WaveFunctionCollapse is a procedural generation algorithm that creates bitmaps and tilemaps locally similar to input examples by extracting NxN pixel patterns and probabilistically reconstructing them. It uses an observation-propagation cycle inspired by quantum mechanics, iteratively collapsing regions from superposition to definite states based on pattern distributions.
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Bitmap and tilemap generation from a single example
WaveFunctionCollapse uses quantum-inspired probabilistic collapse to generate infinite bitmap and tilemap variations from a single input example by learning and recombining extracted pixel patterns.
Saturday, May 2, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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