Bee Boids Demo
Controls
| Keyboard | Controller (Xbox Layout) | |
| Move | WASD / Arrows | Left Stick / D-Pad |
| Zoom | Scroll | Right Stick, Left / Right Shoulder |
| Reset Zoom | 0 | Right Stick Press |
| Spawn Bee | B | A |
| Clear Flock | C | B |
| Follow Cursor | T | |
| Exit | Esc | Select + Start |
A boid, or a "bird-oid object," is an emergent system which "simulates the flocking behavior of birds" by steering each individual boid using a simple set of rules. This demo is an example of the boids algorithm extended to bees in Unity.
Each bee in this demo adheres to the following set of rules:
- Separation: steer away from nearby boids
- Stay in Bounds: steer towards the center of the map if out of bounds
- Wander and Pollinate: steer towards random points, pollinating flowers if possible
To demonstrate the flexible/dynamic nature of these rules, you can toggle a 'Cursor Follow' rule that steers each bee towards the position of the cursor.
Source is available on GitHub.
