The 'improved noise' mentioned in the page is, I believe, more commonly known as 'simplex noise'[1], as it is mathematically based on manipulating n-dimensional

The 'improved noise' mentioned in the page is, I believe, more commonly known as 'simplex noise'[1], as it is mathematically based on manipulating n-dimensional simplicies. If you're interested in noise and using it well, his presentation 'flow noise'[2] is quite educational. [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplex_noise https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplex_noise [2]http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/flownoise-talk/ http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/flownoise-talk/