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Sandbox vs themepark

Raph Koster

I just watched a couple of videos about sandbox vs themepark games (in particular one by NerdSlayer and another by Josh “Strife” Hayes )… One thing that struck me about the ways players often talk about this (because at this point the history is so old) is that people think of sandbox as the older version of MMOs, and themeparks as newer.

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In a crowded market, Pioneers of Pagonia demo boosts fantasy game’s profile

Game Daily

Pioneers of Pagonia is a fantasy city building and economy management game from Envision Entertainment. The demo is really trying to deliver an honest gameplay experience that captures the special feeling of sandbox, experimental gameplay. But of course, you build up trust with people who liked the games you created in the past.

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Raph Koster talks metaverse design

Game Daily

Koster is currently CEO of Playable Worlds, a company with a mission statement of building “living worlds where there’s space for everyone to play their own way and create their own stories” In a recently published GDC interview , Koster gave a fascinating insight into his views about the current and future state of metaverse gaming.

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Untold Stories of ex-Activision Blizzard King’s Founders

Deconstructor of Fun

Though many startups are beginning to build their legacies, 13 studios successfully released titles. The studio raised $25m in Oct’24 to develop a narrative sandbox game based on an original IP. a fantasy multiplayer RPG, but the project was shut down in May’24. The studio developed Project O.R.C.S.,

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(The Unofficial) Deconstructor of Fun 2022 Gaming Awards

Deconstructor of Fun

The biggest news items of the year are Meta losing $15 billion in trying to build a metaverse and the collapse of FTX , which hopefully but not likely is the last gigantic crypto collapse we see ( Binance is reportertly struggling as well). The decision to take a massive investment from Saudi Arabia was just icing on the cake.

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We Dwell in Possibility as queer gardening simulation

Radiator Blog

It mimics the crowd simulation systems used by real-world architects to test building and street circulation. But a building is more than just walls and floor, a building also has a program -- a consideration of how it actually lives. At a glance, this game is about simulating many people moving through a landscape.

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What is Web3 Gaming? | Moonmana

Moonmana

The Sandbox is a buzzing open-world platform where players can buy land and build games. Fantasy sports Several platforms like Sorare let users collect digital player cards, build lineups, and get points based on players’ real-life performances. What is Web3 in crypto?

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