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rank 31
hn_id 12612246
upvotes 1226
comments 122
title Show HN: Wave function collapse algorithm
description An implementation of the Wave Function Collapse algorithm for procedural content generation.
link https://github.com/mxgmn/WaveFunctionCollapse
hn_discussion_url https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12612246
domain github.com
author ExUtumno
launched_at 2016-09-30T13:20:43+00:00
topic Algorithms
theme Procedural generation
tags algorithm procedural graphics games opensource
product_type Library
target_audience Game developers
is_open_source Yes
business_model Open source
is_active True
activity_status Live
http_status 200
resolved_url https://github.com/mxgmn/WaveFunctionCollapse
page_meta_description Bitmap & tilemap generation from a single example with the help of ideas from quantum mechanics - mxgmn/WaveFunctionCollapse
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