README.md

Maze-Generator-and-Shortest-Path-Finding Project

This project uses Python along with pygame package, to visualize complex maze generation and multiple shortest-path finding algorithms.

Algorithms

Algorithm	Purpose
Randomized Prim's Algorithm	Maze generation
Dijkstra's Algorithm	Shortest-Path-Finding
Breadth First Search Algorithm	Shortest-Path-Finding
A* Search Algorithm	Shortest-Path-Finding
Q-Learing + Depth First Search Algorithm	Shortest-Path-Finding

Setup

• Clone the repository: https://github.com/Chang-Chia-Chi/Maze-Generator-and-Shortest-Path-Finding-Project.git
• Run pip3 install -r requirements.txt to install pygame package required.
• Change direction to /Shortest_Path
• Run python runner.py to start the game.

How to Play

Mouse event

Left Click
Drawing walls on board
Erasing walls on board
Button click

Right Click	Note
Set start & target cell	Create start first then target
Remove start & target cell	Must remove target first then start

Board button

Button	Purpose	Note
Search Start	Start Shortest-Path-Finding using specified algorithms	If any of start, target cell and algorithm has not been chosen, search will not start.
Draw Wall	Drawing walls manually	Will not overwrite start and target cells.
Erase Wall	Deleting walls manually
Maze	Generating Maze	Choose start cell only and no wall exist. Recommend to reset board first.
Reset	Reset and initailize board

Algorithm button

Button	Algorithm
D	Dijkstra
B	Breadth First Search
A	A* Search
Q	Q-Learning with Depth First Search