arXiv:2312.13853 · IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

Quantum Wave Function Collapse for Procedural Content Generation

Raoul Heese

Published Aug 22, 2024• 4 citations

Abstract

Quantum computers exhibit an inherent randomness, so it seems natural to consider them for procedural content generation. In this work, a quantum version of the famous (classical) wave function collapse algorithm is proposed. This quantum wave function collapse algorithm is based on the idea that a quantum circuit can be prepared in such a way that it acts as a special-purpose random generator for content of a desired form. The proposed method is presented theoretically and investigated experimentally on simulators and IBM Quantum devices.

DOI: 10.1109/mcg.2024.3447775

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