Revisiting the Generative Design in Minecraft Competition | Artifacts #06

Support our work at: http://www.aiandgames.com/subscribe The Generative Design in Minecraft Competition (GDMC) is an annual event where researchers and hobbyists build procedural generation systems to design settlements in Minecraft. With the 9th edition of the event is running right now, we return to the GDMC and chat with some of the folks involved to find out more about how things have changed, and why still today it's really hard to figure out what a tree looks like. Special thanks to GDMC co-organiser Niels Poldervaart and 2025 winner Isaac Braam for joining us for a chat. You can find out more about the event at the following links: GDMC: https://gendesignmc.wikidot.com/ 2026 Event on Itch.io: https://itch.io/jam/gdmc2026 2026 Homepage: https://gendesignmc.wikidot.com/wiki:2026-settlement-generation-competition 2025 Results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owJC8QqHDTA The GDMC Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ueaxuXj [00:00] Intro [01:40] About the GDMC Competition [05:04] A New Set of Tools [06:52] Far From a Solved Problems [13:46] 2026 and Beyond [17:3] Credits -- Writer and Voice: Tommy Thompson Editing and Production Support: Shraddha Gupta AI and Games Logos: Andy Carolan Theme Music: Ben Ridge -- 'AI and Games' is a YouTube series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video games. Check out all of our content: Website and Newsletter: http://www.aiandgames.com AI and Games: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGames AI and Games Plus: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGamesPlus AI and Games Conference: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGamesConference Goal State: http://www.youtube.com/@GoalStateAI Livestreams on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/aiandgames Join our Discord Community: https://discord.aiandgames.com -- Follow 'AI and Games' on social media. BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tommy.aiandgames.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aiandgames -- If you're interested in working with us, check out the following: Sponsorship Enquir