How Unexplored 2 Generates Entire Fantasy Worlds from Scratch | Artifacts #1

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Published on May 26, 2023 2:36:37 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL6A_MC1E2Y

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Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy (2021)

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Duration: 28:18

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In the first episode of Artifacts, our new series on all things generative AI, we dive into Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy - a roguelike adventure that procedurally generates entire game worlds from scratch.

Read this episode now via our website:
https://aiandgames.com/p/unexplored2

Tommy sits down with the creative director of Ludomotion @Bezircle, Dr Joris Dormans, and how the team developed an entirely new approach known as 'radical content generation'.

[00:00] Intro
[01:29] Generative Grammars Explained
[06:39] Radical Content Generation
[10:11] Open World Generation
[14:44] The Theory of the Place
[21:17] The Passing of Time
[26:30] Closing
[27:50] Credits

Music in this episode is from the Unexplored 2 Original Soundtrack by Matthijs Dierckx.

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Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy is out now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1095040/Unexplored_2_The_Wayfarers_Legacy/

Epic Games:
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/unexplored-2

Xbox:
https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/store/unexplored-2-the-wayfarers-legacy/9N5XQR87ZZ2W

PlayStation:
https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP8026-CUSA26880_00-8366775333385670

Find out more about the game via the developer blogs at:
https://www.ludomotion.com/devblogs.html

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