A first video capture try... a star's approach
A little bit of self-promotion never hurt anybody, heh? Plus, I need to start doing this… More seriously though, I …
Procedural generation: begin with the end or begin with the beginning?
Even though I do not consider myself a procedural content generation specialist, I have worked on it enough to have …3D explorer: satellites information
The 3D explorer can now display systems, satellites, belts and orbits! As of June 30th, planets are now properly positioned …3D explorer improvements
Very quick one: as I mentioned at the end of this post, I was not fully statisfied with the client-side …3D explorer first upgrade
The 3D explorer has enjoyed a couple of upgrades: Ability to navigate a galaxy itself, as opposed to seeing just …3D explorer initial release
The 3D explorer is available! Far from all of it though: as of the writing of this post, it is …Level of detail - Streaming
This post is the segue to the first post about LOD, and tries to present how Ad lumens applies LOD …Level of detail - General concepts
Visual level of detail In the context of any game, and to a large extent any form of 3D rendering, …Galactic structure: entity hierarchy introduction
In the previous post, we discussed the overall structure of a galaxy, and its highest level constituents, the cubes. This …What's in a name
…or how to try and name things in a procedural world. Automated naming The naming of systems, stars, planets and …