How to determine visibility in 2D

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Published on 2010-03-28T03:44:05Z Indexed on 2010/03/28 3:53 UTC
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Hello, I'm developing an AI sandbox and I would like to calculate what every living entity can see.

The rule is to simply hide what's behind the edges of the shapes from the point of view of the entity. The image clarifies everything:

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I need it either as an input to the artificial intelligence either graphically, to show it for a specific entity while it moves..

Any cool ideas?

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