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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[A week with Spore Creatures: Conclusion]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/a-week-with-spore-creatures-conclusion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/a-week-with-spore-creatures-conclusion/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/a-week-with-spore-creatures-conclusion/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/arcade/" rel="tag">Arcade</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/mac/" rel="tag">Mac</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/simulations/" rel="tag">Simulations</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/873382/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/spore-cc-day-4.jpg"  alt="" /></a></div>
In our quest to familiarize ourselves with the laws of nature (and subsequently defy them), <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/week-with-spore-cc">this week</a> we're going to share at least five abominations, one each day, that we've concocted in <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/spore-creature-creator"><em>Spore Creature Creator</em></a>. You can keep track of this our progress via our various profile pages:<br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/justinmcelroy">Justin McElroy</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Rosco">Ross Miller</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Akibataku">Randy Nelson</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/SliXander">Alexander Sliwinski</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/shazammy">Kevin Kelly</a></li>
</ul>
For the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/873382/">final day</a>, we tried to commit ourselves to pulling out all the stops, but a <em>very long</em> day of blogging left us with some epic failures that will never see the light of day (e.g. Big Bird). We do feel, however, that we have a much better understanding of <em>Spore's</em> limitations. (You can read about them in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/866090/">our gallery</a>.) You can see all the creatures from the week <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/866090/">starting here</a>. Each page contains a link to the creature's respective Sporepedia page where you can download and edit our work.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/">One week with Spore Creatures</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866090"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_moogle-0680fc1b_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Moogle!" title="Moogle!" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866087"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_ebolic-0680fc1f_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ebolic" title="Ebolic" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866088"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_octo-grimace-0680fc1e_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Octo-Grimace" title="Octo-Grimace" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866089"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_weegler-0680fc20_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Weegler" title="Weegler" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866091"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_melliphon-0680fc22_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Melliphon" title="Melliphon" /></a></div><br /><br /> <a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/06/17/spore-creature-creator-giveaway/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="left" class="imagepadding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/news.bigdownload.com/media/2008/06/sporelogo_blue_425_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" /></a><em>Put your skills to the test and win some gear. BigDownload is <a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/06/17/spore-creature-creator-giveaway/">offering BigPrizes</a> to see your </em>Spore<em> creations.</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/a-week-with-spore-creatures-conclusion/">A week with Spore Creatures: Conclusion</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/873382/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/a-week-with-spore-creatures-conclusion/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1231346/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/a-week-with-spore-creatures-conclusion/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>Mac</category><category>maxis</category><category>PC</category><category>spore</category><category>week-with-spore-cc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A week with Spore Creature Creator: Day Three]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-three/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-three/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-three/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/mac/" rel="tag">Mac</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/simulations/" rel="tag">Simulations</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/870969/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/spore-day-3-with-cc.jpg" /></a></div>
In our quest to familiarize ourselves with the laws of nature (and subsequently defy them), this week we're going to share at least five abominations, one each day, that we've concocted in <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/spore-creature-creator"><em>Spore Creature Creator</em></a>. You can keep track of this our progress via our various profile pages:<br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/justinmcelroy">Justin McElroy</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Rosco">Ross Miller</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Akibataku">Randy Nelson</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/SliXander">Alexander Sliwinski</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/shazammy">Kevin Kelly</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/870969/">Today's highlights</a> include a living guitar, a chocobo and a failed attempt at recreating the faun from <em>Pan's Labyrinth</em>. You can see all the creatures from the week <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/866090/">starting here</a>. Each page contains a link to the creature's respective Sporepedia page where you can download and edit our work.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/">One week with Spore Creatures</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866090"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_moogle-0680fc1b_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Moogle!" title="Moogle!" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866087"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_ebolic-0680fc1f_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ebolic" title="Ebolic" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866088"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_octo-grimace-0680fc1e_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Octo-Grimace" title="Octo-Grimace" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866089"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_weegler-0680fc20_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Weegler" title="Weegler" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866091"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_melliphon-0680fc22_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Melliphon" title="Melliphon" /></a></div><br /><br />
<div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 5px;"><a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/06/17/spore-creature-creator-giveaway/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/news.bigdownload.com/media/2008/06/sporelogo_blue_425_thumbnail.jpg"  class="imagepadding" /></a><em>Put your skills to the test and win some gear. BigDownload is <a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/06/17/spore-creature-creator-giveaway/">offering BigPrizes</a> to see your </em>Spore<em> creations.<br /></em></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-three/">A week with Spore Creature Creator: Day Three</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/870969/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-three/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1230103/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-three/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>Mac</category><category>maxis</category><category>PC</category><category>spore</category><category>spore-creature-creature</category><category>week-with-spore-cc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A week with Spore Creature Creators: Day Two]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/18/a-week-with-spore-creature-creators-day-two/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/18/a-week-with-spore-creature-creators-day-two/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/18/a-week-with-spore-creature-creators-day-two/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/simulations/" rel="tag">Simulations</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/868699/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/spore-creatures-day-2-490.jpg" /></a></div>
In our quest to familiarize ourselves with the laws of nature (and subsequently defy them), this week we're going to share at least five abominations, one each day, that we've concocted in <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/spore-creature-creator"><em>Spore Creature Creator</em></a>. You can keep track of this our progress via our various profile pages:<br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/justinmcelroy">Justin McElroy</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Rosco">Ross Miller</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Akibataku">Randy Nelson</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/SliXander">Alexander Sliwinski</a></li>
</ul>
For day two (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/868699/">new entries start here</a>), we've got an elated peppermint, an attentive dinosaur, and a hiphopapotamous with flows that glow like phosphorous. You can see all the creatures from the week <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/866090/">starting here</a>. Each page contains a link to the creature's respective Sporepedia page where you can download and edit our work.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/">One week with Spore Creatures</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866090"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_moogle-0680fc1b_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Moogle!" title="Moogle!" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866087"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_ebolic-0680fc1f_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ebolic" title="Ebolic" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866088"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_octo-grimace-0680fc1e_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Octo-Grimace" title="Octo-Grimace" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866089"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_weegler-0680fc20_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Weegler" title="Weegler" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866091"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_melliphon-0680fc22_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Melliphon" title="Melliphon" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/18/a-week-with-spore-creature-creators-day-two/">A week with Spore Creature Creators: Day Two</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/868699/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/18/a-week-with-spore-creature-creators-day-two/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1228832/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/18/a-week-with-spore-creature-creators-day-two/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>maxis</category><category>PC</category><category>spore</category><category>spore-creature-creator</category><category>week-with-spore-cc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A week with Spore Creature Creator: Day One]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-one/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-one/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/mac/" rel="tag">Mac</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/simulations/" rel="tag">Simulations</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/866090/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/moogle-spore-490.jpg" /></a></div>
In our quest to familiarize ourselves with the laws of nature (and subsequently defy them), this week we're going to share at least five abominations, one each day, that we've concocted in <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/spore-creature-creator"><em>Spore Creature Creator</em></a>. You can keep track of this writer's progress via this <a href="http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Rosco"><em>Spore</em> profile page</a>. <br /><br />While we've got no <a href="http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/06/16/the-spore-report-murloc-sightings/">Murlocs</a> today, we did try our hand at <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/866090/">making a Moogle</a>. Check out all our creations via the gallery below. Each one contains a link to the creature's respective Sporepedia page where you can download and edit our work.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/">One week with Spore Creatures</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866090"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_moogle-0680fc1b_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Moogle!" title="Moogle!" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866087"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_ebolic-0680fc1f_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ebolic" title="Ebolic" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866088"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_octo-grimace-0680fc1e_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Octo-Grimace" title="Octo-Grimace" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866089"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_weegler-0680fc20_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Weegler" title="Weegler" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/#866091"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/cre_melliphon-0680fc22_ful_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Melliphon" title="Melliphon" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-one/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>A week with Spore Creature Creator: Day One</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-one/">A week with Spore Creature Creator: Day One</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/photos/one-week-with-spore-creatures-0/866090/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-one/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1227453/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/a-week-with-spore-creature-creator-day-one/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>Mac</category><category>maxis</category><category>PC</category><category>spore</category><category>spore-creature-creator</category><category>spore-creatures</category><category>week-with-spore-cc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>