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'''''HiveMind''''' is an upcoming real life [[simulation]] being designed by [[Will Wright (game designer)|Will Wright]]'s company of the same name.<ref name=venture>{{cite web | url=http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/16/will-wright-hivemind/ | author=Takahashi, Dean | title=Inside Will Wright’s next big game: HiveMind (exclusive) | work=[[VentureBeat]] | publisher=VentureBeat | date=November 16, 2011 |accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref> Wright calls it "personal gaming", in which the player's interests affect the content of the game, saying, "Rather than craft a game like ''[[FarmVille]]'' for players to learn and play, we learn about you and your routines and incorporate that into a form of game play."<ref name=venture/> The game will [[data harvesting|harvest data]] about the players in order to create content. It would not initiate this process, but would be permitted to do so by players.<ref name=wired>{{cite web|last=Mix |first=John |url=http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/11/will-wright-hivemind/ |title=Report: Will Wright's HiveMind Transforms Personal Data into Gameplay &#124; Game&#124;Life | work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] | publisher=Condé Nast | date=November 16, 2011 | accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref> It has been described as "an immersive game that uses real-world information about a user to develop a unique in-game experience tailored to each player."<ref name=techspot>{{cite web | author=Knight, Shawn | url=http://www.techspot.com/news/46349-will-wright-details-project-hivemind-first-personal-gaming-experience.html | title=Will Wright details project HiveMind, first "personal gaming" experience | work=[[TechSpot]] | publisher=TechSpot, Inc | date=November 21, 2011 | accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref>
'''''HiveMind''''' is an upcoming real life [[Simulation video game|simulation]] being designed by [[Will Wright (game designer)|Will Wright]]'s company of the same name.<ref name=venture>{{cite web | url=http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/16/will-wright-hivemind/ | author=Takahashi, Dean | title=Inside Will Wright’s next big game: HiveMind (exclusive) | work=[[VentureBeat]] | publisher=VentureBeat | date=November 16, 2011 |accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref> Wright calls it "personal gaming", in which the player's interests affect the content of the game, saying, "Rather than craft a game like ''[[FarmVille]]'' for players to learn and play, we learn about you and your routines and incorporate that into a form of game play."<ref name=venture/> The game will [[data harvesting|harvest data]] about the players in order to create content. It would not initiate this process, but would be permitted to do so by players.<ref name=wired>{{cite web|last=Mix |first=John |url=http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/11/will-wright-hivemind/ |title=Report: Will Wright's HiveMind Transforms Personal Data into Gameplay &#124; Game&#124;Life | work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] | publisher=Condé Nast | date=November 16, 2011 | accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref> It has been described as "an immersive game that uses real-world information about a user to develop a unique in-game experience tailored to each player."<ref name=techspot>{{cite web | author=Knight, Shawn | url=http://www.techspot.com/news/46349-will-wright-details-project-hivemind-first-personal-gaming-experience.html | title=Will Wright details project HiveMind, first "personal gaming" experience | work=[[TechSpot]] | publisher=TechSpot, Inc | date=November 21, 2011 | accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref>


The release date of the game has not been announced, nor have the platforms on which it will be available, although it will probably be incorporated into [[mobile device]]s.<ref name=venture/>
The release date of the game has not been announced, nor have the platforms on which it will be available, although it will probably be incorporated into [[mobile device]]s.<ref name=venture/>

Revision as of 22:16, 11 September 2012

HiveMind
Developer(s)HiveMind
Designer(s)Will Wright
Genre(s)Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

HiveMind is an upcoming real life simulation being designed by Will Wright's company of the same name.[1] Wright calls it "personal gaming", in which the player's interests affect the content of the game, saying, "Rather than craft a game like FarmVille for players to learn and play, we learn about you and your routines and incorporate that into a form of game play."[1] The game will harvest data about the players in order to create content. It would not initiate this process, but would be permitted to do so by players.[2] It has been described as "an immersive game that uses real-world information about a user to develop a unique in-game experience tailored to each player."[3]

The release date of the game has not been announced, nor have the platforms on which it will be available, although it will probably be incorporated into mobile devices.[1]

It was announced in early June 2012 that the entire project was on hold due to ongoing legal disputes between company executives.[4] Said Wright, "Hivemind is still a company. But it has no money. No nothing. It's just sitting there because of the litigation. It is frozen. It's so complex and there's quite a bit of disappointment.... We have to find out where this is going in the near term."[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Takahashi, Dean (November 16, 2011). "Inside Will Wright's next big game: HiveMind (exclusive)". VentureBeat. VentureBeat. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Mix, John (November 16, 2011). "Report: Will Wright's HiveMind Transforms Personal Data into Gameplay | Game|Life". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Knight, Shawn (November 21, 2011). "Will Wright details project HiveMind, first "personal gaming" experience". TechSpot. TechSpot, Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Rose, Mike (June 6, 2012). "Will Wright's Hivemind start-up halted by litigation issues". Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. Retrieved August 2, 2012.