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November 28, 2017 11:50 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/6BjT-DxRH5A/infinitown-is-a-procedurally-g.html
Infinitown is a procedurally generated city that seems to go on forever
This eBoy-esque procedurally generated city brings to mind short story by J.G. Ballard called "Report on an Unidentified Space Station," which appeared in one of my favorite science fiction anthologies, Semiotext(e) SF which was edited by Rudy Rucker and Robert Anton Wilson.
"This WebGL experiment is an attempt to create a procedural city that feels alive and is fun to watch. First, we generate a finite grid of random city blocks. Then, using some tricks, the viewpoint wraps around this grid, which creates the illusion of an endless cityscape."
By pinching and zooming on a trackpad, you can change the point of view. Not sure how to do it with a mouse, because I don't use one.
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/6BjT-DxRH5A/infinitown-is-a-procedurally-g.html
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