Magic simulator featuring hand-drawn symbol recongition and dynamic spell language. Draw magic symbols in right shapes and sequence to invoke powerful spells and change the world itself using Words of Power.

Words of Power is a long-term project exploring the use of symbol recognition technology to create immersive magic systems. All this interesting tech as well as related tools are provided as free and open source software available to everyone in hopes of building a thriving open community of people interested in languages, digital magic, and machine learning.

This open foundation will be used by texnoforge to build interesting commercial videogames because we need to fund our existence but at least the core is free and open as it should be.

Even if the first Words of Power game happens to suck, all the interesting tech as well as all user generated content (in this case MAGIC) will be available for future projects in TexnoMagic format which is built to last.

driver: voice of texnoforge

status

• core:
  • TexnoMagic core library works and integrates well
  • TexnoLatin reference alphabet is gathering data
    • contribute online on train.texnoforge.dev
• mods:
  • wop.texnoforge.dev shows all community magic online in one place
  • wop.mod.io mod portal hosts community-created magic
  • wopeditor allows creation and sharing of custom magic (mods)
• game:
  • prototype phase
  • focusing on game world and art assets
  • targeting Godot 4

articles

• devlog #9: TexnoLatin Alphabet in Training
• devlog #8: Online Magic
• devlog #7: In Search of a Better World
• devlog #6: Introducing TexnoMagic
• devlog #5: Introducing Words of Power Editor
• devlog #4: Free and Open Core
• devlog #3: Lessons from Prototype MK1
• devlog #2: Invocation of Magic
• devlog #1: Theory of Magic

Words of Power overview

TexnoMagic

TexnoMagic is a free and open core python library, server, and format for digital magic providing (not only) scientific features required by Words of Power and wopeditor.

Please read more in the friendly TexnoMagic docs or TexnoMagic intro devlog.

Words of Power Editor - wopeditor

wopeditor is a free and open source magic/mod editor in development by texnoforge for Words of Power project.

Modding integration is available through wop.mod.io.

You can participate in Core Symbols Challenge using wopeditor - become a magic pioneer!

Please see wopeditor docs for up-to-date info.

User Generated Magic

wop.mod.io mod portal hosts first few community-created magic alphabets in TexnoMagic which are available for view:

• online on wop.texnoforge.dev
• in wopeditor under "community"

Furthermore, TexnoMagic library enables easy integration of community magic into any software.

Past Prototypes

successfully prototyped in Unreal Engine prototype MK1

• symbol/alphabet editor UI allowing new symbol drawings using mouse and more
• saving drawn symbols into data files
• use Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM) to model individual symbols based on user input
• use GMMs to classify/detect user drawn symbols
• integration of mlpack C++ library into Unreal Engine as a plugin
• magic language parsing using PEG
• visualisation of spell drawing
• procedurally generated fully destructible voxel terrain using Voxel Plugin
• experimental multiplayer support

Read more about MK1.

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