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The Wavefunction Collapse Algorithm Explained
The Wavefunction Collapse Algorithm teaches your computer how to riff. The algorithm takes in an archetypical input, and produces procedurally-generated outputs that look like it.
- Points
- 304
- HN comments
- 91
- Submissions
- 2
- Cited by
- 5 commenters
Math & AlgorithmsSoftware Engineering2018
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2018 | The Wavefunction Collapse Algorithm Explained by janvdberg | 304 | 44 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | The “Wavefunction Collapse” generation algorithm explained clearly (2018) by signa11 | 169 | 47 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 4 Hacker News comments by 5 different people, from Sep 2020 to May 2026.
Most recent:
- vconnor · May 2, 2026
- uncircle · May 2, 2026
- isoprophlex · Mar 10, 2023
- mkl · Jan 5, 2022
- n3k5 · Sep 26, 2020
