Unity 2017 Game AI Programming - Third Edition

Learning the origins of flocks

The flocking algorithm dates all the way back to the mid-80s. It was first developed by Craig Reynolds, who developed it for use in films, the most famous adaptation of the technology being the swarm of bats in Batman Returns in 1992, for which he won an Oscar. Since then, the use of the flocking algorithm has expanded beyond the world of film into various fields, from games to scientific research. Despite being relatively efficient and accurate, the algorithm is also very simple to understand and implement.