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Pixel City, a procedurally generated cityscape

I have mentioned procedural graphics quite a few times here on Instant Fundas. Every procedural graphics demo I have come across has been a wonder to look at.

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Like the realistic 3D landscape demoscene I wrote about earlier, Pixel City too is a scene procedurally generated by a program written in C++. This time the developer has released a demo video giving a brief walkthrough of how it was done. His blog describes the project in greater detail. If you are interested, I suggest you to check it out.

Pixel City has been compiled into a Windows screensaver and the source code released under GPL. Download and run the screensaver to watch the procedurally generated cityscape. Keep pressing “E” to get some special effects.
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  1. UPrinting.com Printing ServicesMay 8, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    The pixel city shown here looks really amazing! That must have taken a long time to create. Such creativity and imagination. Thanks for sharing this really inspiring piece!

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  2. Kaushik PatowaryMay 8, 2009 at 4:23 PM

    50 hours :O

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