Google Made a Video Game That Lets You Build Video Games (theverge.com) 36
Game Builder is a new video game from Google that allows you to create simple Minecraft-style games for yourself and others to play through. "The game lets you drag and drop characters and scenery into an empty sandbox to construct your world, then use preset commands to string together how things interact," reports The Verge. "It's free to play and available on both Windows and macOS." From the report: The game comes from Area 120, Google's incubator for experimental projects (some of which have quickly disappeared, others of which have made their way into other Google products). Game Builder has actually been available through Steam since November 1st last year (it already has 190 reviews, with a "every positive" score), but Google only publicized it today, which is certain to get a lot more people playing. Game Builder has a co-op mode, so multiple people can build a game together at once. You can also share your creations and browse through the games made by others. The interaction system works with "if this then that" logic, and players can craft their own interactions with JavaScript if they're familiar with it.
Is there a Rust programming language version? (Score:1)
Is there a version of this that uses the new Rust programming language instead of JavaScript?
I think it would be better to teach novice programmers using a sane and consistent language like Rust, instead of the confusing mess of JavaScript.
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They tried to make a Rust version, but they wouldn't agree with the Code of Conduct, so it was cancelled.
Wc3 editor (Score:2)
The editor for Warcraft 3 was and is the best game builder I've played with.
I can't wait for the reforge.
SEUCK (Score:3)
This is really, really old hat. Now get off my tile mapped lawn.
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I loved Adventure Construction Set and Pinball Construction Set back in the day. I'd forgotten all about them. Thanks for the reminder. Now I'm recalling the adventure games I made with it that no longer exist. Good times.
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I loved PCS back on my Apple //c. I remember you could save your balls as executable binaries to share with others!
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This sounds a whole lot like the old MUD games. Those were text based but the concept is much the same with building your own worlds, whether social based or gaming based.
Seems like PS4 Dreams is much better? (Score:2)
It seems like if you are going to be trying to build sublimes in something that is not Minecraft, the PS4 Dreams game builder [youtube.com] looks way, way more advanced than the Google thing.
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How hard would it have been to read TFS?
Can game actions shell out to the OS? (Score:2)
It would make sense to control actions, read in config files, etc.