A World Without You: The Secret to Believing A Game's Open Sandbox Environment

GGTL: "I've always loved RPGs and open-world sandbox games. They're the ones that unleash gaming's true potential as a truly interactive experience, by placing you in a world which you directly alter with your own actions. As such a fan of the genre, I've spent a lot of time listening to podcasts, reading articles and watching interviews in which developers talk about building these types of atmospheric, non-linear games"

[cowkimon]

This theory actually works really well.

[Julie]

Err i love Fable but it is not "Open Sandbox Environment"...not Fable 1 or 2 or 3 , yes i have them all :)

[itsthatguy]

gives you something to think about, for sure.

[parkerscott]

I agree with Julie - why limit this to open-world games?

[Pin-Pin-Ire]

What we need is an open world game that actually interacts with the real world.

[Antholex]

It would be good if games did actually change whilst you were away. So, for example, if you didn't play a game for a couple of weeks, a couple of weeks would pass in the game, and the game will have changed in that time.

[MagicAccent]

Very interesting read.
Thanks!