Download or read book Mazes for Programmers written by Jamis Buck and published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the secrets to creating random mazes! Whether you're a game developer, an algorithm connoisseur, or simply in search of a new puzzle, you're about to level up. Learn algorithms to randomly generate mazes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and dimensions. Bend them into Moebius strips, fold them into cubes, and wrap them around spheres. Stretch them into other dimensions, squeeze them into arbitrary outlines, and tile them in a dizzying variety of ways. From twelve little algorithms, you'll discover a vast reservoir of ideas and inspiration. From video games to movies, mazes are ubiquitous. Explore a dozen algorithms for generating these puzzles randomly, from Binary Tree to Eller's, each copiously illustrated and accompanied by working implementations in Ruby. You'll learn their pros and cons, and how to choose the right one for the job. You'll start by learning six maze algorithms and transition from making mazes on paper to writing programs that generate and draw them. You'll be introduced to Dijkstra's algorithm and see how it can help solve, analyze, and visualize mazes. Part 2 shows you how to constrain your mazes to different shapes and outlines, such as text, circles, hex and triangle grids, and more. You'll learn techniques for culling dead-ends, and for making your passages weave over and under each other. Part 3 looks at six more algorithms, taking it all to the next level. You'll learn how to build your mazes in multiple dimensions, and even on curved surfaces. Through it all, you'll discover yourself brimming with ideas, the best medicine for programmer's block, burn-out, and the grayest of days. By the time you're done, you'll be energized and full of maze-related possibilities! What You Need: The example code requires version 2 of the Ruby programming language. Some examples depend on the ChunkyPNG library to generate PNG images, and one chapter uses POV-Ray version 3.7 to render 3D graphics.
Download or read book The Amazing Book of Mazes written by Adrian Fisher and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history, theory, and design of mazes, including hedge mazes, panel mazes, mirror mazes, turf mazes, and panel mazes.
Download or read book Krazydad Two Not Touch Volume 1 360 Star Battle Puzzles to Preserve Your Sanity in These Trying Times written by Jim Bumgardner and published by Krazydad Two Not Touch. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From krazydad, constructor of the wildly popular and addictive puzzles published in The New York Times as Two Not Touch, here are 360 of your favorite Star Battle puzzles. These puzzles will provide a healthy diversion for you in these challenging times, and help you make it to the other side with your sanity intact! Includes an instructive and pithy tutorial.
Download or read book Mazes and Labyrinths written by William Henry Matthews and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 1922 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mazes and Labyrinths is a look into the origin and mystery of mazes. From ancient stone carvings, Minoan palaces to today's hedge-maze, Matthews chronicles the history of the maze. With over 140 illustrations.
Download or read book Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths written by Walter Shepherd and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The path least traveled makes all the difference in this volume, especially when you find yourself crossing bridges, escaping from caves, lighting firecrackers, spelling out passwords, and untangling snakes. These 50 challenges include classic, solid, and ripple mazes, along with short-path and avoidance labyrinths and other intriguing problems. Solutions.
Download or read book Mazes and Labyrinths written by Walter Shepherd and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 1961 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 amusements using principle of maze, most based on story situations. Classical mazes, 3-D, Moebius-strip mazes, more. Quite unusual. 84 illustrations.
Download or read book Amazing Mazes written by Rolf Heimann and published by . This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Around the World Mazes written by Sam Smith and published by Usborne Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go on a big puzzle journey around the world with this amazing maze book! Children are taken on a whirlwind journey around the globe, solving puzzles along the way.
Download or read book Mad Mazes written by Robert Abbott and published by Adams Media Corporation. This book was released on 1990 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Maze of Games written by Mike Selinker and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colleen and Samuel Quaice are teenagers living in 1897 England. During a visit to Upper Wolverhampton Bibliotheque, they discover a musty book called THE MAZE OF GAMES. Opening the book summons the Gatekeeper, a mysterious skeletal guardian who plunges the Quaices into a series of dangerous labyrinths, populated with myriad monsters and perplexing puzzles.Only by solving their way through the Gatekeeper's mazes will the Quaice children find their way home.Read the novel. Solve the Puzzles. Get out alive
Download or read book Staw Wars Mazes written by Sean C. Jackson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-of-a-kind maze book set in a galaxy far, far away is a fun, interactive way to explore the Star WarsT(TM) universe. Expert maze creator and lifelong Star Wars fan Sean C. Jackson brings the saga to life through more than 30 beautifully illustrated mazes of iconic scenes and locations ranging from the forest moon of Endor to Bespin's Cloud City, the dark side planet of Exegol, Jabba's palace, pod races, clone armies, and much more. Each full-color maze includes notes about the environment and special bonus elements to find hidden along the way. Star Wars fans of all ages will enjoy racing through the corridors of the Death Star, scavenging inside a fallen star destroyer on Jakku, searching the rocky cliffs of Ahch-To, and much more. - EXPLORE A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY: Immerse yourself in a brand new way when you explore your favorite Star Wars locations via exciting mazes. - ACCOMPLISH MISSIONS WITH EACH MAZE: Each of the dozens of unique mazes comes with its own mission that's accomplished by finishing the maze, such as "Return to the base to escort the last transport off planet," "Take the smuggler Han Solo back to your ship," and "Locate Jedi Master Yoda in the mysterious swamp." - EXTRA, FINDABLE ITEMS IN EACH MAZE: In addition to the maze itself, each includes other game activities or elements to find. - BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND REPLAYABLE: The gorgeously detailed full color mazes may be solved by pen or pencil, but using a non-writing item to follow the paths leaves the book ready to replay. (c) & TM LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization.
Download or read book Spy Mazes written by Sam Smith and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2025-02-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infiltrate top-secret bases, navigate laser networks and escape in high-speed pursuits as you delve into the world of espionage in this stylish selection of mazes. Each maze is more challenging than the last, from following snowy footprints to decrypting codewords, and all the answers are at the back if you get stuck.
Download or read book Fun and Challenging Mazes for Kids 8 12 written by Dp Kids and published by DP Kids. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun and Challenging Mazes for Kids is packed with mazes to entertain, stimulate, and challenge your kids. These mazes can help improve fine motor skills, problem-solving skills, and visual perceptual skills. Various types, themes, and shapes ensure your child won't get bored. This big book of mazes includes mazes in a variety of difficulty levels from simpler to more advanced. This maze book is sure to get kids thinking
Download or read book Thomas Flintham s Book of Mazes and Puzzles written by Thomas Flintham and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An a-MAZE-ing book of puzzles, dot-to-dots, spot-the-difference, and mazes like you've never seen before. . . from the creator of the Branches Press Start! series!
Download or read book City Mazes Around the World written by Stephanie Babin and published by Twirl. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore fifteen different world cities via intricate map mazes featuring information about local landmarks and attractions.
Download or read book Monster Mazes written by Dave Phillips and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1989-06-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-two mazes with fantasy-adventure themes, such as finding marvelous treasures and slaying giant beasts.
Download or read book Picture That Mazes written by Conceptis Puzzles and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The follow-up to last season’s Picture This! Mazes offers two types of mazes and two types of fun--plus, every finished maze becomes a picture. In every case, solvers begin by finding a clear path from start to finish. But that’s when the road forks: in the basic maze, all you do is mark the route you traced with a thick, dark line. Immediately, the hidden image is revealed. For the reversed mazes (labeled with an "R”), you lightly trace the right path in pencil and then color in all the wrong ones to get the picture. These large puzzles--similar to but more challenging than Super Hidden Picture Mazes--show people dancing, animals, portraits of famous figures, and other terrific things.
