Method and tool for modifying a procedural map

A procedural map modification tool for use with a tree driven procedural map comprising a plurality of levels each having at least one node associated to at least one parameter, comprising:

• a node selection tool allowing the selection of at least one node of one level among the plurality of nodes of a map to be modified;
• a parameter setting tool allowing the modification of at least one parameter of the selected node;
• a processing unit, for the processing of said parameters to generate a map;
• operating instructions, for the operation of said tool and namely of the processing unit.

A procedural map generation tool, for the generation of tree driven procedural maps comprising a plurality of levels each having at least one node associated to at least one parameter, comprising:

• a map parameter input unit, for the input of the procedural map parameters;
• a map processing unit, for the processing of the parameters;
• operating instructions, for the operation of said tool and namely of the processing unit;
• a map modification tool, comprising:
• a node selection tool allowing the selection of at least one node of one level among the plurality of nodes of a map to be modified;
• a parameter modification tool allowing the modification of at least one parameter of the selected node.

A process for modifying a procedural map for use with a tree driven procedural map comprising a plurality of levels each having at least one node associated to at least one parameter, comprising the steps of:

• providing a node selection tool allowing the selection of at least one node of one level among the plurality of nodes of a map to be modified;
• select a given node according to a given input;
• provide a parameter modification tool allowing the modification of at least one parameter of the selected node;
• modify said parameter of said node based on a given input;
• calculate a modified map based on the modified parameters.

A software product readable by a computer and encoding instructions for executing a computer process for modifying a procedural map for use with a tree driven procedural map comprising a plurality of levels each having at least one node associated to at least one parameter, comprising the steps of:

• providing a node selection tool allowing the selection of at least one node of one level among the plurality of nodes of a map to be modified;
• select a given node according to a given input;
• provide a parameter modification tool allowing the modification of at least one parameter of the selected node;
• modify said parameter of said node based on a given input;
• calculate a modified map based on the modified parameters.