{"id":2259,"date":"2015-10-17T13:47:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T11:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.learning-by-gaming.net\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2015-10-17T13:47:30","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T11:47:30","slug":"finding-of-the-week-135","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.learning-by-gaming.net\/?p=2259","title":{"rendered":"Finding of the week #135"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lego excitement
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During my ongoing literature review I often discover interesting facts about things I’ve never thought about. Sometimes I can connect these facts with my own observations: The result is mostly a completely new idea why things are as they are. Maybe these ideas are new to you, too. Therefore I’ll share my new science based knowledge with you!<\/em><\/p>\n

This week: This time, I think about the close resemblance of some computer games to Lego.<\/p>\n

During my childhood, I spent a lot of time playing with Lego models or building new vehicles and buildings out of the many different Lego<\/a> blocks. The great thing about Lego is that it allowed me to express my creativity and to shape new things out of a bunch of different blocks. Although I have not built anything out of Lego for a very long time, I still enjoy designing new things out of a bunch of blocks. However, in contrast to the plastic Lego blocks, the building blocks are now virtual blocks and only exist in particular game worlds.<\/p>\n

Building new vehicles and buildings has become one of the core game mechanics of current computer games. Minecraft<\/a> allows the players to place, remove and relocate a colorful variety of different blocks in order to create huge buildings and express their creativity. Kerbal Space Program<\/a>, Besiege<\/a> and TerraTech<\/a> evolve around the assembly of different vehicles and provide the players with a variety of different parts that can be combined in order to design a new vehicle. Subesequently, the players can utilize their unique vehicles in order to explore the virtual world or to pursue their goals.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the core concept of the gameplay has not changed since my Lego days. Of course, the environment is now a bit more age appropriate and demands additional knowledge about physics and the laws of nature. Furthermore, due to the strong immersive effects, it feels almost as if I would be directly involved in the action. For instance, landing a spaceplane back on the runway always results in a very exciting experience. However, I can still feel the same excitement of my Lego days when I design a new virtual airplane or building.<\/p>\n

Curiously, the virtual world of Minecraft even closed the gap and became to a certain degree reality: Lego has created a special Minecraft series and thus closed the circle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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