Dreams game
On Dreamers’ in-game profiles, the game tellingly categorises their activities as “passions”: art, music, animation and even curation. Knowledge is sharable, too, and there are a growing number of interactive tutorials in the Dreamiverse.
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Dreams game software#
As in the open-source software movement (of which I’m a passionate part), Dreams encourages players to remix and reinvent other people’s creations: everything is sharable, from the tiniest 3D model or sound clip right up to entire playable games. Photograph: Media Molecule/SonyĮven at this early stage, Dreams is already overflowing with the creations of its players, from homages to Metal Gear Solid to countless original short games, films and pieces of static art. ‘The learning curve is just right’ … a snapshot of some of the creative tools in Dreams. In my real-life work, I favour simple and efficient tools such as Processing, Pico 8 and Twine over sprawling complex packages, and the tools available in Dreams replicate them surprisingly well. This warmth permeates the rest of game, the friendly tone and slightly squishy visual style helping make the work of creation less intimidating. Almost the first thing new players see is a fun video of the development staff, smiling together in their office and holding up handmade “Welcome” signs. The promise was that Dreams would represent a space where almost anything is possible, and Media Molecule has somehow got closer than I ever imagined.ĭreams is hard to sum up succinctly, but it sits somewhere at the intersection of art studio, game engine and vibrant creative community hub. From the breadth of its artistic toolset to the community of creators it is enabling, Dreams feels like the start of a genuine revolution in accessible, creative play. A s a digital artist and experimental games designer, I was one of the first in line to dive into Dreams – a PlayStation 4 game that aims to give everyone the ability to unlock the potential artist within – when the developer Media Molecule opened up limited early access in April.