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

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: 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. -- Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy is out now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms. Steam: Epic Games: Xbox: PlayStation: Find out more about the game via the developer blogs at: -- AI and Games is a YouTube series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video games. Follow ’AI and Games’ for educational videos and essays: @AIandGames My second channel ’AI and Games Plus’ is dedicated to bonus content, deep-dive analysis, revisiting old topics and more: @AIandGamesPlus Listen to my podcast ’Branching Factor’, as I discuss game development and research with my co-hosts and guests: Watch Livestreams: Join our Community: Buy our Merch: -- You can support AI and Games via Patreon and YouTube memberships, and in return, you get bonus rewards! @AIandGames/join -- Follow ’AI and Games’ on social media. Twitter: Mastodon: @AIandGames TikTok: @aiandgames -- If you’re interested in working with us, check out the following: Business Enquiries: contact@ Arrange Meeting: