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Sandboxes. Minecraft was one. Now it’s getting called a platform, at least in the submitted article. That’s good for engagement and monetization I guess, but so
by thih9 3mo ago
Sandboxes. Minecraft was one. Now it’s getting called a platform, at least in the submitted article. That’s good for engagement and monetization I guess, but sounds way less fun.
- Cthulhu_ 3mo agoMinecraft, Roblox, Fortnite, MMOs, Second Life, there's heaps of sandbox games where people can just hang out and do their own thing. It's the metaverse that Facebook / zucc just completely misunderstood. They could've just bought any one of these titles and they'd have a better metaverse than whatever it was they pumped billions into.
- philistine 3mo agoPokopia and Tomodatchi only look like sandboxes at first glance. They are far more directed. They're not a perfect square with you in the middle. They're a star shape with you in the middle.
- dieselgate 3mo agoI genuinely don't understand the relevance of the square vs. star map layout - does that matter or is there an analogy I don't understand?
- philistine 3mo agoIt’s not literally the map of the game: it’s about what the player can do. A square means total freedom. A star means freedom to choose guarded experiences with internal choices.