Generative Design in Minecraft Competition (GDMC)

The winners of the 2023 GDMC AI Settlement Generation Challenge in #Minecraft will be announced tomorrow, the 24th of August, at noon, New York time. Please share. You can watch the premier of the winner announcement video on @YouTube here: youtu.be/onXUUhefLyY

If you want to chat to participants, or watch the results together with other interested parties, you can join the GDMC 2025 watch party on Discord: discord.gg/YYeca45z?event… More information about the competition is on the official GDMC wiki: gendesignmc.wikidot.com

The AI Settlement Generation Challenge in Minecraft has concluded for 2025 - and after a round of human judging - we are now ready to announce the winners. You can watch the results live at 15:00 UK time, on the 30th of Aug, 2025. youtu.be/owJC8QqHDTA?si…

The #GDMC AI Settlement Generation Competition in #Minecraft is kicking off for its 2025 run. Feel free to share and participate. More info on our wiki gendesignmc.wikidot.com/wiki:2025-sett… Do you think you can write code that can make and interesting Minecraft settlement? Show us!

@mtrc The wiki, which is our current main landing point, is up here. gendesignmc.wikidot.com The NYU Web address we used is being phased out, and probably down, but ideally you should not find this anywhere ... Apart from some older material.

@GenDesignMC Is your site down atm?

In the latest edition of the #AIandGames newsletter - sponsored by @LoveFearLearn, I welcome @ChristophSalge from @UniofHerts to talk about this years GDMC competition (@GenDesignMC): an annual event to design #Minecraft settlements using #AI and PCG. open.substack.com/pub/aiandgames…

In the latest episode of the Branching Factor podcast, I sit down for a fun chat with @ChristophSalge and @VictoireHerve about this years @GenDesignMC - the annual event that challenges participants to write AI systems that build Minecraft settlements. open.substack.com/pub/aiandgames…

I was invited by@AIandGames for a conversation about the @GenDesignMC. We discussed the competition, its future and its depths. If you ever wanted to catch up with it, listening to this podcast now the best way!

The 2024 GDMC Competition | Branching Factor #023 youtu.be/mAT61qtukRs?si… via @YouTube

A new Game AI conference, and GDMD organizer @ChristophSalge is one of the speakers. *wondering what he will be talking about* ... okay, it is probably going to be AI Settlement Generation in Minecraft.

Our wiki has been UPDATED. Now you can get the code of all participants, and make your own settlements in Minecraft. Also, all the results, maps, and more info, ready to download. Get the code and get ready for GDMC 2025, coming next year. gendesignmc.wikidot.com/wiki:2024-sett…

Finally, several of our organizers will be at the IEEE Conference on Games @CISCompetitions (our sponsor), next week in Milan. We will announce the winners there live, and if you are interested, seek us (@ChristophSalge) out for a chat.

If you want to know more details, download the maps, get the generators or participate, check out our wiki: gendesignmc.wikidot.com/wiki:2024-sett… Also, if you know anyone who would be interested, feel free to spread the word.

We will announce the winner of the 2024 AI Settlement Generation Challenge in Minecraft on the 8th of August, 15:00 UK time, on youtube: youtu.be/u_MXME9rzfw?si… Join us for the premier.

These are the locations where the AIs from the #GDMC AI Settlement Generation Challenge in @Minecraft will have to build settlements at. gendesignmc.wikidot.com/wiki:2024-sett… If you want to participate in the judging process, you can apply here: forms.gle/fFXYqTHNJdmkN6…

Now that the submissions are closed, the next step will be the evaluation of the generated settlements. If you are interested in judging the GDMC AI settlement generation challenge, you should fill out our judge application form: forms.gle/dYi92QnDbAxDsS…

Results will be announced at this year's IEEE Conference on Games @ieee_cog, and online, in August. We are sponsored by the @IEEEorg CIS Competition Fund.

The submission to the 2024 GDMC AI Settlement Generation challenge are now open. Deadline is the 15th of June, 2024. Submission information can be found here: gendesignmc.wikidot.com/wiki:2024-sett…

About a month left for you to participate in this year's GDMC AI settlement generation challenge. Lots of stuff already happening ... but there is still lots of time to get your generator working: gendesignmc.wikidot.com/wiki:2024-sett…

If you like to watch a video about the competition, check out @AIandGames coverage of the competition: youtu.be/_hP3RPFfSAI

If you are interested in joining, consider joining our discord with over 500 members. We have an active and supportive community that helps newcomers and fosters collaboration. discord.gg/zkdaEMBCmd

The 2024 AI Settlement Generation Competition in Minecraft is now live. Deadline: 15 of June, 2024. Please share. Are you interested in AI in Games, or Procedural Content Generation? Information on how to participate: gendesignmc.wikidot.com/wiki:2024-sett…