snAI-k 3D (Snake 3D AI pathfinding)

Overview

This project implements a classic Snake game prototype that features AI pathfinding algorithms, SDL3 for window and input, OpenGL for rendering, ImGui for GUI controls, and a dynamic synth sound generation.

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Features

• AI Pathfinding: Implements an AI-controlled snake using A* pathfinding to navigate towards targets.
• Rendering: Real-time rendering using OpenGL with SDL3 window management.
• Audio: Custom audio synthesizer based on snake behavior and environment, supporting audio mixing.
• User Interface: integrated ImGui for a simple HUD.

Dependencies

• OpenGL 3
• SDL 3
• glm 1
• glad 0.1

Building

This project uses CMake and relies on vcpkg for dependency management. You also need to manually clone Dear ImGui into third_party/imgui directory.

Generic build commands:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .

Building with vcpkg on Windows (Visual Studio 2022)

cmake -B build/native -S . ^
-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=F:/path/to/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake ^
-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows ^
-G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64

cmake --build build/native --config Release

Documentation:

SDL3 examples

https://examples.libsdl.org/SDL3/demo/01-snake/
https://examples.libsdl.org/SDL3/demo/02-woodeneye-008/
https://examples.libsdl.org/SDL3/audio/02-simple-playback-callback/

OpenGL

https://learnopengl.com/

A* pathfinding algorithm

https://www.redblobgames.com/pathfinding/a-star/introduction.html

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.