iHobo

JULY 5, 2023

The genius of The Chinese Room's ground-breaking ghost story was to see that a game world is a canvas upon which stories are painted just as much in a walking simulator as in a so-called open world game.

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

I saw a post on Reddit yesterday that asked “how come no other MMOs have done open world housing, besides ArcheAge ?” These describe how the underlying world of UO works — from the “infamous dragon example” that never came to fruition, to how it still underpins crafting and AI.

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

I used GenoTerra to research and reflect about the design process using procedural generation in the creation of base shapes that the designer/s in a studio can use to create a more coherent game world. “Open World Games" have the potential for countless hours of exploration and fun through their huge game worlds.

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iHobo

JUNE 28, 2023

Later Elder Scrolls games cleaved to the now over-familiar formula of the Grand Theft Auto open world, shaping the world through chains of waypoints. For the open world game to truly satisfy the curiosity motive, the landscape has to be crafted in order to raise questions.

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Game Daily

JULY 19, 2023

“We have a ton of post-apocalyptic games,” said Alan Gershenfeld, president and co-founder of E-Line Media. “The question I have is, can we create evocative, aspirational and achievable worlds that are truly evocative?” Is Dystopian Media Shaping Our Future?) “Open worlds are complex, expensive.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

By and large, critics praised the open-world design that was tested in Pokémon Legends: Arceus , a spinoff game that was released in January of this year. Reviews for Scarlet and Violet have painted an interesting picture of a franchise in its 26th year.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

External validation rarely comes your way, especially while seeking attention on social media – which is absolutely required to build a community and get to be known by players. An open-world social simulation of a whole human civilization on Mars. What’s your creative process? “My

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you follow that link, you’ll see open world events occurring as the quest proceeds, done without zone or quest locking, etc. I say mostly, because social media today shows we were partly right also. Highly narrative, intricate puzzles, and immersive storytelling. Heck, there was one quest that redid the entire zone spawn.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You may have already seen some of this content on social media, in blog posts, or in alpha release notes. For the first time ever, Godot also comes with a GI technique that can be used with large open worlds — signed distance field global illumination ( SDFGI ). Check out the video! What's new?

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