Notch demos AI-generated sparse voxel octree renderer without describing a single render pass
anselm · x · 2026-09-08
Minecraft creator notch shared a stress-test build of a dynamic sparse voxel octree renderer fed by a signed distance field (SDF) as modular input, targeting voxel LODs at native resolution. The kicker: he never had to describe a single render pass, implying the code was largely AI-generated. He credits shader art legend iq (iquilezles) for the SDF inspiration.
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