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Re: Procedural City Generation

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Post by hahainternet »

stcredzero wrote: post #8

I was discussing procedural city generation with a graphics person awhile back. One of the things we realized is that procedurally generated cities almost always feel "wrong" because real life cities generally have a mishmash of dozens of general architectural "styles" based on various quirks of history. One example: in Cincinnati Ohio, working class houses in certain neighborhoods have stained glass windows . It's u…

Funny. I had almost the same discussion over in the UK. We decided that the most interesting city engine would be one that incorporated time driven development and the changing categorisation of land area.

I'd still love to try and write a game that included time travel and the results of historical changes on a modern city.

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Post by nl »

stcredzero wrote: post #8

I was discussing procedural city generation with a graphics person awhile back. One of the things we realized is that procedurally generated cities almost always feel "wrong" because real life cities generally have a mishmash of dozens of general architectural "styles" based on various quirks of history. One example: in Cincinnati Ohio, working class houses in certain neighborhoods have stained glass windows . It's u…

Another example is the window tax[1] in the UK, which led to small or walled up windows.

[1]http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax

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Post by arethuza »

bronz wrote: post #11
stcredzero wrote: post #8

I was discussing procedural city generation with a graphics person awhile back. One of the things we realized is that procedurally generated cities almost always feel "wrong" because real life cities generally have a mishmash of dozens of general architectural "styles" based on various quirks of history. One example: in Cincinnati Ohio, working class houses in certain neighborhoods have stained glass windows . It's u…

Where can I learn more about the forces underlying the topography of cities? I find the connection you described between house width and taxation to be fascinating.

Have a look at the history of Edinburgh - things like geology (volcanoes, glaciation, crag and tails), city walls, wars, planned development etc. have all had a huge impact on this glorious city. :-)
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