The module at University focused on the development of a custom 2D Pathfinding algorithm and Physics system in a platformer, including collision detection and resolution.
The objective of the game, as the blue player, was to collect all of the yellow coin objects within the level before the red character would pathfind towards you.
Pathfinding
Instead of traditional methods of performing scene discretisation, I opted to perform a rather unorthodox ‘raycast’ to detect which pathfinding nodes had become obstructed due to changes in obstacles. If I ever wish to re-implement this in a future project, it is something I would almost certainly change.
Collision Detection
As a part of my collision detection both a broad phase sweep and prune is undertaken before a narrow phase comparison between potentially colliding objects. As a part of this process the minimum seperation between colliding objects is calculated so that they may be moved out of each other and prevent overlap.
Physics
The physics within this project allow for arbitry forces to apply to different rigid bodies within the scene. As a part of collision detection the forces on each object are resolved to provide a realistic response such as by maintaining some velocity of a much faster moving object after the collision and applying it too both objects within the collision.