Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

A pathfinder designed for the developers. Launching on #Roblox! dsc.gg/Polaris-Nav Joined July 2021

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

All major game engines, like @Roblox, use the A* search algorithm for #pathfinding designed in 1968 for autonomous robotics. Polaris-Nav for #robloxdev will use A*, but offer the option to use RRT*, a 1998 algorithm that has replaced A* in robotics but has not reached games yet.

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

#pathfinding is the foundation of all autonomous agents. NPCs, robots, drones, vehicles. All must have the means and navigation to traverse their environment. @PolarisNav is building that foundation, starting with #RobloxDev @Roblox

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

Navigation meshes require convex polygons to search on. Usually generators use a variant of Delaunay Triangulation to find a good convex decomposition of the mesh. This yields triangles which need to be merged to produce optimally shaped polygons. #rbxdev #pathfinding

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

Incredible work by the team at Nvidia! Generative AIs can now generate gigapixel images. Generating large models, videos, and more is also possible. All in realtime. This will come down into game development tools and will change the industry. thenumb.at/Neural-Graphic…

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

Polaris-Nav's mission is to change the world by providing state of the art navigation to power AI and robotics. Starting in gaming at Roblox, Polaris-Nav will move to other game engines, warehouses, robotics, and mining, spreading throughout the world. #RobloxDev #startup

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

Pathfinding is the foundation of AI and greatly improves immersion. Bring your worlds to life! Allow NPCs to move and interact with the world. Every NPC tells a story and builds immersion by where it goes.

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

The @Roblox pathfinder provided to #RobloxDev s can generate automatic jump connections. However, these connections will never be diagonal or at an angle, only the four cardinal directions. Some longer distance jumps are also missed. Have you run into this issue before?

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

Create different navigation meshes for each of your @Roblox NPCs with Polaris-Nav! Your cars shouldn't use the crosswalks with the pedestrians, and the pedestrians shouldn't be in the streets! Polaris-Nav is freeing #RobloxDev! Now in an open beta: dsc.gg/polaris-nav

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

#DidYouKnow that Recast, the pathfinder @Roblox provides to #RobloxDev, is an “inaccurate” pathfinder? @PolarisNav uses “exact” methods instead of Recasts voxelization. Where Recast generates incorrect meshes, Polaris-Nav is perfect. Join here: dsc.gg/Polaris-Nav

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

At last, the secret has been discovered… but it should probably be considered black magic!

Anaminus @Anaminus

3 years ago

At last, the secret has been discovered… but it should probably be considered black magic!

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Polaris-Nav @PolarisNav

3 years ago

Actions that matter more than words. Using Twitter to express anxiety and opposition only reinforces that Twitter really is the town square of dialog. Elons knows this, so he intentionally baits his opposition into using the platform. Most take it hook, line, and sinker! 🍿