RE: [Algorithms] static objects on terrain

[Tom F. <to...@mu...>]

The man himself - much more than just noise. Fascinating stuff - definately
worth a look by anyone.

http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/

The ladybird game is infuriating...

Tom Forsyth - purely hypothetical Muckyfoot bloke.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andras Balogh [mailto:ba...@in...]
> Sent: 23 February 2002 14:55
> To: GDA...@li...
> Subject: [Algorithms] static objects on terrain
> 
> 
> I'd like to populate my terrain with some static objects (like trees,
> bushes, etc...) What's the best way to store these objects? Would it
> be a good idea to use a 2D map (just like the heightmap) that stores
> object info for every tile? This way I could use the same algo for
> culling that I use for the terrain.. Or should I put them into a
> quad-tree? What if I want some random stuff? Should I generate plant
> info with some deterministic noise? (like map[13][5] = 43, that means
> put bush no.11. there)
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> BTW: I've heard a lot about how cool Perlin-noise is, but I was unable
> to find an in-depth description of the algorithm. Could someone give
> me a link?
> 
> thanks,
> 
>         Bandi
> 
> 
> 
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