Red Blob Games
interactive essay
Interactive explanations of the algorithms games actually need — A* pathfinding, hex grids, noise, line of sight. Every diagram is manipulable and the writing is unusually precise.
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how this can help
One idea, explained properly, with figures you can poke at. Good for a single concept you want to genuinely understand.
what it covers
Filed under Computer Science. Algorithms and machines, running slowly enough to watch.
who put it here
Built by Amit Patel.
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