Current project
I'm working on Around The World, a game about exploration and discovery in the age of sail. Click the image below to learn more!
Welcome to Frozen Fractal
Hi! This is Thomas ten Cate, a Dutch independent and freelance game developer also known as Frozen Fractal. Take a look at my games, read the blog or get in touch!
From the blog
Around The World, Part 33: Clouds
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!
Continue readingAround The World, Part 32: It's full of stars
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!
Continue readingAround The World, Part 31: Clear blue sky
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?
Continue reading