March 29, 2024

A Computer Game Worthy of Your Attention


Genius game designer Will Wright‘s new computer game, Spore, is available today. Will Wrights it the inventor of SimCity and The Sims.

According to the fascinating description in Wikipedia,

[Spore] allows a player to control the evolution of a species from its beginnings as a unicellular organism, through development as an intelligent and social creature, to interstellar exploration as a spacefaring culture. It has drawn wide attention for its massive scope, and its use of open-ended gameplay and procedural generation.

The flexibility, customization and extensibility of Spore may make it truly worthy of the “edugaming” hype touted by many educators. Spore benefits from the efforts of a singular vision. It’s many forms of gameplay may be attractive to a wide range of users.

Take a look at Spore here.