this year's Consumer Electronic Show (CES) Microsoft announced that it will be turning gamers into game creators via the new community game, Kodu, scheduled to release this spring. The title allows players to build their own "personal playgrounds." During a keynote speech at CES in Las Vegas a 12-year old student known as Sparrow joined Microsoft's President of the Entertainment and Devices Division, Robbie Bach to demo just how easy Kodu is to use.
"What I love about "Kodu" is that I can do everything myself," Sparrow, who demoed the game, said. "It's fast to build and different from the other games I play. I can do cool, silly things in it!"
Players begin by choosing from a set of visual building blocks and then use a "simple image-based creator menu" to build a world based on "physical action-reaction." Gamers will have the ability to use hearing, vision and time to control their character's behavior. According to Microsoft's press release, "With almost 200 different game-creation building blocks to choose from, the opportunities are endless." For those not with the inclination to create their own worlds, Kodu comes with a set of pre-loaded levels for quick play.
"We've done everything possible to make sure that creating a "Kodu" playground is not only easy, but that it is also fun and engaging for people of all ages and backgrounds," principal program manager for Microsoft Research and lead "Kodu" designer, Matt MacLaurin said. "Since 'Kodu's' interface is intuitive and prevents common programming mistakes, we're making it easy for everyone to enjoy the magic of game creation."
Kodu is scheduled to release this spring on the Xbox Live Community Games Channel.
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sad, that MS can't make there own game.
"What I love about "Kodu" is that I can do everything myself," Sparrow, who demoed the game, said. "It's fast to build and different from the other games I play. I can do cool, silly things in it!"
Players begin by choosing from a set of visual building blocks and then use a "simple image-based creator menu" to build a world based on "physical action-reaction." Gamers will have the ability to use hearing, vision and time to control their character's behavior. According to Microsoft's press release, "With almost 200 different game-creation building blocks to choose from, the opportunities are endless." For those not with the inclination to create their own worlds, Kodu comes with a set of pre-loaded levels for quick play.
"We've done everything possible to make sure that creating a "Kodu" playground is not only easy, but that it is also fun and engaging for people of all ages and backgrounds," principal program manager for Microsoft Research and lead "Kodu" designer, Matt MacLaurin said. "Since 'Kodu's' interface is intuitive and prevents common programming mistakes, we're making it easy for everyone to enjoy the magic of game creation."
Kodu is scheduled to release this spring on the Xbox Live Community Games Channel.
more here
sad, that MS can't make there own game.
