Frozen Fractal
Step into the salt-crusted shoes of the mariners of old, sail out into the unknown, and discover a route around the world! In the game Around The World, you control a fleet of ships in an attempt to navigate around a unique, procedurally generated world, filled with hand-crafted interactive stories. I blog about my progress on the game on an irregular schedule. Expect screenshots, videos and technical deep dives.
- Created by Thomas ten Cate
- Located in Netherlands
- February 2010
- Free
Recent posts
July 31, 2026
Honestly, I’ve been looking forward to this for so long. Clouds are just so extraordinarily beautiful, diverse and interesting – not to mention technically challenging to get right. Just the right mix for the technical artist in me! Clouds come in many different shapes and sizes: Source: Wikimedia…
July 21, 2026
In the previous post , I implemented a pretty daytime sky. But as soon as the sun sets and any remaining glow disappears, it’s pitch black. Of course, our procedurally generated world deserves to have procedurally generated stars in it! My initial hunch was to implement stars by adding them into…
July 14, 2026
Around The World will be played from a third-person chase camera, so most of the time, about half the screen will be filled with sky. How do we make that sky look good? You may already seen some pretty skies in previous screenshots, but I wasn’t completely satisfied and decided to start over. I’ll…
