Procedural Generation
What It Means When Algorithms Start Telling Stories for Us
Procedural storytelling is creating a new class of narrative within games, but the real story is in the machinery behind it.
'Road Trip' Is A Procedurally Generated Version of That One Simpsons Vine
It's free and you can play it right now and I love it to death.
'Sol Trader' is a Game About Talking To People in Outer Space
Space is extremely large and I am eighteen years old.
What Does a Former NASA Employee Think of 'No Man's Sky'?
We went and asked one, to see if the imminent space-faring epic from Hello Games could encourage a new era of interstellar exploration.
What Does a Former NASA Employee Think of 'No Man's Sky'?
We went and asked one, to see if the imminent space-faring epic from Hello Games could encourage a new era of interstellar exploration.
‘No Man’s Sky’ Isn’t Out Until Next Week, But This Guy May Have Already Beaten It
A player with a leaked copy of No Man's Sky reached the center of the galaxy in 30 hours. But why are we so obsessed with the game's length?
‘No Man’s Sky’ Isn’t Out Until Next Week, But This Guy May Have Already Beaten It
A player with a leaked copy of 'No Man's Sky' reached the center of the galaxy in 30 hours. But why are we so obsessed with the game's length?
How ‘No Man’s Sky’ and ‘Elite Dangerous’ Harness the Feeling of Real Exploration
The sci-fi adventure of this summer, and Frontier's similarly ambitious epic, both use procedural generation. But what does that really mean?
‘The Flame in the Flood’ Is a Cute but Crushing Game About the End of America
The game is an arduous journey featuring starvation and exposure, but that doesn't stop it from looking really pretty.
Make Art for Aliens in Strangethink’s ‘Joy Exhibition’ Game
UK-based experimental video game designer Strangethink’s latest combines art software and video games.
How to Build a Life-Sized Universe Using Math
'No Man's Sky' creator Sean Murray walked us through the algorithms that rule the most anticipated game the year.