Procedural animation gives players the limitless ability to seamlessly create and customise nearly every aspect of the game. LB: The team has done a tremendous job creating the procedural-animation technology behind Spore. GS UK: You've personally described Spore as "a couple million stars in any one galaxy, and any star can have four or five planets." How can a development team create a game that huge, while also allowing players a sense of ownership over their personal galaxy? While the concept behind Spore may be big and vast in nature, it's actually quite accessible when you give it a shot. This intuitiveness is found throughout the game.
Granted, teaching mom that she had to use the mouse wheel to scale the body took a minute or two, but soon she was off and running, creating creatures with the greatest of ease. I've seen a five-year-old create a creature just as easily as I have my 70-year-old mother. LB: I think once players get their hands on the Spore Creature Creator, they're going to be surprised at how creative they are. How are you planning to make the experience accessible for players? GS UK: Most of the ideas in Spore are very ambitious. We can't wait to see what people will create starting this week. The Spore Creature Creator is quite literally the beginning of the launch of Spore and introduces the brand in a really fun and easily accessible way. By starting with this fun little bite, we are getting a head start at building the Spore community as players share their creations and interact with each other at. Lucy Bradshaw: The Spore Creature Creator is an introduction to the world of Spore-your own little universe in a box. GameSpot UK: Why was the decision made to sell the Spore Creature Creator separately? To mark the occasion, GameSpot cornered Maxis executive producer Lucy Bradshaw to find out more about the Creature Creator, as well as the latest developments on the game itself. Costing £4.99 in the UK and $10 in the US, the toolset lets players begin creating their own creatures before sharing them.
The first part of this grand idea was realised today when Maxis launched the Spore Creature Creator worldwide. Wii and mobile versions are also planned for a later, undisclosed date. Due for release in September on the PC, Mac, and Nintendo DS, the game will let you control various life-forms from the cellular to the galactic level, and then share these creations with other people around the world. As the developers of one of the most highly anticipated games on this year's release calendar, the team at Maxis is currently feeling the crunch when it comes to finishing Spore.
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