> Wave Function Collapse
I've always found the name pretty misleading and grandiose, relative to what the algorithm actually does.
replies(4):
I've always found the name pretty misleading and grandiose, relative to what the algorithm actually does.
Each tile has a superposition of possible states that collapse into one observed state. That’s all the metaphor is meant to mean, I think.
What are better names?
- Lego Simplices
- Tile Constraint Pairing
- Pipe Fitting
- Cartesian Convolution (nah)
- Finite automata (ok that’s fair, but subthings need names)
I dunno, I think the WFC metaphor works for me. The “wavefunction” is just the finite set of states that have a non-zero probability of being observed.