Artificial Intelligence Behavior Modeling – B-HAVE 

AI Navigation Module for VR-Forces

The B-HAVE (Brains for Human Activities in Virtual Environments) Module for VR-Forces® leverages advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to provide more complex and realistic behaviors within MÄK’s VR-Forces simulation environment. Using the B-HAVE Module, VR-Forces entities can analyze terrain topology, intelligently navigate through com­plex urban environments, automatically plan and follow paths through 3D building interi­ors, dynamically avoid collisions with obstacles or other entities, and flee from threats. The B-HAVE Module is powered by Autodesk® Kynapse®, the leading AI technology toolkit for behavior simulation in the video game industry.

• Terrain topology analysis
• Automatic path generation
• Realistic and intelligent behaviors
• Navigate complex urban environments
• 3D building interiors
• Hide, wander, follow and flee
• Crowd laydown and tasking
• Edit behavior scripts in Lua
• Background vehicle traffic
• Visualize behavior decisions
• Access additional Kynapse for Simulation functionality through B-HAVE Toolkit

Intelligent Navigation 

B-HAVE adds more intelligent navigation to VR-Forces by extending the set of tasks available to VR-Forces users out of the box. Guided by the navigation map associated with your terrain, B-HAVE algorithms allow human entities to enter and leave buildings, go up and down stairs, realistically avoid obstacles, and flee or hide from threats — all without any manual path planning. B-HAVE-enabled vehicles will maneuver through towns and cities, stopping at intersections, avoiding buildings and each other. Auto­matic laydown of crowds and background vehicle traffic allows you to quickly populate your scenario.

B-HAVE Toolkit — Kynapse for VR-Forces 

The B-HAVE Toolkit allows developers to go beyond the built-in functionality of the B-HAVE Module by extending it though a C++ interface. The B-HAVE Toolkit includes the full Autodesk Kynapse SDK   and access to all its features, along with developer access to the B-HAVE libraries that integrate Kynapse with VR-Forces.