The more I look at it, the more I enjoy what he's trying to put forth with the game. It was a lot more spectacular when you first watched it, the oohing and aaahing of the crowd, but all of that seems almost like old hat to the people who are spectators now. It's a shame. When he gets to the more thoughtful aspects of it (I watched his 15 minute demo from TED) I really appreciate the KIND of game he is trying to create as much as anything.
It is mean to be a learning experience as well as entertainment. Seeing abstract concepts (related to evolution, geology, astronomy, sci-fi and all sorts of things) put into perspective by playing it out, such things can influence a lot of minds. It might have a lot of our new generation (should they choose to latch onto this game) thinking more long-term, while our current generation seems a bit more, shall I say it, tunnel visioned.
Not from just an environmentalist point of view. On whole.

I look forward to seeing the response Spore will incite when it actually comes out, though in all truth I don't see myself personally becoming too enamored with it. I'd have a good time and plod around as I saw fit, but I don't think I'd have my real heart and soul in it for a long time at all. That's maybe another "tunnel vision" we should hope to alleviate in the future.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=F0_U9Tx17RA&feature=related

I don't like the tribal phase. Anything before it rocks my socks though.

Will the game be fun? I dunno. Honestly I have little desire to play single player games anymore.

It'd be a side game if anything. A game that is focused on character creation and throwing out gameplay is like a evolved form of City of Heroes. I only say 'evolved' because I added the word 'focus' as the only real difference.

Sorry, I have no idea why I didn't make this front page last night =/ Preoccupied, I guess ;)

I dunno why every word I mutter isn't front page to be honest. We (all you guys) are only human, and it's understandable.