User-generated tools for Home may be "Holy Grail"

by Nick Doerr { Mar 12th 2008 at 11:30PM }

We know that Home is going to be a pretty big push for in-game advertisements. Maybe not so much a push, but a testing ground for what will and will not fly with gamers. But user-generated content and the tools provided to the regular ol' gamer will be the Holy Grail, says creative director Ron Festejo. These tools to assist us in creating original content will be sparse at first, but over time, he hopes to provide everyone with more involving tools.

Of course, there's going to be lots of moderation with this type of thing. We don't need someone wearing shirts with phallic symbols all over them. We'll also be given tools to report and self-moderate this type of thing. Home is probably going to take a lot of lessons from LittleBigPlanet when it comes to what and how heavily to moderate user-generated content. Will you use tools to customize your Home experience?

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Chris Rah Osiris @ Mar 12th 2008 11:43PM

hmm, I can see people creating some really good stuff

Dru @ Mar 13th 2008 12:01AM

A resounding YES! Home just keeps getting more and more interesting. Now if only there were other people on when I checked in...

SQUIRTFORCE @ Mar 13th 2008 12:13AM

What's wrong with dong shirts? Bunch of prudes.

Dahk @ Mar 13th 2008 12:24AM

One side of my room will have a bunch of furniture stuff shaped into Patapons. The other side of my room will have chairs shapped into Zigotons.

I'll paint the Zigotons red since they'll be dead with blood on them, and then i'll paint a speech bubble saying PATAPWNED =).

TCampbell76 @ Mar 13th 2008 12:30AM

This is fairly old news. Last fall when Home's Dress was announced, Sony exec's were interviewed saying they vision users in home will eventually be able to make their own clothes, furniture, and even an apartment to sell and trade with others.

Da @ Mar 13th 2008 1:38AM

hmm.. did they ever end up finding that?..

NineT9 @ Mar 13th 2008 2:11AM

I want to create a manbearpig outfit

or even better, Master Chief ;D

NineT9 @ Mar 13th 2008 2:11AM

I want to create a manbearpig outfit

or even better, Master Chief ;D

kentuckyfried @ Mar 13th 2008 2:26AM

What would be cool is if users can design objects for home and sell them for real money. Might get people interested more into art and solid modeling. That can only be a plus.

JAH75157 @ Mar 13th 2008 9:23AM

*here, even

John @ Mar 13th 2008 9:26AM

This article was unclear. Are we going to be designing our own clothes, is there some editor for that? Or are we going to be able to upload scans of graphics to put on our clothes? Or what if someone wants to upload a texture to wrap on the clothes? I would like to be able to upload "iron-ons," things like a graphic for a tee or a patch for pants that my friends can use too, if they want (they probably wouldn't).

MAXXPRO @ Mar 13th 2008 3:13PM

phallic symbols everywhere! XD LOL

Maverick Saturn @ Mar 13th 2008 10:20AM

Thats it, I'm setting up a site for home development :) Future users will be able to download cool C4D graphics and such for thier items ^^

Dolemike @ Mar 14th 2008 11:08AM

Yeah, I loved 'Home' the first time it was released; back when it was called 'The Sims'

Ranus Studios @ Mar 13th 2008 12:43PM

"Will you use tools to customize your Home experience?"

I won't be using Home at all, if I can get around it.

TinyTim121 @ Mar 13th 2008 5:23PM

Creating my own desks with initials in or PS3 themed stuff would be awesome, espicially as how now, gamers can create stuff rarther than relying on, say, Activision creating a COD4 table, gamers can.

Perhaps similar to when Players used to create skaters for Tony Hawks American wasteland for download

Consolcwby @ Mar 16th 2008 8:22PM

I think most people don't realise that any modding in home will have to be done very carefully - mostly because of paid advertising. Like making a shirt with a corporate logo or some other thing like that. On the other hand, for people who are creative and innovative, this could be something special.