Create Minecraft-inspired voxel worlds

• Titel: Create Minecraft-inspired voxel worlds
• Titelzusatz: Unity 6 compatible
• Mitwirkende: De Byl, Penny [MitwirkendeR]
• Institutionen: Packt Publishing, [Verlag]
• Ausgabe: [First edition].
• Verlagsort: [Birmingham, United Kingdom]
• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• E-Jahr: 2025
• Jahr: [2025]
• Umfang: 1 online resource (1 video file (12 hr., 33 min.))
• Illustrationen: sound, color.
• Fussnoten: Online resource; title from title details screen (O’Reilly, viewed February 17, 2025)
• ISBN: 978-1-83702-777-4
• ISBN: 1-83702-777-3
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Jeux vidéo ; Programmation
• Sach-SW: Minecraft (Jeu)
• Form-SW: Instructional films
• Form-SW: Nonfiction films
• Form-SW: Internet videos
• Form-SW: Films de formation
• Form-SW: Films autres que de fiction
• Form-SW: Vidéos sur Internet
• K10plus-PPN: 1921170859
• K10plus-PPN:
  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext
• Lokale URL UB: Bibliothek der Medizinischen Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg
• Bibliothek/Idn: UW / m4696548619
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Abstract

Voxel-based games have captivated players for years, offering limitless creativity and procedural landscapes. This course takes you deep into the mechanics of voxel rendering, starting with the basics of cubes and quads before progressing to advanced topics such as chunk-based terrain construction, noise-based landscape sculpting, and seamless world generation. You'll explore key optimization techniques to ensure smooth performance while handling massive terrains. Beyond just world generation, you'll delve into interactivity by implementing mining, construction, and dynamic block behaviors such as fluid simulation and tree growth. Learn how to manage data efficiently, save and load worlds, and optimize rendering techniques to improve visual fidelity and responsiveness. With structured, hands-on lessons, you'll gain experience in procedural terrain generation, voxel data structures, and gameplay mechanics that bring your world to life. By the end of this course, you'll have a fully functional voxel engine capable of generating expansive worlds, handling real-time player interactions, and implementing custom mechanics. Whether you're aiming to build your own sandbox game or integrate voxel-based mechanics into a larger project, this course provides the essential skills and best practices needed to succeed.