Comments on: Game Idea #38: Green Thumb Gardening http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-38-green-thumb-gardening/ A new game idea every week and other ramblings on game design from an upstart game designer. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:51:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Game Idea #38: Green Thumb Gardening by: Fletch http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-38-green-thumb-gardening/#comment-3494 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 07:29:50 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-38-green-thumb-gardening/#comment-3494 My Mum would play this - that's awesome. And you're right, I'd like something I could crank up for fifteen minutes while I take a break from thesis writing. The idea of being able to take a virtual tour and walk around other people's gardens is nice. A properly functioning weather system would also be sweet, but historically speaking, difficult to pull off. My Mum would play this - that’s awesome. And you’re right, I’d like something I could crank up for fifteen minutes while I take a break from thesis writing.

The idea of being able to take a virtual tour and walk around other people’s gardens is nice. A properly functioning weather system would also be sweet, but historically speaking, difficult to pull off.

]]> Comment on Game Idea #38: Green Thumb Gardening by: Erin http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-38-green-thumb-gardening/#comment-1415 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:28:32 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-38-green-thumb-gardening/#comment-1415 I know a couple folks who are working on a thesis and I can totally see them playing this while working! And personally, I like the idea of choosing where to garden -- the apartment box, vacant lot, etc. I would take my students outside to grow sunflowers in front of the elementary school! I know a couple folks who are working on a thesis and I can totally see them playing this while working! And personally, I like the idea of choosing where to garden — the apartment box, vacant lot, etc. I would take my students outside to grow sunflowers in front of the elementary school!

]]> Comment on Game Idea #38: Green Thumb Gardening by: Thores http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-38-green-thumb-gardening/#comment-1398 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:16:16 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-38-green-thumb-gardening/#comment-1398 The zip-code climate idea reminds me of something I've been wanting to see for a long time: a handheld game that heavily relies on a GPS function for gameplay. I know that a game like this was in works for the Gizmondo platform before being promptly cancelled along with the system. This dissapointed me greatly and I'd really like to see the concept revived for either the DS or PSP, preferrably the former. Anyways, this idea is pretty solid, but it's not for me and I don't think I'd ever play it myself. However, I have a couple of friends that would LOVE something like this, and I'm sure I would be more than happy to watch them toil away at their virtual garden. The zip-code climate idea reminds me of something I’ve been wanting to see for a long time: a handheld game that heavily relies on a GPS function for gameplay. I know that a game like this was in works for the Gizmondo platform before being promptly cancelled along with the system. This dissapointed me greatly and I’d really like to see the concept revived for either the DS or PSP, preferrably the former.

Anyways, this idea is pretty solid, but it’s not for me and I don’t think I’d ever play it myself. However, I have a couple of friends that would LOVE something like this, and I’m sure I would be more than happy to watch them toil away at their virtual garden.

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