Game not exactly rigorous about evolution
(NEWSER) - Scientists are raving about Spore, the hyperanticipated new game from Sims impresario Will Wright, the New York Times reports. But that’s mostly just because it’s a fun game, not because it’s scientifically accurate. On that score, the game, which allows players to evolve a creature from a single-celled organism into an interstellar traveler, offers a misleading, intensely simplified view of biology. More»