“Procedural generation” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but hearing about how it’s used in the space-flight game No Man’s Sky is pretty fascinating. Speaking to Edge, Sean Murray of Hello Games describes all the crazy, unexpected things that can happen when relying on artificial intelligence to
Minecraft is an island unto itself, built entirely of square, earth-toned blocks. Though it’s one of the most successful games in history, you don’t see any other game quite like it. This is rare in an industry where borrowing ideas from others is the standard. Sure, there are legions of lesser copy
This was bound to happen. You can only shoot so many guys in the face before you get tired of it and start screwing around with the formula. What this tech demo called Museum of Technology proves is that the possibilities are huge. But also incredibly small. The game pokes holes in your sense of sca
Bokida looks like Minecraft as envisioned by trendy European graphic artists. Just imagine the premise was tweaked from building unsightly brick buildings to building Abstract Expressionist sculptures. Another difference is that the emphasis here is just as heavily on knocking things down as it is b
