PCG Compute Caves
This project procedurally models and generates cave landscapes on the GPU.

In order to run it you must have DirectX11 or higher.
Otherwise, we invite you to take a look at our screenshot gallery: https://imgur.com/a/c1x7i#0
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Some background before you start:
The following images show you the kind of features and geologic phenomena we are trying to simulate.

We ask you to keep a lookout for similarities to these patterns while you play our demo.

What this project is not:
For reasons of scope, and because unity Free, the terrain is:
-not destructible
-not optimized for generation speed
-not generated according to the direction you are walking in

It is a simple exploration "game". You will be able to preview the overall cave structure, and then generate the world and have 2 types of characters/playstiles to try.
TIME TO PLAY THE GAME:
Each time you run the demo (or you press "Next Style" in the options), you get a different cave.

Unity Web Player beta build here: [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ itu.dk/people/tdbe/caveBeta ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]

Protip: if you're on a laptop, or have a 4k screen, and experience lag, make the browser window smaller.

Protip2: the game continues to generate caves even in the background (if you minimize it)

Now please tell us what you think!
..in case you're done exploring. If not, you can come back later, we won't judge you.

Do you play games with procedurally generated content?
Never
A lot
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Overall, how well did the shapes in our caves, match the reference photos above?
Not at all
Seems legit
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^
[any comments]
How natural did the canyon erosion look?
(imagining they were carved by waterflow)
Totally unrealistic
Uncanny
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^
[any comments]
Albeit stylized, how much did the texture help sell the idea that this is some kind of canyon environment?
Meh
Helped a lot
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^
[any comments]
Did you try the ice texture? (pressing J)
Was it cool?
Was the ice texture better or worse suited for the cave geometry?
Did the landscapes work as ice caves as much as they work as canyon caves?
worked less
worked better
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^
[any comments]
Regardless of realism, how much did you like the shapes and art style?
Sucks
Awesome
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^
[any comments]
How much time do you estimate you have spent playing around in the caves?
Would you like to spend more?
How interested would you be in playing a game which used our caves as (part of) its environment?
..if it had actual gameplay; like maybe if you were hunting some kind of mini kaijus in it
Unhype
Now Now Now Now Now!
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How well suited was the environment for a 3rd person character?
Not fun
Feels natural/comfortable
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How well suited was the environment for a spaceship/flying game?
Would never work
Would work great
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Did you find one of the two textures (canyon, ice) better suited for a certain play style? For example: space ship in ice caves, astronaut in canyon.
What kind of game would you think our caves would best be suited for?
Any kind of game, any kind of characters. Even if it had destructible / minable terrain etc.
Did any of the environments / textures remind you of something (a game)?
Do you know of any games with similar (and perhaps procedurally generated) environments? If so, how does it compare? (e.g.: the antlion caves in Half Life 2)
What would you like to see added? (in terms of landscape, not in terms of characters, props, vegetation etc.)
E.g.: would you like a larger variety of landscapes, different features / landmarks, higher detail (tessellation?).
If you ran the program more than once (tested different caves) (how many?), were any of them dissatisfactory / not fun to play around in?
Did you lose your way?
your mind?
Do you have any general comments to add? Was there something in particular you liked / disliked? (e.g. "I don't like vertical drops")
And, did you happen to take any screenshots of cool stuff that you care to share with us? (post a link if you feel like it)
Did you play until the entire cave finished generating?
(Or, at least once, in case you ran the program multiple times)
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Did you experience any lag (before and/or after) the cave finished generating?
What videocard and what CPU do you have? (cpu Mhz) (Do you have a mobile (laptop) graphics card?)
What is your background?
game development, rocketsurgery etc.
Would you like to identify yourself?
some kind of name:
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