Platinum Arts Sandbox
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| Developer(s) | Michael Tomaino, Kevin Meyer |
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| Initial release | June 4, 2007 |
| Stable release | 2.8.2
/ 19 January 2013 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X |
| Type | game engine |
Platinum Arts Sandbox is a world and video-game creation tool. This software supports single-player and multiplayer and contains an in-game level editor. The game engine is a free and open-source software. It was first released on June 4, 2007.
Game play
The game currently has single player and multiplayer modes. Single-player modes include the basic editing mode, Role Playing Game (RPG), and Side-scrolling. The SVN development version includes Movie Cube which allows users to create Machinima. Sample maps include platformers where the object is to save a princess, a maze, a village that makes use of quests, house structures, a floating castle, a giant cavern, and several others. Multiplayer functionality is possible with LAN, Local, and Internet play, which gets its server listings from a master server. Included modes are cooperative editing, Banana Relay (base capturing mode), and free run, a mode where editing is not allowed and is useful for races.
Media features
- PBS/WMHT Games in Education Conference [1][2]
- Moddb.com Top 100 Mod/Game of the Year 2008 [3]
- Many various Moddb.com Interviews and Features [4]
- Slashdot.org Article - Involving Kids In Free Software Through Games?[5]
- Total PC Gaming Magazine, February 2009
- Podcast interview with Michael Tomaino[6]
- PCFormat Magazine Issue 232 November 2009
Commercial version
Features include:
- A deferred shading pipeline.
- Lua as its scripting language.
- An improved editor.
References
- ^ "PBS/WMHT Games In Education Speakers". Games In Education 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ^ "PBS/WMHT Games in Education: Information & Resources". Games In Education 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ^ "2008 Mod Of The Year Awards - Top 100". Moddb. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Moddb.com Sandbox Articles and Features". Moddb. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Slashdot Article - Involving Kids In Free Software Through Games?". Slashdot. January 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ Podcast interview with Michael Tomaino Archived 2010-05-09 at the Wayback Machine