Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

Procedural texture generation and rendering encompass a range of algorithmic techniques designed to synthesise detailed, non-repetitive textures on virtual surfaces. By relying on mathematical models ...

Dungeon crawlers offer a satisfying structure with combat and problem-solving while combining rogue-like and RPG elements. Procedural generation in games like Devil Spire and Mortal Sin adds variety ...

Many games use procedural generation to create a game world algorithmically, starting with Elite way back in 1984. But this isn’t the only way that this kind of dynamic content can be used in games.

Why it matters: Managing graphics memory has become one of the most pressing challenges facing the realm of real-time 3D rendering. As visuals become more detailed, the amount of VRAM required for ...

TL;DR: Unreal Engine 5.7 Preview introduces a production-ready Procedural Content Generation Framework with nearly double the performance of UE5.5, enhanced GPU overrides, multiplatform support, and a ...