Platinum Arts Sandbox

3D game maker for kids hoping to bag an award from MODDB.

News by GamesIndustry International Contributor

Published on Jan. 12, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Platinum Arts Sandbox is an open source easy to use standalone 3D Game Maker and 3D Game Design program currently being used in many schools throughout the world that allows kids and adults to create their own video games, worlds, levels, adventures and quests, even cooperatively! The goal is to make it accessible to kids but also powerful enough for full game projects. Now features new game modes such as sidescroller, machinima, kartmode, RPG, and more! Our homepage is http://Kids.PlatinumArts.Net

PLEASE VOTE FOR US FOR MOD/GAME OF THE YEAR AT MODDB!!! The first round of voting ends on January 16th and then on the 17th the second round of voting starts for the finalists. So if you vote for us please remember to do it in BOTH PHASES! To vote for us you can go to our MODDB PROFILE http://www.moddb.com/games/platinum-arts-sandbox and click vote, note registered voters count more. Please consider voting for us :) Thanks for your support!! Please let anyone else know that might be interested!!!

We have a ton of goodies for you in this new release dubbed 2.3. You can download it here:

http://kids.platinumarts.net/download-sandbox.html

Here are the awesome new features!

New 3D sidescroller Mario like mode! Also there is a separate RPG project, check the wiki! Hotkeys that make it easier to save games, add materials, and lots more! New in game help section that displays all of the binds/key commands! Snow has been tweaked and updated :) Be sure to check out the new version of house :D Maps now generate cfgs on save! Also many various map tweaks. New main menu theme! To try other themes check out the options menu. Loads of new textures and new player skins. Tons of under the hood bug fixes and features. Thanks to ZKAT of virtualdarkarts.net there is a brand new great looking launcher! For more of general Sandbox Features please check the "Why Use Sandbox?" section of the webpage

Be sure to check out the new Sandbox video courtesy of NoesisInteractive.com and moddb where I talk about the mission of Sandbox, my success of using it with kids, useful development software, and a lot more! Check that out over here at:

http://www.moddb.com/games/platinum-arts-sandbox/features/noesis-presents-moddb-tv-sandbox-interview

Thank you for your interest in Sandbox! If you have questions please consult our FAQ and help section. Also make sure to check out our tutorial video here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g44Ww2bg2_E

Take care and enjoy 2.3 :D Let us know how you like it!!

-mike

http://Kids.Platinumarts.Net Free Open Source 3D Game Maker / Game Design Software

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