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Maxis' Will Wright Comments by Johnny Minkley

11 August, 2008

Spore, The Sims and what lies ahead.

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mischief
11/08/08 @ 13:27
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you'd think with all those sales in the bag, he could at least afford a decent haircut.
mischief
11/08/08 @ 13:27
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and a decent pair of designer specs
mischief
11/08/08 @ 13:40
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and that facial hair makes him like he has just been tipped out of one of those old Open University science lectures.
UncleLou
11/08/08 @ 13:56
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Wasn't that sold on Spore until I saw that Comic Con video that's linked to on page 1. Technically poor (the video, not the game), but completely brilliant.

And everyone who's seen that or any other WW video knows he's the world's nicest nerd. That video immediately made me want to hug him, in a purely platonic way. While I just want to give mischief a slap.
Norfolk'n'Clue
11/08/08 @ 13:57
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He's a bit more of an ideas man than a metrosexual, mischief. I suspect you are the latter.
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mischief
11/08/08 @ 14:01
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male personal grooming is nothing to be ashamed of
Stardusty
11/08/08 @ 14:43
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Brian Eno on the soundtrack? One word: WIN.
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11/08/08 @ 14:52
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I too am much more into Spore after that ComicCon video. The sheer scale and potential involved is quite amazing. I may be able to fight my way past that horrible art style and play it. Maybe I too can have my own Culture, albeit chibi-fied.

Love to hear more about what these 'militant atheists' had a problem with. Also, what goes in the [...] in the last paragraph on the first page? Strange place to chop something out, sounds almost like he said something he regretted and had to retract it.

Cleanliness and hygiene is fine, and Wright doesn't look dirty. But "Grooming" is for horses and inherently pretty people (and paedophiles =P ) which he's clearly not. The guy simply looks like someone who knows their appearance is not their strong point and sees no point in paying much attention to it. That is nothing to be ashamed of.
stoopidgreg
11/08/08 @ 16:18
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those pesky atheists! seriously though, why call dawkins a "militant atheist"? i think you mean staunch.

"to a lot of the people that were playing The Sims, the idea of paying a subscription was a really big filter - a lot didn't even have credit cards."

excuses excuses... somehow 10 million people have credit cards and are willing to pay for WoW.
Scimarad
12/08/08 @ 06:39
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Oh, I think militant covers it; He definitely likes to go on the attack...
AphoticCosmos
12/08/08 @ 09:33
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Will's a really nice guy, and based on Comic-con I reckon Spore is going to steal the show across all platforms this year, even from SW: The Force Unleashed, Fallout 3 and Fable 2. When he scrolled back to reveal the scope of the galaxy . . . I was instantly sold.
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12/08/08 @ 16:33
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Liked in the video how you seen the big greenish creature standing about and then later on you see him fenced in like livestock. :)
beedyG
12/08/08 @ 19:50
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Funny, after watching Dawkins' latest TV programme and then looking at the Spore videos I can't help but think that Dawkins would be better off just giving the kids Spore to play than taking them to the beach to look at fossils.
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12/08/08 @ 22:38
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I doubt most atheists give a damn about a "religious" aspect to the the game. The player has to control the world somehow meaning in effect they are god. The same could be levelled at every so called god game from Populous onwards. Being a god in a game says nothing about there being a god in real life any more than being Harry Potter in a game says about there being wizards in reallife.

Having said that, I'm sure scientists (who may or may not be atheists) would be irked if any religious group tried to equate this game's mechanics to real evolution, such as the manner in which creatures appear designed or what have you.
BillyBrush
15/08/08 @ 13:26
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i don't think the militant aetheists will get that up in arms, the game's just not exciting anough to generate that kind of response....
yunsky
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12/11/09 @ 16:30
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