Creatorverse was a
physics-based sandbox creation
game
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for the
Apple iOS,
Android
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,
Kindle Fire, and
Kindle Fire HD that was released in 2012. The product was discontinued in February 2014.
Creatorverse gained notoriety in the
gaming press
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as the first
tablet
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app
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* Application software
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released by
San Francisco-based
Linden Lab, which had previously been known primarily as the creator of the
online virtual world Second Life. The product continued the company’s positioning as a maker of “shared creative spaces” that favor open-ended content creation and sharing over traditional goal-oriented gaming.
Creation
Creatorverse was primarily focused on creativity and building. The creator uses the tablet’s
touch screen to create designs that could then be
animated and set into motion using various physics-based properties and attributes (such as
friction,
speed and
force
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). All creations can then be shared among other creators, who also have the capability to remix, expand or even dismantle other community creations.
Inspiration for Creatorverse, including the logo, originated from the popular device
Newton's cradle, which demonstrates
conservation of momentum and energy via a series of swinging spheres.
References
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