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Sandbox vs themepark

Raph Koster

I just watched a couple of videos about sandbox vs themepark games (in particular one by NerdSlayer and another by Josh “Strife” Hayes )… One thing that struck me about the ways players often talk about this (because at this point the history is so old) is that people think of sandbox as the older version of MMOs, and themeparks as newer.

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Is there an alternative to gaming’s dystopian gloom?

Game Daily

Future worlds, in which society has broken down offer opportunities for narrative conflict, including wild animals, monsters, and zombies. You have to populate them with a lot of AI and a lot of people. ” Another of E-Line Media’s current projects is The Endless Mission – a community-driven sandbox creation game.

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5 Simple Programming Languages to Teach Your Kids

Real Programming

Already, computer science applications like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), Data Science, and more are shaping all types of vital technologies, from small devices in our pockets to the industries we purchase goods from to the airplanes we fly in. That fact alone motivates kids to learn Java.

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We Dwell in Possibility as queer gardening simulation

Radiator Blog

Naked simulated AI people ("peeps") arrive and flow across the terrain. This is essentially how my simple peep AIs move across the screen: when you drag your cursor (or drag your finger) you're also painting a "flow field" beneath the floor, and the peeps follow that invisible current. It feels like a stretch and I'm not into it.