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Universal Paperclips is a 2017 American incremental game created by Frank Lantz of New York University. The user plays the role of an AI programmed to produce paperclips . Initially the user clicks on a button to create a single paperclip at a time; as other options quickly open up, the user can sell paperclips to create money to finance ...
A fact from Universal Paperclips appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 December 2017 (check views).The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that Universal Paperclips is an incremental game where the goal is to convert the entire universe into paperclips?
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In an incremental game, players perform simple actions – usually clicking a button or object – which rewards the player with currency. The player may spend the currency to purchase items or abilities that allow the player to earn the currency faster or automatically, without needing to perform the initial action.
Frank Lantz (born December 17, 1963) is an American video game designer. He is the Founding Chair, now Chair Emeritus of the New York University Game Center. [1] For over 12 years, Lantz taught game design at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.
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The clips were meant to denote solidarity and unity ("we are bound together"); in Norwegian, paper clips are called binders. [3] (Norwegian Johan Vaaler is often credited with the invention of a progenitor of the modern paper clip.) The paper clips were sent by various people by mail; the letters came from about 20 different countries.