PlayCrafter: another snap-together game maker

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PlayCrafter is launching open alpha, joining all the others: Sims Carnival, Gamebrix, Popfly… Looks to me like they lean heavily on Box2d.

One of the things about all of these is that they almost force a game grammar approach to things, in a way.

  9 Responses to “PlayCrafter: another snap-together game maker”

  1. Morgan Ramsay says:
    July 22, 2008 at 3:19 pm

    Where’s the cool “leaked” YouTube video of Metaplace with electronic music? 😉

  2. Mike Rozak says:
    July 22, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    Reminds me of the [arcade] game construction kit, circa 1985… which wasn’t too successful.

    And maybe a touch of lode-runner, which was very successful. (Actually, the PS3’s latest game, LittleBigPlanet, reminds me more of lode runner.)

  3. Michael Chui says:
    July 22, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    One of the things about all of these is that they almost for a game grammar approach to things, in a way.

    I’m braindead tired, but I could swear there’s a verb missing in here. Or something. My brain is forcibly rejecting this sentence and apparently unwilling to fill in whatever might be missing.

  4. Raph says:
    July 22, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    I’m braindead tired, but I could swear there’s a verb missing in here. Or something.

    Supposed to have been “almost force,” fixed now.

  5. Olivier says:
    July 23, 2008 at 12:36 am

    There’s also Troy Gilbert’s Mockingbird that should not be forgotten!
    I’d really like to see an expert comparison of all these sites…

  6. Eric Martindale says:
    July 23, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    This is pretty cool, but I’m not sure I’d use it very often. What is the application of creating a game? Am I doing it just for fun? Do I have the opportunity to monetize my own games? Is there a community built around the games that are built?

  7. PlayCrafter's blog: News Coverage says:
    July 23, 2008 at 3:48 pm

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  8. Leapfroglog - links for 2008-07-24 says:
    July 23, 2008 at 11:34 pm

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  9. Game Tycoon»Blog Archive » Articles of Interest says:
    August 4, 2008 at 12:53 am

    […] Via Raph, news of the open alpha of PlayCrafter, another “easy way for anyone to make games” platform. (See Raph’s blog for a video.) […]

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