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Generating 3D Terrain with 2D Cellular Automata
2025 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)
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Published in
August 19, 2025
Abstract
This paper explores the use of 2D cellular automata (CA) to generate 3D terrains through a simple additive approach. Experimenting with multiple CA transition rules produced aesthetically interesting, navigable landscapes, suggesting applicability for terrain generation in games.
Publication details
Authors in the community:
Nuno Fachada
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Publication version
AM - Accepted manuscript
Publisher
IEEE
Link to the publisher's version
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11114361
Title of the publication container
2025 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)
Location of the conference
Lisbon, Portugal
Conference date start
August 26, 2025
Conference date end
August 29, 2025
Fields of Science and Technology (FOS)
computer-and-information-sciences - Computer and information sciences
Keywords
- procedural terrain generation
- game development
Publication language (ISO code)
eng - English
Rights type:
Open access
Creative Commons license
CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
Financing entity
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Identifier for the funding entity: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
Type of identifier of the funding entity: Crossref Funder
Number for the project, award or grant: CEECINST/00002/2021/CP2788/CT0001
Financing entity
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Identifier for the funding entity: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
Type of identifier of the funding entity: Crossref Funder
Number for the project, award or grant: UIDB/00066/2020
Financing entity
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Identifier for the funding entity: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
Type of identifier of the funding entity: Crossref Funder
Number for the project, award or grant: UIDB/04111/2020
Financing entity
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Identifier for the funding entity: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
Type of identifier of the funding entity: Crossref Funder
Number for the project, award or grant: UIDB/05380/2020