019 - ML Flappy Bird

Description

Flappy bird - the bird is learning to fly between the pipes by using Machine Learning and Genetic Algorithm to train it.

Link

You can see the version live on Codepen

Done

• create Bird
• create Pipes
• add physics to Bird
• add collision to Bird with the Pipes
• allow the Bird to jump
• reset game when the Bird collided with a Pipe
• keep track of the score
• keep track of the highest score
• add Neural Network (aka a brain) to the Bird
• train the Bird
• create a population of Birds
• add Genetic Algorithm to the Birds
• create a slider to be able to control how fast the NN will learn
• add bird "death" when hits the floor or ceiling
• add text outside the canvas or make it visible
• add nice graphics to the game

To do

• switch to Brain.js for NN
• add gif example

Credits

• FontAwesome v4
• Built with p5js
• Inspired from TheCodingTrain
• Also the matrix & nn libraries from TheCodingTrain