I need the a thorough and brief, comprehensive explanation of finite state machines.
I am wondering if someone here can make it as simple yet thorough as possible.
I'd also like to know about 3 or less different use cases.
An analogy would be helpful.
I think I could use this for changing animations in my game.
Thank you in advance.
So you know what "infinite" is, right?
Infinite means "no limit". (In = not, finite = limited)
So, finite means limited.
So a limited state machine is a machine that has a limited number of states... easy right?
For example, a light switch has 2 states. "On" and "Off".
Therefore, a light switch is a finite state machine.
How that applies to games is say in a fighting game, you have "punching", "kicking" and "throwing fireball". If you're doing one, you can't be doing the other... and that's how we arrive at our "states".
Does that make sense? Do you have any further questions?
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