Samit Sarkar (he/him) is Polygon’s deputy managing editor ... the studio is making a lot of changes at once. Minecraft’s new world generator will produce more islands, thereby reducing ...

Put plainly, 3D biomes are a generation phenomena, where multiple biomes can essentially be generated on top of each other. Chart New Territories with the ultimate Minecraft Seed Generator!

Minecraft founder Markus "Notch" Persson released what looks like a hobby project that involves virtual reality, fractals and an Internet browser. It's very trippy especially in 3D. Notch ...

Minecraft is specifically using Perlin noise calculations, like the kind you'd use to create a rough-looking texture for a 3D model. It starts out on a very broad level, painting a basic ...