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What Spore May Spawn
ches_grin writes with "A new look at Spore, including a slideshow that examines the broad influence that the game is expected to exert on fields ranging from law to education. From the article: 'Spore's unprecedented level of user-generated content is sure to send ripple effects through and beyond the video-game world. Could the mass-market game provide the tipping point for the burgeoning retail trend of mass customization? How will it redefine the roles of game designers and publishers alike? We asked a variety of experts to predict the economic, educational, legal, and other effects of the game.'"
These videos might prove to give you a better idea of what the game is all about.
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If Robin Williams likes the game, it must be good.
This may be moderated as funny, but if you replace 'people' with 'gamers', I think it is quite correct.
The interesting thing is that his target hasn't been 'gamers' for a while, if ever.
And I still see non-gamers playing with their Sims and virtual doll-houses longer than I could think humanly enjoyable.
They don't play his games because of his creativity, inventiveness and reputation. They don't have any idea who Will Wright is, and to be honest, they would never call the Sims 'creative' or 'inventive' in any way.
They still play it because it is just a game, and they enjoy playing it.
And maybe because they didn't have to spend a quarter of their free time honing reflexes and virtual skillz to 'p0wn and not be p0wned'.
Freedom is the freedom to say 2+2=4, everything else follows...
I am the most jaded gamer you can find, but this is a Will Wright game. WILL FUCKING WRIGHT. You know how American McGee get's his name plastered inexplicably onto shipping product? That's hype. Contrast that with a totally white box, save for the words "WILL WRIGHT MADE THIS" printed in bold on the front. That, my friends, is the closest thing you will get to guaranteed quality in the gaming industry.