Yay eu encontrei um trabalho de pesquisa!
Em termos de custo computacional, o Shadow Mapping parece um vencedor bastante claro.
O algoritmo usado pode ser encontrado aqui e uma implementação em C # pode ser encontrada aqui , bit relevante abaixo.
#region FOV algorithm
// Octant data
//
// \ 1 | 2 /
// 8 \ | / 3
// -----+-----
// 7 / | \ 4
// / 6 | 5 \
//
// 1 = NNW, 2 =NNE, 3=ENE, 4=ESE, 5=SSE, 6=SSW, 7=WSW, 8 = WNW
/// <summary>
/// Start here: go through all the octants which surround the player to
/// determine which open cells are visible
/// </summary>
public void GetVisibleCells()
{
VisiblePoints = new List<Point>();
foreach (int o in VisibleOctants)
ScanOctant(1, o, 1.0, 0.0);
}
/// <summary>
/// Examine the provided octant and calculate the visible cells within it.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pDepth">Depth of the scan</param>
/// <param name="pOctant">Octant being examined</param>
/// <param name="pStartSlope">Start slope of the octant</param>
/// <param name="pEndSlope">End slope of the octance</param>
protected void ScanOctant(int pDepth, int pOctant, double pStartSlope, double pEndSlope)
{
int visrange2 = VisualRange * VisualRange;
int x = 0;
int y = 0;
switch (pOctant)
{
case 1: //nnw
y = player.Y - pDepth;
if (y < 0) return;
x = player.X - Convert.ToInt32((pStartSlope * Convert.ToDouble(pDepth)));
if (x < 0) x = 0;
while (GetSlope(x, y, player.X, player.Y, false) >= pEndSlope)
{
if (GetVisDistance(x, y, player.X, player.Y) <= visrange2)
{
if (map[x, y] == 1) //current cell blocked
{
if (x - 1 >= 0 && map[x - 1, y] == 0) //prior cell within range AND open...
//...incremenet the depth, adjust the endslope and recurse
ScanOctant(pDepth + 1, pOctant, pStartSlope, GetSlope(x - 0.5, y + 0.5, player.X, player.Y, false));
}
else
{
if (x - 1 >= 0 && map[x - 1, y] == 1) //prior cell within range AND open...
//..adjust the startslope
pStartSlope = GetSlope(x - 0.5, y - 0.5, player.X, player.Y, false);
VisiblePoints.Add(new Point(x, y));
}
}
x++;
}
x--;
break;
case 2: //nne
y = player.Y - pDepth;
if (y < 0) return;
x = player.X + Convert.ToInt32((pStartSlope * Convert.ToDouble(pDepth)));
if (x >= map.GetLength(0)) x = map.GetLength(0) - 1;
while (GetSlope(x, y, player.X, player.Y, false) <= pEndSlope)
{
if (GetVisDistance(x, y, player.X, player.Y) <= visrange2)
{
if (map[x, y] == 1)
{
if (x + 1 < map.GetLength(0) && map[x + 1, y] == 0)
ScanOctant(pDepth + 1, pOctant, pStartSlope, GetSlope(x + 0.5, y + 0.5, player.X, player.Y, false));
}
else
{
if (x + 1 < map.GetLength(0) && map[x + 1, y] == 1)
pStartSlope = -GetSlope(x + 0.5, y - 0.5, player.X, player.Y, false);
VisiblePoints.Add(new Point(x, y));
}
}
x--;
}
x++;
break;
case 3:
x = player.X + pDepth;
if (x >= map.GetLength(0)) return;
y = player.Y - Convert.ToInt32((pStartSlope * Convert.ToDouble(pDepth)));
if (y < 0) y = 0;
while (GetSlope(x, y, player.X, player.Y, true) <= pEndSlope)
{
if (GetVisDistance(x, y, player.X, player.Y) <= visrange2)
{
if (map[x, y] == 1)
{
if (y - 1 >= 0 && map[x, y - 1] == 0)
ScanOctant(pDepth + 1, pOctant, pStartSlope, GetSlope(x - 0.5, y - 0.5, player.X, player.Y, true));
}
else
{
if (y - 1 >= 0 && map[x, y - 1] == 1)
pStartSlope = -GetSlope(x + 0.5, y - 0.5, player.X, player.Y, true);
VisiblePoints.Add(new Point(x, y));
}
}
y++;
}
y--;
break;
case 4:
x = player.X + pDepth;
if (x >= map.GetLength(0)) return;
y = player.Y + Convert.ToInt32((pStartSlope * Convert.ToDouble(pDepth)));
if (y >= map.GetLength(1)) y = map.GetLength(1) - 1;
while (GetSlope(x, y, player.X, player.Y, true) >= pEndSlope)
{
if (GetVisDistance(x, y, player.X, player.Y) <= visrange2)
{
if (map[x, y] == 1)
{
if (y + 1 < map.GetLength(1)&& map[x, y + 1] == 0)
ScanOctant(pDepth + 1, pOctant, pStartSlope, GetSlope(x - 0.5, y + 0.5, player.X, player.Y, true));
}
else
{
if (y + 1 < map.GetLength(1) && map[x, y + 1] == 1)
pStartSlope = GetSlope(x + 0.5, y + 0.5, player.X, player.Y, true);
VisiblePoints.Add(new Point(x, y));
}
}
y--;
}
y++;
break;
case 5:
y = player.Y + pDepth;
if (y >= map.GetLength(1)) return;
x = player.X + Convert.ToInt32((pStartSlope * Convert.ToDouble(pDepth)));
if (x >= map.GetLength(0)) x = map.GetLength(0) - 1;
while (GetSlope(x, y, player.X, player.Y, false) >= pEndSlope)
{
if (GetVisDistance(x, y, player.X, player.Y) <= visrange2)
{
if (map[x, y] == 1)
{
if (x + 1 < map.GetLength(1) && map[x+1, y] == 0)
ScanOctant(pDepth + 1, pOctant, pStartSlope, GetSlope(x + 0.5, y - 0.5, player.X, player.Y, false));
}
else
{
if (x + 1 < map.GetLength(1)
&& map[x + 1, y] == 1)
pStartSlope = GetSlope(x + 0.5, y + 0.5, player.X, player.Y, false);
VisiblePoints.Add(new Point(x, y));
}
}
x--;
}
x++;
break;
case 6:
y = player.Y + pDepth;
if (y >= map.GetLength(1)) return;
x = player.X - Convert.ToInt32((pStartSlope * Convert.ToDouble(pDepth)));
if (x < 0) x = 0;
while (GetSlope(x, y, player.X, player.Y, false) <= pEndSlope)
{
if (GetVisDistance(x, y, player.X, player.Y) <= visrange2)
{
if (map[x, y] == 1)
{
if (x - 1 >= 0 && map[x - 1, y] == 0)
ScanOctant(pDepth + 1, pOctant, pStartSlope, GetSlope(x - 0.5, y - 0.5, player.X, player.Y, false));
}
else
{
if (x - 1 >= 0
&& map[x - 1, y] == 1)
pStartSlope = -GetSlope(x - 0.5, y + 0.5, player.X, player.Y, false);
VisiblePoints.Add(new Point(x, y));
}
}
x++;
}
x--;
break;
case 7:
x = player.X - pDepth;
if (x < 0) return;
y = player.Y + Convert.ToInt32((pStartSlope * Convert.ToDouble(pDepth)));
if (y >= map.GetLength(1)) y = map.GetLength(1) - 1;
while (GetSlope(x, y, player.X, player.Y, true) <= pEndSlope)
{
if (GetVisDistance(x, y, player.X, player.Y) <= visrange2)
{
if (map[x, y] == 1)
{
if (y + 1 < map.GetLength(1) && map[x, y+1] == 0)
ScanOctant(pDepth + 1, pOctant, pStartSlope, GetSlope(x + 0.5, y + 0.5, player.X, player.Y, true));
}
else
{
if (y + 1 < map.GetLength(1) && map[x, y + 1] == 1)
pStartSlope = -GetSlope(x - 0.5, y + 0.5, player.X, player.Y, true);
VisiblePoints.Add(new Point(x, y));
}
}
y--;
}
y++;
break;
case 8: //wnw
x = player.X - pDepth;
if (x < 0) return;
y = player.Y - Convert.ToInt32((pStartSlope * Convert.ToDouble(pDepth)));
if (y < 0) y = 0;
while (GetSlope(x, y, player.X, player.Y, true) >= pEndSlope)
{
if (GetVisDistance(x, y, player.X, player.Y) <= visrange2)
{
if (map[x, y] == 1)
{
if (y - 1 >=0 && map[x, y - 1] == 0)
ScanOctant(pDepth + 1, pOctant, pStartSlope, GetSlope(x + 0.5, y - 0.5, player.X, player.Y, true));
}
else
{
if (y - 1 >= 0 && map[x, y - 1] == 1)
pStartSlope = GetSlope(x - 0.5, y - 0.5, player.X, player.Y, true);
VisiblePoints.Add(new Point(x, y));
}
}
y++;
}
y--;
break;
}
if (x < 0)
x = 0;
else if (x >= map.GetLength(0))
x = map.GetLength(0) - 1;
if (y < 0)
y = 0;
else if (y >= map.GetLength(1))
y = map.GetLength(1) - 1;
if (pDepth < VisualRange & map[x, y] == 0)
ScanOctant(pDepth + 1, pOctant, pStartSlope, pEndSlope);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the gradient of the slope formed by the two points
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pX1"></param>
/// <param name="pY1"></param>
/// <param name="pX2"></param>
/// <param name="pY2"></param>
/// <param name="pInvert">Invert slope</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private double GetSlope(double pX1, double pY1, double pX2, double pY2, bool pInvert)
{
if (pInvert)
return (pY1 - pY2) / (pX1 - pX2);
else
return (pX1 - pX2) / (pY1 - pY2);
}
/// <summary>
/// Calculate the distance between the two points
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pX1"></param>
/// <param name="pY1"></param>
/// <param name="pX2"></param>
/// <param name="pY2"></param>
/// <returns>Distance</returns>
private int GetVisDistance(int pX1, int pY1, int pX2, int pY2)
{
return ((pX1 - pX2) * (pX1 - pX2)) + ((pY1 - pY2) * (pY1 - pY2));
}
#endregion