Subject: Re: Movement Algorithm
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From: breese@imada.ou.dk (Bjorn Reese)
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Annamma Alexander (aalexand@wwonline.com) wrote:

> Can anyone figure out the logic for the monster to find his way to the 
> player's sqaure? The problem that stumps me that the monster has to 
> move _AWAY_ from the player to exit the room and then _TOWARDS_ 
> the player once it leaves the room?

This is not a trivial issue. I suggest that you'll look at how
navigation and planning are handled in robotics. A good introduction
is

  McKerrow, Phillip John
  "Introduction to Robotics"
  Addison-Wesley, 1991
  ISBN 0-201-18240-8

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