One interesting application of this technique is how the world is generated in Noika: https://80.lv/articles/noita-a-game-based-on-falling-sand-simulation/ http

One interesting application of this technique is how the world is generated in Noika: https://80.lv/articles/noita-a-game-based-on-falling-sand-simulation/ https://80.lv/articles/noita-a-game-based-on-falling-sand-si... They found that the herringbone pattern hides the grid pretty well and cheaply, relative to other options. They also credit Sean Barrett's prior work: https://nothings.org/gamedev/herringbone/herringbone_tiles.html https://nothings.org/gamedev/herringbone/herringbone_tiles.h...