Procedurally generated realistic virtual rural worlds

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dc.contributor.advisorGain, Jamesen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorCani, Marie-Paulen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLong, Harryen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-27T10:26:34Z
dc.date.available2016-07-27T10:26:34Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractManually creating virtual rural worlds is often a difficult and lengthy task for artists, as plant species selection, plant distributions and water networks must be deduced such that they realistically reflect the environment being modelled. As virtual worlds grow in size and complexity, climates vary on the terrain itself and a single ecosystem is no longer sufficient to realistically model all vegetation. Consequentially, the task is only becoming more difficult for these artists. Procedural methods are extensively used in computer graphics to partially or fully automate some tasks and take some of the burden off the user. Input parameters for these procedural algorithms are often unintuitive, however, and their impact on the final results, unclear. This thesis proposes, implements, and evaluates an approach to procedurally generate vegetation and water networks for realistic virtual rural worlds. Rather than placing these to reflect the environment being modelled, the work-flow is mirrored and the user models the environment directly by specifying the resources available. These intuitive input parameters are subsequently used to configure procedural algorithms and determine suitable vegetation, plant distributions and water networks. By design, the placeable plant species are configurable so any type of environment can be modelled at various levels of detail. The system has been tested by creating three ecosystems with little effort on the part of the user.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLong, H. (2016). <i>Procedurally generated realistic virtual rural worlds</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20874en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLong, Harry. <i>"Procedurally generated realistic virtual rural worlds."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20874en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLong, H. 2016. Procedurally generated realistic virtual rural worlds. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Long, Harry AB - Manually creating virtual rural worlds is often a difficult and lengthy task for artists, as plant species selection, plant distributions and water networks must be deduced such that they realistically reflect the environment being modelled. As virtual worlds grow in size and complexity, climates vary on the terrain itself and a single ecosystem is no longer sufficient to realistically model all vegetation. Consequentially, the task is only becoming more difficult for these artists. Procedural methods are extensively used in computer graphics to partially or fully automate some tasks and take some of the burden off the user. Input parameters for these procedural algorithms are often unintuitive, however, and their impact on the final results, unclear. This thesis proposes, implements, and evaluates an approach to procedurally generate vegetation and water networks for realistic virtual rural worlds. Rather than placing these to reflect the environment being modelled, the work-flow is mirrored and the user models the environment directly by specifying the resources available. These intuitive input parameters are subsequently used to configure procedural algorithms and determine suitable vegetation, plant distributions and water networks. By design, the placeable plant species are configurable so any type of environment can be modelled at various levels of detail. The system has been tested by creating three ecosystems with little effort on the part of the user. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Procedurally generated realistic virtual rural worlds TI - Procedurally generated realistic virtual rural worlds UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20874 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20874
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLong H. Procedurally generated realistic virtual rural worlds. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20874en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Computer Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherComputer Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleProcedurally generated realistic virtual rural worldsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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