Procedural game level generation by joining geometry with hand-placed connectors

Rafael Castro e Silva; Nuno Fachada; Nélio Códices; Diogo de Andrade

Procedural game level generation by joining geometry with hand-placed connectors

Rafael Castro e Silva
, Nuno Fachada
, Nélio Códices
, Diogo de Andrade

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Abstract

We present a method for procedural generation of 3D levels based on a system of connectors with pins and human-made pieces of geometry. The method avoids size limitations and layout constraints, while offering the level designer a high degree of control over the generated maps. The proposed approach was originally developed for and tested on a multiplayer shooter game, nonetheless being sufficiently general to be useful for other types of game, as demonstrated by a number of additional experiments. The method can be used as both a level design and level creation tool, opening the door for quality map creation in a fraction of the time of a fully human-based approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Videojogos 2020
Place of Publication	Mirandela
Publisher	Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências dos Videojogos
Pages	80-93
ISBN (Print)	978-989-54606-2-5
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	12th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts, VJ 2020 - Virtual, Online Duration: 26 Nov 2020 → 28 Nov 2020

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts, VJ 2020
City	Virtual, Online
Period	26/11/20 → 28/11/20

Funding

Supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia under Grant No.: UIDB/05380/2020 (HEI-Lab)

Funders	Funder number
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia	UIDB/05380/2020

Keywords

COMPUTER ENGINEERING
VIDEO GAMES
3D DESIGN
COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY

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Procedural game level generation by joining geometry with hand-placed connectors

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