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"They even call a specific item distribution a "seed" which is terminology borrowed from the randomizer community." Random number generators have been getting
by jerf 7y ago
"They even call a specific item distribution a "seed" which is terminology borrowed from the randomizer community."
Random number generators have been getting "seeded" for decades now; that terminology may well predate video games entirely, though I can't prove that either way with an HN comment's worth of effort. Probably originates from a "seed crystal" in chemistry, which goes back even farther.
- swsieber 7y agoOh, definitely. But even for randomly generated games that term doesn't usually get surfaced (with the notable exception of minecraft). So I think it getting surfaced more often is a sort of a sign of influence from the randomizer community