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Magpie: Real-Time World Renderer for Interactive Games

arXiv cs.CV Multimodal & Generative Xiaoyu Zhan, Xinyu Wang, Xiaohong Zhang, Huanjie Zhu, Tengjiao Sun, Pengcheng Fang, Jiaxing Yu, Yanwen Guo, Dongjie Fu 2026-08-27
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TL;DR - Magpie is a real-time generative rendering system that separates deterministic game simulation from model-generated visuals. This architecture could reduce the visual-asset burden for early prototypes while preserving reproducible gameplay rules and interactions.

  • A conventional game engine remains responsible for player actions, world state, scene definitions, and gameplay rules.
  • An independent render server generates visuals from white-box frames produced by the engine.
  • The separation aims to combine generative imagery with stable, designer-controlled gameplay outcomes.
  • The work presents a system-level path for using generative models in interactive, real-time game rendering.

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