LEGO Universe (PC)  GDC 2008: Lego Universe Update  Charles
Onyett A few details from the show floor. Feb 21st, 2008 - Lego
Group's Director of Business Development Mark Hansen was on hand
to talk a little about the upcoming Lego Universe, an MMOG being
developed by NetDevil. Hansen says the MMOG is the natural
expansion of the Lego product along the lines of 1949's Lego
block and the first Lego figure."It's the natural extension of
playing,"he says."We want to bring the brick into a digital
space."So what can you actually do in the game? Hansen gave an
example of a rebuildable bridge with height and width
measurements in bricks."It's about giving it a life and bringing
the product into the game, not forcing the product into the
game."A set of dinosaur bones built into the side of a mountain
was another example of possible gameplay, but exactly how it
will play out hasn't been finalized. Mechanics of building and
tearing down cropped up a few times.Hansen then described how
playing the game on a more general