pathfinding
- noun
- /ˈpæθˌfaɪndɪŋ/
- Specialized
- Effective pathfinding is crucial for ensuring players can easily move through the game world.
So there's a lot of pathfinding to work out how to get from A to B and what to do when you met a monster.
- So there's a lot of pathfinding to work out how to get from A to B and what to do when you met a monster.
Examples
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After fixing the bugs that were found during Alpha testing, we started polishing up the game and adding in things like a company (guild) system, factions, challenge dungeons, more quest flavor, better collision and pathfinding, and a few more things we're chewing on.
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What pathfinding system are you using?
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I'll take charge of the pathfinding.
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Pathfinding is a minor performance hit when you're talking about a handful of bad guys that don't even move until you wake them.
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We need pathfinding programs in the delivery of relevant new pedagogies, as found in digital media, so tomorrow's teachers will be prepared for the societal realities they will face.
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The game uses advanced pathfinding algorithms to navigate through complex terrains.
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In robotics, pathfinding helps autonomous vehicles determine the best route to their destination.
Synonyms
Planning and guiding vehicles like ships or planes from one place to another
Deciding and directing the path that things take, like internet data or packages
Helping people find their way in a place using signs and maps
How Complex
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pathfinding combines path ('route') and finding ('discovering'), so it is like 'discovering a route'. That's why pathfinding means the process of finding a way from one place to another, for example in video games or robots when they move around things in the way.