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Spore Gameplay Video - Google Video

I blogged about Will Wright's article in Wired on gamers-as-producers (meaning, creatively interacting with their environment as opposed to solely consuming), and now I'm pretty sure I know exactly where he's coming from. The gamer that he imagines and, in part, has helped create with games like the Sims, is far from the couch-bound reject often depicted in the media.
This looks like the coolest game ever. (Thanks, Sarah and Greg