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Four have been released as of August 8th, 2008. Unknown how many more will be released given Spore's own approaching release date. Each download is pretty small, roughly about 200-300KB, and comes as a .zip file so have a file compression/decompression program handy like WinZip or WinRAR. See the individual Apolyton>Spore threads for each "game" for other players' reviews.
Update Aug. 20th:
Now up to 9 individual prototypes available.
Update Aug. 26th:
2 more
Update Sept. 17th:
1 added
ParticleMan:
ParticleMan simulates gravitational attraction between particles in a cloud. This system was used to study such gravitational dynamics as orbits, nebula formation, star formation and particle streams from sources like pulsars and black holes.
ParticleMan has the following elements:
* Particles — point masses which interact with each other
* Gravity Wells — fixed point masses which attract or repel particles(depending on magnitude, which can be negative), but do not move or change mass without user input
* Particle Guns — sources that spit particles out at a given angle and velocity
* Gravity Wells and Particle Guns may only be placed on the green grid in the z=0 plane.
* The Iso Surface — an isosurface geometry object derived from the positions and masses (which act as field strengths) of the particles.
Turn 'particle-particle interactions' under physics off and on to see the difference between the more orderly and predictable independent particles and the chaotic interacting ones.
With particle-particle interactions off, you can create some elaborate streams of particles using the Particle Gun and Gravity Well objects.
Play with physics controls to create different kinds of gravitational simulations. High fusion rates can be used to simulate star birth in collapsing nebulae, for example and low fusion rates can be used to simulate interaction between stars in a galaxy.
ParticleMan has the following elements:
* Particles — point masses which interact with each other
* Gravity Wells — fixed point masses which attract or repel particles(depending on magnitude, which can be negative), but do not move or change mass without user input
* Particle Guns — sources that spit particles out at a given angle and velocity
* Gravity Wells and Particle Guns may only be placed on the green grid in the z=0 plane.
* The Iso Surface — an isosurface geometry object derived from the positions and masses (which act as field strengths) of the particles.
Turn 'particle-particle interactions' under physics off and on to see the difference between the more orderly and predictable independent particles and the chaotic interacting ones.
With particle-particle interactions off, you can create some elaborate streams of particles using the Particle Gun and Gravity Well objects.
Play with physics controls to create different kinds of gravitational simulations. High fusion rates can be used to simulate star birth in collapsing nebulae, for example and low fusion rates can be used to simulate interaction between stars in a galaxy.
BIOME is a programmable cellular automata simulator that allows users to develop simple "SimCity-like" grid simulations.
The grid-simulations in SimCity were inspired by Conway's "Life" program, which produces amazingly intricate patterns from simple rules
BIOME uses a language based on chemical stoichiometry, the notation system used to describe chemical reactions. Cells in a BIOME simulation change state the same way that chemicals change when exposed to other chemicals
Systems such as this can be used to simulate phenomena such as forest fires, disease epidemics, animal migration patterns and crystallization
BIOME supports both rectangular and spiral cellular automata configurations. The spiral configuration was used to study stochastic, self-propagating star formation (the process whereby the ignition of a star promotes the creation of more stars) on the galactic scale.
The grid-simulations in SimCity were inspired by Conway's "Life" program, which produces amazingly intricate patterns from simple rules
BIOME uses a language based on chemical stoichiometry, the notation system used to describe chemical reactions. Cells in a BIOME simulation change state the same way that chemicals change when exposed to other chemicals
Systems such as this can be used to simulate phenomena such as forest fires, disease epidemics, animal migration patterns and crystallization
BIOME supports both rectangular and spiral cellular automata configurations. The spiral configuration was used to study stochastic, self-propagating star formation (the process whereby the ignition of a star promotes the creation of more stars) on the galactic scale.
City Maze is an agent-based city simulation prototype. The player controls a city of sim creatures.
Players may place residential, industrial, entertainment and defense buildings. When sims enter these buildings, they rest, produce income, improve their mood or defend against raider attacks.
Happy, safe, rested sims will multiply and produce income. Miserable, threatened, tired sims will get fed up and leave the city.
Players may place residential, industrial, entertainment and defense buildings. When sims enter these buildings, they rest, produce income, improve their mood or defend against raider attacks.
Happy, safe, rested sims will multiply and produce income. Miserable, threatened, tired sims will get fed up and leave the city.
Cell Culture is a SimCity-like simulation of the spread of life and culture across a planetary surface.
The planet is represented as a grid of cells. Each cell has several variables describing the amount and kind of life present at that location.
Life grows and spreads from cell to cell based on these variables. The more favorable the conditions, the faster the rate of growth and spread.
The planet is represented as a grid of cells. Each cell has several variables describing the amount and kind of life present at that location.
Life grows and spreads from cell to cell based on these variables. The more favorable the conditions, the faster the rate of growth and spread.
'Space' is a gameplay prototype of the Space level of Spore.
The player explores a galaxy of stars with a spacecraft, discovering new worlds to terraform and colonize and encountering alien species to fight or befriend.
Successful colonies provide the player with resources and income which they can invest in technological research. Advanced technologies allow the player to terraform, colonize fight and explore more effectively.
The player explores a galaxy of stars with a spacecraft, discovering new worlds to terraform and colonize and encountering alien species to fight or befriend.
Successful colonies provide the player with resources and income which they can invest in technological research. Advanced technologies allow the player to terraform, colonize fight and explore more effectively.
SPUG is a tunable gameplay prototype for the Creature level of Spore.
The player controls an avatar creature on a simple planetary terrain where they may hunt prey, evade predators, eat, rest and level up their stats.
No limitations are placed on leveling up or cheating stats. This tool was intended to give designers the opportunity to explore different economies for the creature game, so limitations on power ups and level ups are self-imposed.
The player controls an avatar creature on a simple planetary terrain where they may hunt prey, evade predators, eat, rest and level up their stats.
No limitations are placed on leveling up or cheating stats. This tool was intended to give designers the opportunity to explore different economies for the creature game, so limitations on power ups and level ups are self-imposed.
Crowd is a SimCity 4 prototype developed by the Spore prototyping team.
The player controls a neighborhood of city blocks. Sims wander the city looking for residential, commercial or industrial buildings where they can work, rest or recreate.
The player may zone the unzoned (gray) city blocks to attract sims of a given type. Zoned buildings also emit traffic vehicles, which can be controlled with traffic lights.
The player controls a neighborhood of city blocks. Sims wander the city looking for residential, commercial or industrial buildings where they can work, rest or recreate.
The player may zone the unzoned (gray) city blocks to attract sims of a given type. Zoned buildings also emit traffic vehicles, which can be controlled with traffic lights.
Gaslight simulates a process called stochastic, self-propagating star formation (SSPSF.)
Interstellar gas and dust begin to collapse under the force of its own gravity. This gives rise to regions of dense material that eventually give rise to stars.
When the stars ignite, they heat up the surrounding material, which moves away from the stars, creating more regions of increased density, which give rise to more stars, which moves more material, which creates more stars and so on.
Interstellar gas and dust begin to collapse under the force of its own gravity. This gives rise to regions of dense material that eventually give rise to stars.
When the stars ignite, they heat up the surrounding material, which moves away from the stars, creating more regions of increased density, which give rise to more stars, which moves more material, which creates more stars and so on.
NetCity is a programmable simulator used to explore the evolution of complex behavior from simple components.
User-defined nodes can be set to emit signals and move, or shrink and grow in when a signal is received.
NetCity was inspired by the Soda Constructor (sodaplay.com) and by the book Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology by Valentino Braitenberg.
User-defined nodes can be set to emit signals and move, or shrink and grow in when a signal is received.
NetCity was inspired by the Soda Constructor (sodaplay.com) and by the book Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology by Valentino Braitenberg.
WaterBoy is a fluid dynamics simulator designed to explore the behavior of large bodies of water on uneven terrain.
Developed in 2002, WaterBoy also demonstrates early application of modern graphics technology, including environment cube mapping and custom shaders.
Developed in 2002, WaterBoy also demonstrates early application of modern graphics technology, including environment cube mapping and custom shaders.
GonzagoGL is an OpenGL-based prototype of the Spore Creature game.
Similar to SPUG, it places the player in an environment with predators, prey, shelter and vegetation. GonzagoGL advances the SPUG model to include higher quality terrain and a greater emphasis on gameplay.
GonzagoGL was the final gameplay prototype developed for Spore.
Similar to SPUG, it places the player in an environment with predators, prey, shelter and vegetation. GonzagoGL advances the SPUG model to include higher quality terrain and a greater emphasis on gameplay.
GonzagoGL was the final gameplay prototype developed for Spore.
Tide Pool represents our first steps down the path toward synthesizing our ideas into a playable game.
Tide Pool set the stage for the later, more recognizably Spore-like prototypes SPUG and GonzagoGL.
Tide Pool combines a forest fire simulator from BIOME with the terrain and water simulation from WaterBoy and the flocking system from Crowd in a fire fighting mini game.
Tide Pool set the stage for the later, more recognizably Spore-like prototypes SPUG and GonzagoGL.
Tide Pool combines a forest fire simulator from BIOME with the terrain and water simulation from WaterBoy and the flocking system from Crowd in a fire fighting mini game.
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