Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite, MMOs, Second Life, there's heaps of sandbox games where people can just hang out and do their own thing. It's the metaverse that Facebook / zucc just completely misunderstood.
replyThey could've just bought any one of these titles and they'd have a better metaverse than whatever it was they pumped billions into.
Pokopia and Tomodatchi only look like sandboxes at first glance. They are far more directed. They're not a perfect square with you in the middle. They're a star shape with you in the middle.
replyI genuinely don't understand the relevance of the square vs. star map layout - does that matter or is there an analogy I don't understand?
replyIt’s not literally the map of the game: it’s about what the player can do.
replyA square means total freedom. A star means freedom to choose guarded experiences with internal choices.