Blatz, Michael; Korn, Oliver:

A Very Short History of Dynamic and Procedural Content Generation

In: Korn, Oliver; Lee, Newton (Eds.): Game Dynamics. Best Practices in Procedural and Dynamic Game Content Generation, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017, 1-13

DOI = 10.1007/978-3-319-53088-8_1

Abstract

This chapter portrays the historical and mathematical background of dynamic and procedural content generation (PCG). We portray and compare various PCG methods and analyze which mathematical approach is suited for typical applications in game design. In the next step, a structural overview of games applying PCG as well as types of PCG is presented. As abundant PCG content can be overwhelming, we discuss context-aware adaptation as a way to adapt the challenge to individual players’ requirements. Finally, we take a brief look at the future of PCG.

Tags: 2017, fractals, game, game dynamics, Mandelbrot, noise generation, Perlin noise, procedural content generation, Springer