1up previews The Sims Carnival I did become a beta tester for The Sims Carnival, however, it was right before my grandmother passed so I didnt really do anything. Beta is still going on, but I dont have any idea on what game would be cool to create! Thats where The Sims Carnivals second, much more complete game-making method comes in: the standalone, downloadable Game Creator application. Essentially a user-friendly skin for daunting Flash programming, the interface is simple: You drag in graphics, assign them behaviors from pull-down menus in snap-together modules (While holding the Up Arrow key, move Up!), and hook them together in if-then ladders of logic. Modules exist for most behaviors youd seek in a game Rotate, Follow, Animate, Collision, Physics responses so that you never have to type a line of code. Simple tools exist to stretch images or edit their collision boxes (complete with a Photoshop-like pen to add or subtract nodes), and a single Play button lets you preview it instantly. Finished works can be uploaded to the Sims Carnival website in a few clicks for others to rate and comment on, and once Carnival is launched for real games can be embedded on whatever Web page you wish. 1up preview for The Sims Carnival
