Company
Date Published
Author
Scott Chacon
Word count
155
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Scott Chacon describes his experience with Frock, a flocking chicken simulation created with Lua and the Löve framework, which he found on GitHub, sparking memories of bird flocking simulations from college. He is intrigued by the visual appeal of the simulation and is working on improving its performance by addressing the algorithm used to determine neighboring chickens, which currently involves inefficient n^2 comparisons. Chacon expresses a desire to support more chickens in the simulation and is exploring R-trees as a potential solution, while also inviting others to contribute their ideas for more efficient culling techniques. The author, known as wilhelm, is also seeking assistance in enhancing the neighbor-finding algorithm.