Will Wright, the man behind games like SimCity, The Sims and Spore, working on HiveMind, an alternate reality game that uses data from the life of the player from a variety of sources. When the game is finished is not known.
Will Wright light in an interview his plans with the HiveMind, though the intent is fuzzy. It is an alternate reality game that used is data regarding the player, that through the internet may be collected. Below are also data on the smartphone of the player come in. Wright wants to make a game in the traditional gaming suites and the game are in the real world. He wants to be on the basis of the location information of the player a map of the world around the player signs, showing not only the location of the current buildings, but also about the history of the place. Further, he wants to be friends of the player in HiveMind involve.
HiveMind is not so much a standalone game, but a group of cross-platform, cross-media – onlineapplicaties’. When the game comes on the market, is not known. In the interview, late Wright, and not los who the game and not which publisher the game on the market. Wright worked until 2009 for publisher Electronic Arts, for which he was the concept thought of The Sims and Spore. After his departure from EA started Wright developer Stupid Fun Club, a joint venture with EA, so probably makes his new company, the game brings EA him on the market.