Dreams Is Already Fostering the Next Generation of Game Developers

Dreams from Media Molecule is an incredibly powerful game design tool that's easy to use, and it's already raising a new generation of game designers.

[Destiny1080]

An atmosphere of collaboration is in the DNA of Dreams

"the game contains content from no fewer than 232 different contributors, including sculptures, sounds, paintings, and textures"

Being a featured game got him more than just honor

“I was approached by a European game development company who asked me to join their team,” he said. “I’m excited for the future and where this may take me!”

[sirsoliloquy]

That last part is what I think is craziest about the article! Apparently you can get an actual job from using this game!

I'm gonna have to start making stuff instead of just playing!

[ssj27]

I feel bad for buying so many games that i haven't played and obsessed seen tutorials of dreams my heart is saying who cares about the games you buyed and get dreams and creating.

This game will only get better. I'm for recreating socom asap with my own level design twist.. so by the time the multiplayer online is ready i hopefully have the character logistics damage detention and maps are ready to my standards i may take foreversince they are very high to the point i dont think dream enginecan fulfillbut will see. I will see if i can make them happen i have never created anything in dreams jet.

Plus other ideas i got personal and business i wanna create in it.. i juat feel bad for buying those kther games i think i will just sale them or give them away to a family members

[rainslacker]

You'd be surprised what can get attention that can land you a game in the industry. There is a lot of demand for talent right now, and not enough people even applying to fill all the needed positions. Graphics art in particular is a skill trade, but also requires artistic talent, and the people that do that work are in huge demand across multiple industries. I'm actually surprised they don't make more money than what they do.

Being a designer can be hard to just break into the industry with, because you have to really have something special to get a designer position at most studios, but it has been known to happen.

Engineers are also in demand, but their work isn't quite as readily noticeable outside practical application, and code samples aren't exactly tangible thrilling fare, and you could read hundreds of crap portfolios before hitting that good one.

[Mortarmer]

Does anyone here know how that collaboration stuff works? Can you just go in and grab anything you want from whoever’s made things?

[sirsoliloquy]

From what I understand, when you create something, you can choose to make it "Remixable," which lets other people search for your stuff and use it however they want.

So, you can't use *everything* that other people have created, but there's so many people out there who choose to make their things remixable that there's an entire slew of free content that you can cobble together into a game.

I'm just waiting on someone to make a Smash Brothers clone that uses every single popular character they can get their hands on.

[rainslacker]

Basically, the creator can choose to make it free use. From there, it can be used exactly as is, or modified to the new creators liking. Credit will still be given back through the chain. I think you can share forward things you change as well, although I haven't looked into that. Not sure if you can block free use if you create something from a free use asset.

So, if someone made say a Mario game...and Nintendo let it stay up...the next person could make a sequel to that game using the same assets. In thoery, they could remake the game exactly, but I think that would be frowned upon. For things shared in such a way, there is no copyright entitlement when used within the game itself. I believe standard copyright laws exist for that content if used outside the game however, unless it all just belongs to Sony due to the TOS. If the latter is the case, Sony would probably be wise not to exercise their claim, as it would look really bad. Probably some terminology about how they can use that content for marketing purposes. Now I'll stop ranting about things you didn't ask about.

There are rules concerning content on the platform. They're quite extensive, but most seem there to protect Sony from copyright infringement claims.

[The Wood]

I called it but I didn't think it'll happen so quick. Well done to all

[Abnor_Mal]

Same, I said the same thing about someone getting a job because of Dreams.

[FyBy]

Maybe future PS First party game designers....prices like stage in First party studio would be great.

[Rimeskeem]

Coincidentally Dreams is also used to get people their dream jobs.

[4kgk76]

I hope Sony will start publishing quality original dreams games as full games on PlayStation store in the future.

[ssj27]

It's what media molecule hopes but i guess is up to sony. Either way i don't think asking for donation will be a bad idea. Idk if is allowed i hope it's. Sony doesn't even know what they got in their hands here. The data they will be recollecting alone from creations is huge money .

[AK91]

Yes it is and its why I love it

[SierraGuy]

Yes because currently we have nothing...and it's been like this for a while now. Hence remaster after remaster...does anyone make anything original and fun anymore like the golden age that was the early '90s?

Guess not. Sad ....just let it crash and burn microtransactions purple hair and all.