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every FPS is a wolfenstein clone
Every FPS is a MIDI Maze clone.
Every FPS is a Pong clone
New Game: Minecraft Earth
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From the Verge review I get the impression you only see stuff your friends have placed. They're playing around with ideas on how to let other content in but are well aware of the dong & swastika problem.
Slack on the other hand embraced that problem so much they made their logo a combination of the 2
I will never be able to look at their new logo the same way again. Thank you for that.
Re: New Game: Minecraft Earth
#83This looks ambitious enough to be met with skepticism. What matters most for gameplay is the UX implementation and AR has serious barriers to overcome in that regard. Holding a device up at eye level for extended periods, interacting with the game by touching the same device that is also serving as the viewport and battery limitations are just a few practical hurdles that have yet to be overcome. What is really hard…
I'm not a Minecraft player, but if the intent here really allows you to build your own virtual community together (to see what others are building around you and contribute, etc) that would be pretty fun to play. If you want a bigger screen go to a tablet (spurring a new market for tablet easels I guess)? Who wouldn't want to put a fortress around your house that everyone on the "inside" could see? This could also be…
Of course since Microsoft owns hololens and and open source AR strategy, they’re motivated to do this well.
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#84Since there's not much info on this, and since I missed the relevant thread last week, I'll just note here for the record that Mojang's other recent release, a browser-based retro game called Minecraft Classic, was built on my voxel game engine.
[game] https://classic.minecraft.net/
[engine] https://github.com/andyhall/noa/
if anyone's interested. It's pretty weird waking up one morning to find out that Mojang built a game on your tiny solo project...
Re: New Game: Minecraft Earth
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
Minecraft is one of the few games that I think everyone should try. It's not just "another video game", but something quite unique. It hits a certain part of the brain in both "creative expression" and "exploring the unknown" that we exercise so rarely in day to day life (or in other games). It's no wonder it really sticks with kids and becomes a way for them to express imagination. Make sure you sit down and try pla…
What would be a sensible minimum age for minecraft?
As soon as they can use a mouse and keyboard or controller. Seriously though, there's no mature themes in it at all, and if the gameplay is too difficult there's always creative mode which is literally digital legos.
There's also a multiplayer where they can connect to servers and play with other people. That's where you might want to use some discretion, as the experience will vary from server to server.
Re: New Game: Minecraft Earth
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like you caught a drift of the Tetris Effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect
When I was playing Assassin's Creed I kept analyzing buildings for the best way to parkour to the top. Now I'm playing Stardew Valley and every vacant space looks like a good spot to plant strawberries.
The difference is that empty spaces really are a good place to plant strawberries.
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
Minecraft is one of the few games that I think everyone should try. It's not just "another video game", but something quite unique. It hits a certain part of the brain in both "creative expression" and "exploring the unknown" that we exercise so rarely in day to day life (or in other games). It's no wonder it really sticks with kids and becomes a way for them to express imagination. Make sure you sit down and try pla…
What would be a sensible minimum age for minecraft?
Solo modes: whenever they can manipulate the interface.
Online/shared server modes: when they understand the evils of the internet well enough to be safe.
Setup and admin a server yourself. Watch how they play. Dont let it get too big. A dozen or two per server. Dont let them play with thousands of total strangers. That always ends in tears.
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#89The ad for Minecraft Earth, reminds me of a cyberpunk novel, Spook Country, by William Gibson.
In the novel, there are layers of augmented reality where people have put their mark on the world with AR Dioramas scattered through-out the world. In the book, AR scenes might depict historical events, art, or information.
If your planing on Playing Minecraft:Earth, you might want to check it out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spook_Country
https://www.amazon.com/Spook-Country-Blue-Ant-Book-ebook/dp/...
Re: New Game: Minecraft Earth
#90Since there's not much info on this, and since I missed the relevant thread last week, I'll just note here for the record that Mojang's other recent release, a browser-based retro game called Minecraft Classic, was built on my voxel game engine. [game] https://classic.minecraft.net/ [engine] https://github.com/andyhall/noa/ if anyone's interested. It's pretty weird waking up one morning to find out that Mojang built…
Congratulations! Really cool of them and you. Is there a statement from Minecraft how much they'll be developing this?