively separated and the UI becomes much more flexible.
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