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Sam Swain @sam.apparance.uk · 10h

Streaming again in an hour! Join me to see if I can get rooms joining up properly this time! :D
www.twitch.tv/ga5p0d3

Funky Diagnostics! Procedural Labels! Episode #9 (last week).
Me in the corner waving. Unreal Editor in background showing procedural space station rooms with blue and red diagnostics boxes and labels.

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passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 4d

LOOK AT HOW BIG MY FOREST IS

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celestialmaze @cmzw.bsky.social · 4d

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liasomething @liasomething.bsky.social · 1d

😀
bootloader.art/generator/123

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Daniel Fdez Marqués @danifm.com · 1d

The new SDF grids add so many possibilities. I did a small test for procedural cave generation
#geometrynodes #procgen #b3d

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Don De Tina @donnyd.bsky.social · 23h

❤️❤️❤️

Non-Euclidean Dreamer @noneucldreamer.bsky.social · 1d

Wave passing horizontal Surface.

#mathsky

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Casual Garage Coder @casualgaragecoder.com · 23h

Irrigation map computed using C++/OpenMP. The lakes and rivers only take less than 5ms to compute, but the irrigation requires to be spread using some rules. Too reach stable state requires ~200ms with a core i5-13th gen :/ Next step, vegetation based on irrigation ... #indiegame #solodev #procgen

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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 2d

Have you ever wanted to listen to the Monty Hall Problem, in procedural music form?

If the answer is "Yes", see my upcoming talk at Roguelike Celebration on October 26, www.roguelike.club

A screenshot from my adaptive music software. Various fields describe the monty hall problem, but a lot of the behavior is customizable, such as whether the host is evil, whether the host is required to open a door, or even offer the player to switch to another door.

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Tom Betts @tomnullpointer.bsky.social · 3d

As an example of the sort of stuff on there, one of the articles is a short writeup of a prototype I mentioned on bluesky a year or so back. An approach to generating a top down city map.

www.nullpointer.co.uk/generating-c...

Generating City Maps

This post explains how I coded a city map generator for a…

www.nullpointer.co.uk

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passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 4d

WAIT! sampling from sdf after fillet basically gives you geometry-independent AO grid 😮

blender 5.0 is bussin 🤯

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えいいち（E.C.H） @ech0903.bsky.social · 5d

dailycoding - 20251011 / graphic
#p5js #javascript #Processing #generativeart #creativecoding #dailycoding
code : openprocessing.org/sketch/2752012

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Canvas of Kings @mightofmerchants.bsky.social · 7d

Procedural generation. Road with buildings. #dnd

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passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 8d

remember how burn is useful for 2d masks? it works just as great for 3d masks

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passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 8d

Installed Blender 5.0, scatter on surface is now a built-in node ❤️

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Xor @xordev.com · 10d

"Lapse"
for(float i,z,d,h;i++<5e1;o+=vec4(3,z,i,1)/d)
{vec3 p=z*normalize(FC.rgb*2.-r.xyy),a;a.y++;p.z+=7.;a=mix(dot(a,p)*a,p,sin(h=length(p)-t))+cos(h)*cross(a,p);
for(d=0.;d++<9.;a+=sin(round(a*d)-t).zxy/d);z+=d=.1*length(a.xz);}
o=tanh(o/1e4);

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Da Scary Rose @modernmodron.itch.io · 19d

If you have one, what's your favorite memory of blaseball?

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a wizard @towerwizard.bsky.social · 21d

The wizard sleeps tranquilly. Something very large flies over the tower, casting it briefly in shadow.

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Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club · 23d

Can you believe this schedule?

www.roguelike.club/event2025.html

Join us in our carnival-themed MUD space on Oct 25-26 for this incredible lineup of speakers and talks on all things roguelike!

Roguelike Celebration - Event 2025

www.roguelike.club

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Douglas Wilson @doougle.net · 23d

omg the talk/speaker lineup for Roguelike Celebration (@roguelike.club) 2025 looks sooo good:
www.roguelike.club/event2025.html

So obviously one of the most vital events in videogames right now, I really hope I can make the time to attend this year.

Roguelike Celebration - Event 2025

www.roguelike.club

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Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · 23d

I'll be giving the talk "Roll for Reminiscence: Procedural Keepsake Games" at Roguelike Celebration! Super excited to share work I've been doing on this topic!

Douglas Wilson @doougle.net · 23d

omg the talk/speaker lineup for Roguelike Celebration (@roguelike.club) 2025 looks sooo good:
www.roguelike.club/event2025.html

So obviously one of the most vital events in videogames right now, I really hope I can make the time to attend this year.

Roguelike Celebration - Event 2025

www.roguelike.club

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Tiny Anarchy Fairy @tinyanarchistfairy.bsky.social · 24d

#Abstract #creativecoding #digitalart #genartclub #algorithmicArt #Processing #programming #computerart

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Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club · 29d

such a pleasure to have you join us, thank you. we're so excited for the big conference oct 25-26 celebrating ten years!

Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · Sep 10

Last Sunday, I chatted about design in UFO 50 at a preview event for @roguelike.club & here's the video:

tinyurl.com/3j7afb2c

Also, be sure to keep watching after for two *excellent* talks by @ezra-szanton.itch.io and @apepers.bsky.social on synergy in deckbuilding & systems suspense respectively

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Ezra Szanton @handle.invalid · Sep 7

I'm speaking about Synergy Networks in Roguelike Deckbuilders at @roguelike.club later today! 7pm EST.

Tickets are free: ti.to/roguelike-ce...

See you there! (In the very cool conference MUD they've got set up)

Roguelike Celebration: Preview Event 2025

Roguelike games have been part of gaming culture for over 30 years and they have a deep and special place in our hearts. We'd love to get to spend some time with you all learning about roguelikes and ...

ti.to

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celestialmaze @cmzw.bsky.social · 29d

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Marcos @marcos-don.bsky.social · Sep 12

Almost appreciating JavaScript lately.

#recreationalprogramming #gamedev

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