06-26-2018, 11:29 AM
Video: Procedurally generating history in Caves of Qud
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/video-procedurally-generating-history-in-caves-of-qud.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>In this GDC 2018 talk, Freehold Games’ Jason Grinblat goes over the approach he used to generate histories for fantasy RPG roguelike <em><a href="http://www.cavesofqud.com/">Caves of Qud</a>. </em></p>
<p>Grinbalt lays out some commonalities across games that generate histories, demonstrating how he avoided building a full historical simulation by generating historical events and rationalizing them after the fact.</p>
<p>Tying in a discussion about the power of replacement grammars, he explains how to produce rich, convincing histories on a tight scope budget. </p>
<p>It was an informative talk that’s definitely worth watching, so developers shouldn’t miss the opportunity to do so now that it’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0sLa1y3BW4">freely available on the official GDC YouTube channel!</a></p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/video-procedurally-generating-history-in-caves-of-qud.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>In this GDC 2018 talk, Freehold Games’ Jason Grinblat goes over the approach he used to generate histories for fantasy RPG roguelike <em><a href="http://www.cavesofqud.com/">Caves of Qud</a>. </em></p>
<p>Grinbalt lays out some commonalities across games that generate histories, demonstrating how he avoided building a full historical simulation by generating historical events and rationalizing them after the fact.</p>
<p>Tying in a discussion about the power of replacement grammars, he explains how to produce rich, convincing histories on a tight scope budget. </p>
<p>It was an informative talk that’s definitely worth watching, so developers shouldn’t miss the opportunity to do so now that it’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0sLa1y3BW4">freely available on the official GDC YouTube channel!</a></p>
<p>In addition to this presentation, the <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/">GDC Vault</a> and its accompanying <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JB7TSe49lg56u6qH8y_MQ/feed">YouTube channel</a> offers numerous other free videos, audio recordings, and slides from many of the recent <a href="http://www.gdconf.com/">Game Developers Conference events</a>, and the service offers even more members-only content for GDC Vault subscribers.</p>
<p>Those who purchased All Access passes to recent events like GDC or VRDC already have full access to GDC Vault, and interested parties can apply for the individual subscription via <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/inquiry/">a GDC Vault subscription page</a>. Group subscriptions are also available: game-related schools and development studios who sign up for GDC Vault Studio Subscriptions can receive access for their entire office or company by contacting staff via the <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/demo/">GDC Vault group subscription page</a>. Finally, current subscribers with access issues can <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/contact_us.php">contact GDC Vault technical support</a>.</p>
<p><strong><em>Gamasutra and GDC are sibling organizations under parent UBM Americas.</em></strong></p>
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