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# Procedural Content Generation in Games

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Explains generation of dungeons, terrain, rules and quests, along with ways to evaluate generators. Useful for distinguishing randomness from controllable quality.

## When to use it

Explains generation of dungeons, terrain, rules and quests, along with ways to evaluate generators. Useful for distinguishing randomness from controllable quality.

## Access

The final author versions of the 2016 chapters are legally available as PDFs. The book covers foundational PCG methods.

## Try it

Use the constructive-generation chapter to build a room generator and a connectivity check.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [Procedural Content Generation in Games](https://www.pcgbook.com/) (id: source-25321173b5d622c4)

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