2dgloids depends on OpenGL 4.1 and above, OpenMP, ISPC, and cmake. Start by cloning this repository, making sure to pass the --recursive flag to grab all the dependencies. If you forgot, then you can git submodule update --init instead.

Each branch contains a different accelerating implementation. For all branches to build, run

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

To run after buiding from your build directory, run

./Glitter/Glitter

The boid controls are:

W: increase maximum velocity

S: decrease maximum velocity

Up arrow: increase boid view distance

Down arrow: decrease boid view distance

1: increase collision avoidance weight

2: decrease collision avoidance weight

3: increase alignment weight

4: decrease alignment weight

5: increase position weight

6: decrease position weight