Sim Ops Studios is a San Franciso company and has launched Wild Pockets for creating 3-D games in a web browser, which is designed for user generated 3-D games in a social way. You can create a game by dragging and dropping objects into a 3-D world. You can choose what the environment looks like and include generic objects from a library such as guns that discharge particles. You can also import pictures such as an image of your boss.
Competitors include Microsoft which has a technology called PopFly that uses its Silverlight technology. Electronic Arts also has a SimsCarnival site where you can create your own game. And Microsoft’s Xbox division has released tools for more professional designers to create Xbox 360 games. Other rivals include SceneCaster, Metaplace and Instant Action.
Sim Ops Studios has a unique feature that you can invite others to join you in building the 3D Game.
The company can show how two players could create a simple game within two minutes.
The company has released its developer tools and expects a full launch in early 2009. The company is privately funded.
