Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker
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Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker is a kid friendly World & Video Game Creation Tool based on the Cube 2: Sauerbraten game engine. The focus of Platinum Arts Sandbox 3D Game Maker is on Game Creation and ease of use so that it is accessible even to young children but also viable to create mature games. Violent content and themes have been removed to make the project appropriate for school settings. Similar to Cube 2: Sauerbraten, the software supports single-player and multiplayer and contains an in-game level editor
which is a key to its ease of use. The game engine
is free and open source software
. The first release was made on June 4, 2007. The latest version 2.6.1 released on November 04, 2010.
. 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 freerun a mode where editing is not allowed and is useful for races.
Level editor
A level editor is a software tool used to design levels, maps, campaigns, etc and virtual worlds for a video game. In some cases the creator of a video game releases an official level editor for a game, but other times the community of fans step in to fill the void...
which is a key to its ease of use. The game engine
Game engine
A game engine is a system designed for the creation and development of video games. There are many game engines that are designed to work on video game consoles and personal computers...
is free and open source software
Free and open source software
Free and open-source software or free/libre/open-source software is software that is liberally licensed to grant users the right to use, study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code...
. The first release was made on June 4, 2007. The latest version 2.6.1 released on November 04, 2010.
Technical details
The goal of Platinum Arts Sandbox is to make it as quick and easy as possible for users to create 3D worlds and Video Games. In addition to the in game editing provided by the Cube 2 engine, many new menus and helpful features have been included. The powerful menus greatly increase the development speed and ease of use due to being able to make major changes with a single click. Features have been included to provide more information to the user and further enhance the ease of use.Gameplay
The game currently has singleplayer and multiplayer modes. Single player modes include the basic editing mode, Role Playing Game (RPG), and Sidescroller. The SVN development version includes MovieCube which allows users to create MachinimaMachinima
Machinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation...
. 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 freerun a mode where editing is not allowed and is useful for races.
Media Features
Full List: http://forum.sandboxgamemaker.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=65- PBS/WMHT Games in Education Conference
- Moddb.com Top 100 Mod/Game Of The Year 2008
- Many various Moddb.com Interviews and Features
- Slashdot.org Article - Involving Kids In Free Software Through Games? -
- Total PC Gaming Magazine February 2009
- Podcast interview with Michael Tomaino
- PCFormat Magazine Issue 232 November 2009