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Welcome to the first live episode of The Coding Train!

In today’s session, I attempt to implement the A* Pathfinding Algorithm. I start by explaining the mechanics of how the algorithm work and discuss various applications focusing on 2D pathfinding. I then implement the algorithm in JavaScript with the p5.js library for rendering.

This unedited archive features the entire very long and messy debugging process!

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14:00 – Intro to today’s topics (A* is the only one I end up doing)
34:50 – Coding Challenge: A* Pathfinding Algorithm
2:34:15 – Recording Intros
2:53:41 – Conclusion/Q&A

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Links discussed in this video:
Nature of Code Course on Kadenze:
Jason Heglund’s website(Illustrator of The Coding Train logo):
A* Algorithm on Wikipedia:
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach:
Siraj Raval’s channel:
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