procedural generation

Players of No Man's Sky are sharing footage of an ocean planet where the waves reach an enormous scale, dwarfing the player's viewpoint and highlighting the game's procedural generation. The clip is drawing reactions from the gaming community across PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch, with fans praising the visual spectacle and discussing base-building potential on such worlds.

A developer has unveiled a long-running hobby project that grew far beyond its original scope. What began as a simple script to generate a believable planet for a role-playing game turned into a full simulation, as the creator kept adding the science needed to make it realistic — starting with a procedurally generated star and expanding from there. Fellow enthusiasts of procedural generation and hard science-fiction worldbuilding are taking an interest in the work.

Artists taking part in SciArtSeptember, a month-long daily science-art challenge, are responding to today's prompt, 'Bone'. One participant shared an in-progress ink drawing inspired by spongiform, sponge-like bone structures, combining biology themes with generative and procedural art techniques. The challenge invites scientists and artists to share themed artwork each day throughout September.