Sciences?

UPDATE 30/5/2013: TUG reached its goal of $215K and has been officially been declared funded! There is still just over a day to pledge on Kickstarter, but the devs have announced a follow-on Paypal campaign which you can donate to and receive similar rewards as on Kickstarter. More info to follow on the Nerd Kingdom website at nerdkingdom.com.

Original Post:

It's interesting what you can find on the internets. Kickstarter has always been on of my favorite places to roam, you find some great projects and some down right rediculous ones. Someone I knew posted one of his projects on a site I frequent, so upon checking it out, I was most delighted.

TUG

It's such a different and strange project that I'd have difficulty trying to explain what the final game would be like.

"TUG is a multiplayer open-world sandbox-RPG using new technology and social sciences to directly involve players in the game’s design." - TUG Kickstarter Page

Ultimately, it's an MMO with more in-depth character (or Seed as they are called) development. Your character will change depending on how you play. Fight a lot and you'll start getting scars, eat unhealthy or large amounts of food and your character will gain weight. All these things have a purpose in the larger scope of the world.

"When you enter the game, you awaken as a newborn Seed: a near-human child without defenses, resources or practical skills. All you have to survive your first day are your wits, a set of simple clothes and a mysterious glowing gemstone embedded in the back of your right hand. It's enough -- barely enough -- and it'll be a challenge to live through the night, but it won't be your last challenge. Deserts, mountains, and forests will impede your progress; crumbled ruins will tempt you into their depths, and the cycles of the moon, the sun, and even the seasons will reveal more opportunities and greater mysteries. "

"Once you’ve begun to understand your world, you’ll have to figure out who you want to be, and your options are as wide open as the world around you. Maybe you’ll be a tough warrior, proud of your scars and your trusty blade. Maybe a simpler life, like that of a master craftsman, appeals to you -- trading with adventurers for rare resources and building works of genius and technology. Maybe the deeper mysteries of the world call to you, and you want to explore the ruins and the deeps, searching out the links between you, the stone on your arm, and the mystical energy that seems to bind everything around you together. Or maybe your loyalty lies with your fellow Seeds, and building a civilization to bring about even greater security and prosperity is what appeals to you."

"This is when your real adventure starts, because while all of these goals are within your grasp, none are easy to reach. Ancient civilizations, wild beasts and otherworldly technologies can serve as brilliant discoveries, grave dangers, or both -- and while you strive to master these challenges, a dark presence looms ever greater in the shadows as forgotten powers of old vie with each other for influence." - TUG Kickstarter Page

With less than a week to go, pledge your monies today!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nerdkingdom/tug-1

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