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  <updated>2008-09-24T11:41:26Z</updated>
  <title>Comments for PlayCrafter: A Casual Game Builder in Flex</title>
  
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    <id>tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.6857</id>
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    <published>2008-07-23T16:44:05Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-23T21:49:11Z</updated>
    <title>PlayCrafter: A Casual Game Builder in Flex</title>
    <summary>PlayCrafter: A Casual Game Builder in Flex</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Marshall Kirkpatrick</name>
      <uri>http://www.readwriteweb.com</uri>
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      <![CDATA[<p><img alt="playcrafterlogo.jpg" src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/playcrafterlogo.jpg" width="150" height="50" ><a href="http://www.playcrafter.com">PlayCrafter</a> is a new web application that lets anyone create custom games by dragging and dropping elements around the screen.  Built with Flex, Adobe's <a href="http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1516">Ryan Stewart</a> calls PlayCrafter part of "a whole new world of Flex!"  It's really easy to use and a whole lot of fun.</p>

<p>If you read <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/sproutbuilder.php">our coverage</a> of the awesome drag and drop widget building tool <a href="http://sproutbuilder.com">SproutBuilder</a>, think of PlayCrafter as the same kind of tool but for game creation.  Read on for one example game and a demo video.</p>]]>
      <![CDATA[<p><font style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><script type="text/javascript">digg_url = 'http://digg.com/playable_web_games/PlayCrafter_A_Game_Creator_That_Runs_in_Your_Browser';digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff';digg_skin = 'normal';</script><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></font>PlayCrafter is another example of the way the new web is enabling users to become creators and blowing up the world of content options everyone has to engage with.  We love this kind of stuff.  Adobe's success in creating tools that allow other people to create tools that enable other people still to create content is remarkable.</p>

<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UjBTU02cCVY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UjBTU02cCVY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center>

<p>Below is one of the games the site offers as an example of what you can build.  It's fun to play. If you create a cool game in PlayCrafter, embed it someplace and leave a link in the comments below.</p>

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  <entry>
    <id>tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.6857-comment:61409</id>
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    <title>Comment from Mark Krynsky on 2008-07-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>Mark Krynsky</name>
        <uri>http://friendfeed.com/krynsky</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I think it's very cool</p>]]>
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    <published>2008-07-23T18:43:42Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.6857-comment:61410</id>
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    <title>Comment from Jason Wehmhoener on 2008-07-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>Jason Wehmhoener</name>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Looks interesting, I'll take a look later on.</p>]]>
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    <published>2008-07-23T18:48:31Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.6857-comment:61407</id>
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    <title>Comment from Merredith on 2008-07-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>Merredith</name>
        <uri>http://alittleclarity@wordpress.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I'm no judge, either because I am easily amused or because hey, I grew up playing the original Pong.  But I think it's interesting that this is so easy to deploy; will run it by my resident experts (teenagers) and get back to you.  Thanks for the info, as usual.</p>]]>
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    <published>2008-07-23T18:55:47Z</published>
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    <id>tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.6857-comment:61415</id>
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    <title>Comment from Mathilde Pignol on 2008-07-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>Mathilde Pignol</name>
        <uri>http://www.playcrafter.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the kind words, Marshall. :-) We're just getting started with this, we'll be adding some more features in the coming weeks.</p>

<p>Just a quick note: we are having a promotional giveaway if you sign up for PlayCrafter before August 22. The winner will have the choice of a PS3, Xbox 360, or Wii and $100 in points for game downloads. </p>

<p>See you on PlayCrafter!</p>]]>
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    <published>2008-07-23T19:49:33Z</published>
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    <id>tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.6857-comment:61420</id>
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    <title>Comment from Josh Wagner on 2008-07-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>Josh Wagner</name>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Here's a game I made called 'Magic Pegs.' A game of chance and skill. ;)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.playcrafter.com/#gameID=321" rel="nofollow">http://www.playcrafter.com/#gameID=321</a></p>

<p><br />
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    <published>2008-07-23T20:14:23Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.6857-comment:61463</id>
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    <title>Comment from Entirely integrated i-journal on 2008-07-24</title>
    <author>
        <name>Entirely integrated i-journal</name>
        <uri>http://merija.blogspot.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Maybe not bad idea :)</p>]]>
    </content>
    <published>2008-07-24T08:34:54Z</published>
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    <id>tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.6857-comment:61960</id>
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    <title>Comment from Jonas Bolinder on 2008-07-29</title>
    <author>
        <name>Jonas Bolinder</name>
        <uri>http://friendfeed.com/jobol</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The game quality is surprisingly high, and it's easy to get stuck playing :). I made this tiny <a href="http://impl.emented.com/2008/07/28/knol-a-threat-to-web-publishers-playcrafter-game-creator-and-more/" rel="nofollow">review of PlayCrafter</a>.</p>]]>
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    <published>2008-07-29T09:14:46Z</published>
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