Alright, its time to unveil how I’ve been spending my evenings for the last couple weeks. The guys over at Maxis recently released the Spore API into the wild and are holding a competition for the best application. I decided to make an entry of my own, so here it is: SporeView

SporeView is a app built in Flex that allows you to browse the Spore universe outside of the game. You can browse assets, users, and view SporeCasts. Its also available as an AIR app that can be run from your desktop.

Admittedly I’ve played a rather small amount of Spore but I’m hoping to find the time to change that. After making this app and browsing some of the popular community creations I’m kind of inspired to make some of my own. Spore users have made some really incredible stuff using the creature creator that I didn’t think was possible. Hats off to you Spore community, keep up the good work. Hopefully I can join your ranks soon.

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