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red_leaf [2010-04-07 08:18] – davegriffiths | red_leaf [2010-04-07 17:48] – davegriffiths | ||
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A proposed project to act as a counterpoint (and homage) to [[http:// | A proposed project to act as a counterpoint (and homage) to [[http:// | ||
- | There are currently more people playing FarmVille than using Twitter, | + | There are currently more people playing FarmVille than using Twitter, |
There are a few issues with FarmVille' | There are a few issues with FarmVille' | ||
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Zynga are not ignorant, they exist to make money. We do not have that restriction, | Zynga are not ignorant, they exist to make money. We do not have that restriction, | ||
- | * A cooperation model for players - collectivization, | + | * No monocultures |
- | * Space is not an issue, you can roam freely. | + | |
- | * Monoculture out - a simple, but complete model for nutrients in the soil, nitrogen fixers, permaculture layers. | + | |
* The use of native species of plants based on your physical location. | * The use of native species of plants based on your physical location. | ||
* Animals as part of the ecosystem (eg. deep ploughing avoided by introducing chickens) | * Animals as part of the ecosystem (eg. deep ploughing avoided by introducing chickens) | ||
* Animals have a full life cycle - we deal with the death issue. | * Animals have a full life cycle - we deal with the death issue. | ||
+ | * A cooperation model for players - collectivization, | ||
+ | * In this way, the idea of socialism needs to be explicitly obvious. | ||
+ | * Space is not an issue, you can roam freely. | ||
+ | * The whole thing could also just be a dissemination strategy for more intelligent information about food production. | ||
- | See also [[fukuoka gardening]]. | + | The capitalism in FarmVille (and most games containing an economy) is not discussed explicitly at all as part of the game, it's just a kind of assumption. The idea here is not to promote socialism, but to promote some sort of awareness that this assumption exists. Is a particular economic model a requirement for a good game? |
======Current stupid version====== | ======Current stupid version====== | ||
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+ | The source code is currently at this location: [[http:// | ||
======Links====== | ======Links====== | ||
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* The real farmville project: [[http:// | * The real farmville project: [[http:// | ||
+ | ======Work needed====== | ||
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+ | Game design | ||
+ | * Player collaboration - I have an idea where each player starts with one thing they need, and have to ask for help from people in their collective before they can start - ie. "Joe starts playing and has to borrow a spade from Phillis and some seeds from Frank to get started" | ||
+ | Plants | ||
+ | * Description of the layers and functions for this game - could be a simplification of the [[plant guilds]]. | ||
+ | * Various plants for each layer X function - need a lot. | ||
+ | * Each plant needs frames representing growth through different stages from seedling to full grown, also for decay and disease. | ||
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