Voxel Environments
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Erosion – Open Beta | Alpha Beta Gamer
Erosion, a roguelike open-world adventure, is now available in open beta. The game features a time-warping mechanic where each death advances the world by ten years, altering environments and factions based on player actions. Players can explore a wasteland, engage in combat with over 100 weapons and skills in destructible voxel environments, and manipulate the timeline to save their kidnapped daughter.
Donkey Kong Bananza has a big-brained approach to asset recycling
Nintendo programmer Tatsuya Kurihara detailed Donkey Kong Bananza's voxelization pipeline, which allows for the creation of destructible terrain from 3D assets. This system enables artists to efficiently reuse models, expanding their lifecycle beyond their original conception and integrating them into core gameplay. The discussion highlights a growing trend in sustainable game design through asset recycling.