Comments on: PlayCrafter: another snap-together game maker

By: Game Tycoon»Blog Archive » Articles of Interest

Game Tycoon»Blog Archive » Articles of Interest — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:53:14 +0000

[...] 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.) [...]

By: Leapfroglog - links for 2008-07-24

Leapfroglog - links for 2008-07-24 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:34:28 +0000

[...] Raph’s Website » PlayCrafter: another snap-together game maker “One of the things about all of these is that they almost force a game grammar approach to things, in a way.” Having designed a more humble entrant in the game maker ‘market’ I can only confirm this. (tags: games gamedesign gamedevelopment creativity tools making) [...]

By: PlayCrafter's blog: News Coverage

PlayCrafter's blog: News Coverage — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:48:49 +0000

[...] for Adobe: “The games are fun, the interface is nice, and the application is very impressive. “Raph Koster: “[...] they almost force a game grammar approach to things, in a way.”Remedy: “Lets even the most [...]

By: Eric Martindale

Eric Martindale — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:40:27 +0000

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?

By: Olivier

Olivier — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:36:41 +0000

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…

By: Raph

Raph — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:02:13 +0000

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.

By: Michael Chui

Michael Chui — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:37:20 +0000

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.

By: Mike Rozak

Mike Rozak — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:59:58 +0000

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.)

By: Morgan Ramsay

Morgan Ramsay — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:19:20 +0000

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