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Search Visualizer

Learn the fundamentals of searching algorithms with an interactive visualizer! Understand linear and binary search, their operations, and how they apply to game development through hands-on simulations.

What you'll learn

  • Fundamentals of Searching in Programming

  • Linear Search Algorithm

  • Binary Search Algorithm

  • Time Complexity Analysis

  • Searching Operation in Game Development

  • STL Implementations of Searching Algorithms

  • Applications and Advantages of Searching Algorithms

Requirements

  • Prior Hands-On Experience with SFML

  • Basic knowledge of programming concepts.

  • Familiarity with arrays and loops.

  • Interest in learning algorithm design and analysis.

  • A computer with at least 4 GB RAM and basic coding tools installed.

About This Course

In this beginner-friendly course, you’ll learn how searching algorithms work through practical visual simulations. You’ll start by exploring what searching is, its applications, and its importance in game development. Then, you’ll implement and visualize both linear search and binary search algorithms.

The interactive visualizer will guide you in understanding key concepts such as **time complexity**, **array access**, and **comparisons**. You’ll be able to input the size of the array and target value, visualize the search process step by step, and understand how algorithms perform on randomized data. The course UI highlights essential metrics like the number of comparisons, array accesses, and the algorithm’s time complexity, giving you a clear picture of how each search method works. By the end, you’ll not only understand these searching algorithms but also how they can be applied to optimize real-world game development processes.

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Curriculum

3 materials
  • Project Goal
  • Preview

  • Getting Started
  • Branching Instructions
3 materials
  • Configuring Searching Project
  • Architecture Overview
  • UI Overview
9 materials
  • Chapter Goal
  • Preview

  • What Is Linear Search
  • Preview

  • Gameplay Service
  • Gameplay Service
  • Creating A Stick
  • A Collection Of Sticks
  • Creating a collection of Sticks
  • Rendering A Collection Of Sticks
  • Render a collection of sticks
9 materials
  • Implementing Linear Search
  • Implement Linear Search
  • Implementing Multithreading
  • Implement Multithreading
  • Time Complexity
  • Time Complexity of Linear Search
  • Create Gameplay UI Controller
  • [⏳Quiz]
  • Solution for Linear Search Branch
8 materials
  • Chapter Goal
  • Introduction to Binary Search
  • Implementing Binary Search
  • Time Complexity
  • Implement Binary Search and its Time Complexity
  • Linear Search Vs Binary Search
  • [⏳Quiz]
  • Solution for Binary Search Branch

Instructor

Mayank Grover

Founder, Teacher @ Outscal | EA, Kixeye, DeNA, Junglee, D.E. Shaw

Why you should learn from me:

  • Over 10 years of experience building games for major companies like EA, Junglee, DeNA.
  • Founder of Outscal, a thriving 9000+ member community dedicated to game development and career growth.
  • Proven track record of mentoring developers, with a focus on practical, career-accelerating skills.

Outscal Alumni

Vinay Kashyap
Gameplay Programmer at Ubisoft

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Gameplay Engineer 2 at Zynga

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