This system uses search-based procedural content generation to assist designers in creating 2D maps for video games. The system uses one of two methods: novelty search or multi-objective optimisation. In both cases, the designer sketches the map, and the system generates new 2D maps. The maps evolve based on designer input.

‘The main objective [of novelty search] is to find shapes that are pleasing to the user but also incorporate a novel aspect.’ Multi-objective optimisation ‘takes the two conflicting goals of optimizing towards user preference and finding novel solutions as objective functions to build a Pareto front of maps.’

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Scheibenpflug, A., Karder, J., Schaller, S., Wagner, S., & Affenzeller, M. (2016, July). Evolutionary Procedural 2D Map Generation using Novelty Search. In Proceedings of the 2016 on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion (pp. 39-40). ACM.

2016

Andreas Scheibenpflug, Johannes Karder, Susanne Schaller, Stefan Wagner, Michael Affenzeller

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