What happened with Project Spark?

What happened with Project Spark?

Microsoft’s ambitious Project Spark game creation tool is coming to an end in August. The software maker has removed Project Spark from the Xbox Marketplace and Windows Store, and existing users of the tool will not be able to use it from August 12th.

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What is a project Spark model?

Essentially Spark, is a cut down version of Revit, a sort of Revit LT or beginner’s version. Some probably thought that Project Vasari was gunning for the LT kingpin position, but really Vasari is geared towards early energy analysis & conceptual form making.

When did Project Spark come out?

October 7, 2014
Project Spark/Initial release dates

Is Project Spark a better movie maker than a game creation tool?

In some ways Project Spark, which was used to create the video for Linkin Park’s 2014 single “Guilty All the Same,” is a better movie maker than game creation tool. This is perhaps most evident in DANNYBOY3600’s series of four “Horror Movie Ride” games.True to their titles, there’s not much gameplay in these creations.

What happened to Project Spark?

From the beginning, Project Spark was a victim of poor timing and even worse business decisions. The project began as an evolution of ideas developed by Microsoft using Kodu Game Lab, a programming tool long available for Windows and the Xbox 360 that, while well-received, isn’t exactly well-known.

Why is Project Spark so popular?

Project Spark arguably had the most powerful and in-depth creation tools of any sandbox game on the market, letting players build large 3D worlds from scratch as well as add AI behavior and create full quests for their characters. Some of the very best Project Spark creations felt like beta versions of The Legend of Zelda or Fable.

Can you still play Project Spark on Xbox?

In May, Microsoft officially pulled the plug on Project Spark, although the publisher had stopped developing add-ons for the game months before. You can’t even download Project Spark to your Xbox One or PC anymore, and even if you already have it on your hard drive, it will be unplayable as of August 12 when the servers shut down.