Playce is a social gaming platform that actually lets you play games in real geographical locations with graphics quality that blows away most web-based games. Because the game is completely online, whenever you want to start playing you simply select a game and connect. There are no downloads and the geography and graphics are phenomenal.
By creating a “streaming” graphics database you can upload a game to the browser in seconds. They will allow developers to choose a geographical location – New York, Tel Aviv – and then give them access to an API to build a game. They showed multiple titles including a Cloverleaf-esque monsters in New York game, a racing game, and a jet fighting game. You can then port the games to any other geographical location.
The games are free to make and play. The demo was a bit choppy but considering that the entire thing is streamed online over ActiveX, it was quite impressive. Sadly, it only works with Internet Explorer right now but there are plans to stomp out that particular bug soon.
Playce launched at TechCrunch50 during the Games session. Watch a video of its presentation here.
I think you mean “Cloverfield” instead of “Cloverleaf”.
Yep, he meant “Cloverfield”, but try to pronounce “Cloverfeld-esque” and you sound like “there-is-no-such-a-country-whrere-you-speak-like-that…”
Anyway, this thing gonna be probably as hot as Angelina Jolie driving a Viper, but where’s some video to see it in action???
Probably the least interesting start-up of the gaming section. The USP totally relies on the fact that there is no download needed to play, so what? If users like the product, they are willing to make the download anyways.
I’m surprised this start-up gets a post but not Akoha or Atmosphir which are way more innovative services.
Do me a faivor “no download” ?! They showed it all offline and when I sent them and email that I want to get a beta I got no word from them. I’m sure its not working online at all
Who cares about download/no download? Is that really the point here?
They allow me to play in real world cities.
I like it.
lol @ activex… puke
No download? What the F*ck is ActiveX? An IE plug-in that requires a download. Come on…this is a total lie.
guys, what about flash and acrobat and media player?
in IE they are ActiveX and in FireFox a plugin.
if you want DirectX or OpenGL inside your browser, you HAVE to create some sort of an embedded object.
Totally right joe. Even Flash sucks for 3d besides the basics (despite the great efforts made in this direction like papervision or sandy), you have to have a plugin or a “real” application if you want to compete with real games. And even Flash is a plugin.
And what a lie about no download then say it streams.. streaming IS downloading !
And text-based chat, gah, come to the 21st century: take Steam for example, it enables full voice/text/groups chats from within the games, event the 15 years old ones. If you want to compete you need to do more than your competitors, not less.
Anyway, mrketing buzz crap pff.
What about the fact that they have the entire world in 3D ? are they developing Google earth for games ?
Who said they had the entire world in 3D? They only have a few cities.
She said that in the presentation
Sounds good to me. I’d like to give it a try.
thinking about a meshup of Google Earth+Second Life+Games