Topic summary
Procedurally generated
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Procedural generation.
Overview
Procedural generation was originally created as an instrument for video games, aiding in generating levels, textures and complete worlds with little human contribution. Procedurally generated elements have appeared in video games since the 1990s: The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall takes place in a mostly procedurally generated world, giving a world roughly two thirds the actual size of the British Isles. Soldier of Fortune from Raven Software uses simple routines to detail enemy models, while its sequel featured a randomly generated level mode. Avalanche Studios employed procedural generation to create a large and varied group of detailed tropical islands for Just Cause. No Man's Sky, a game developed by games studio Hello Games, is all based upon procedurally generated elements.