![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
8:03pm - Wow I've been at the McDonalds a long time without actually working. I fell down the twitter hole a long ways and had to pull myself back out.
Anyways I'm pretty split on if I want to work on my big game project now or work on more of that AI Book but I think it's best for me to do the book right now.
I'm up to Chapter 3: Implementing Sensors, and that's pretty neat. I think I already have a good idea of how to implement sensors in Unity but this might have info on making them more efficient, since there's so many ways to implement them and some might be better.
8:51pm - Chapter 3: Implementing Sensors was disappointingly quick and light, but at least it was straight to the point. It showed how to implement two kinds of sensors and also a design pattern to encompass senses. I think it's pretty cool, and I'll probably use it in a demo I write myself when I've got more book read.
For now I guess it's time for Chapter 4: Finding Your Way, the chapter about pathfinding. This one should be meatier I expect!
10:09pm - Well I've read through the A* implementation for Unity they did. It's pretty complex but I think I understood it well enough. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the example code I downloaded from PacktPub doesn't include the A* example, just the NavMesh examples.
Well, I think I have a good idea of how to implement A* pathfinding in Unity, so let's read about how the NavMesh works.
10:21pm - Oh yeah I forgot to mention, the first NavMesh example that IS included with the book's downloads is the first example that doesn't work. ^.^;;
11:14pm - Well I've finished Chapter 4: Finding Your Way, and while I'm not terribly impressed it does give me some material to think upon.
It's getting late now and I'm considering going home, but I could also stick around a little longer and read some of Chapter 5: Flocks and Crowds. I'm thinking I'll just give it a skim for now and then go home...
11:17pm - Skim complete. It looks like this is the meaty chapter on a subject I don't know well that I've been looking for. <3
I'll still have to save it for next time, but it's nice to know things get better. I'd say so far this book is pretty good for beginners, but I have an intermediate knowledge of AI that makes a lot of this a rehash of old knowledge.
Anyways it's time to go home. <3
Anyways I'm pretty split on if I want to work on my big game project now or work on more of that AI Book but I think it's best for me to do the book right now.
I'm up to Chapter 3: Implementing Sensors, and that's pretty neat. I think I already have a good idea of how to implement sensors in Unity but this might have info on making them more efficient, since there's so many ways to implement them and some might be better.
8:51pm - Chapter 3: Implementing Sensors was disappointingly quick and light, but at least it was straight to the point. It showed how to implement two kinds of sensors and also a design pattern to encompass senses. I think it's pretty cool, and I'll probably use it in a demo I write myself when I've got more book read.
For now I guess it's time for Chapter 4: Finding Your Way, the chapter about pathfinding. This one should be meatier I expect!
10:09pm - Well I've read through the A* implementation for Unity they did. It's pretty complex but I think I understood it well enough. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the example code I downloaded from PacktPub doesn't include the A* example, just the NavMesh examples.
Well, I think I have a good idea of how to implement A* pathfinding in Unity, so let's read about how the NavMesh works.
10:21pm - Oh yeah I forgot to mention, the first NavMesh example that IS included with the book's downloads is the first example that doesn't work. ^.^;;
11:14pm - Well I've finished Chapter 4: Finding Your Way, and while I'm not terribly impressed it does give me some material to think upon.
It's getting late now and I'm considering going home, but I could also stick around a little longer and read some of Chapter 5: Flocks and Crowds. I'm thinking I'll just give it a skim for now and then go home...
11:17pm - Skim complete. It looks like this is the meaty chapter on a subject I don't know well that I've been looking for. <3
I'll still have to save it for next time, but it's nice to know things get better. I'd say so far this book is pretty good for beginners, but I have an intermediate knowledge of AI that makes a lot of this a rehash of old knowledge.
Anyways it's time to go home. <3
