Coding Challenge #59: Steering Behaviors

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Published on February 21, 2017 1:03:44 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hA7G3gup-4

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In this coding challenge, I look at extracting font path points from text in p5.js with p5.Font.textToPoints(). I render the text as particles with steering behaviors that react to the mouse. Code: https://thecodingtrain.com/challenges/59-steering-behaviors

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References:
📓 Steering Behaviors paper: http://www.red3d.com/cwr/steer/

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Related Coding Challenges:
🚂 #69 Evolutionary Steering Behaviors: https://youtu.be/flxOkx0yLrY
🚂 #124 Flocking Simulation: https://youtu.be/mhjuuHl6qHM

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
4:14 textToPoints
7:39 Craig Reynold's steering behavior
11:17 vehicle.js
12:07 Prototypes
16:14 Behaviors
17:53 Seek function
21:05 Arrive function
24:24 Random starting points
25:00 Flee the mouse

Editing by Mathieu Blanchette
Animations by Jason Heglund
Music from Epidemic Sound

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