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A proposed project to act as a counterpoint (and homage) to [[http:// | A proposed project to act as a counterpoint (and homage) to [[http:// | ||
- | There are currently more people playing FarmVille than using Twitter, | + | There are currently more people playing FarmVille than using Twitter, |
There are a few issues with FarmVille' | There are a few issues with FarmVille' | ||
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- | Zynga are not ignorant, they exist to make money. We do not have that restriction, | + | Zynga are not ignorant, |
- | * Space is not an issue, you can roam freely. | ||
* No monocultures - a simple, but complete model for nutrients in the soil, nitrogen fixers, permaculture layers - all based on [[fukuoka gardening]]. | * No monocultures - a simple, but complete model for nutrients in the soil, nitrogen fixers, permaculture layers - all based on [[fukuoka gardening]]. | ||
* The use of native species of plants based on your physical location. | * The use of native species of plants based on your physical location. | ||
- | * Animals as part of the ecosystem | + | * Animals as part of the ecosystem. |
* Animals have a full life cycle - we deal with the death issue. | * Animals have a full life cycle - we deal with the death issue. | ||
* A cooperation model for players - collectivization, | * A cooperation model for players - collectivization, | ||
- | * In this way, the idea of socialism needs to be explicitly obvious, in exactly the way that the capitalism in FarmVille (and most games containing an economy) | + | * In this way, the idea of socialism needs to be explicitly obvious. |
+ | * Space is not an issue, you can roam freely. | ||
* The whole thing could also just be a dissemination strategy for more intelligent information about food production. | * The whole thing could also just be a dissemination strategy for more intelligent information about food production. | ||
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+ | The capitalism in FarmVille (and most games containing an economy) is not discussed explicitly at all as part of the game, it's just a kind of assumption. The idea here is not to promote socialism, but to promote some sort of awareness that this assumption exists. Is a particular economic model a requirement for a good game? | ||
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* Each plant needs frames representing growth through different stages from seedling to full grown, also for decay and disease. | * Each plant needs frames representing growth through different stages from seedling to full grown, also for decay and disease. | ||
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