Penis detection derailed the Lego Universe MMO 06.01.2015 :: 2:02PM EST Now that Lego is supposedly looking to get into the Minecraft and Skylanders spaces with their own building and toys-to-life games, a lot of people are thinking back to the last time the company backed an open world MMO, Lego Universe, and how that curiously only lasted two years. The project was announced back in 2007 with an intended 2008 release date, but didn’t actually launch until 2010. Lego Universe had a somewhat complicated story involving a quartet of explorers, different factions, and a variety of worlds including Venture Explorer, Nimbus Station, and Ninjago Monastery, but ultimately closed its digital doors on January 30, 2012. Why did the game get shuttered so quickly? Developer Megan Fox revealed the reason on twitter recently and it boils down to the fact that it was too expensive to try and monitor all of the “digital dongs” being built by users. Funny story – we were asked to make dong detection software for LEGO Universe too.
We found it to be utterly impossible at any scale. — Megan Fox (@glassbottommeg) May 29, 2015 Players would hide the dongs where the filtering couldn’t see, or make them only visible from one angle / make multi-part penis sculptures. “The moderation costs of Lego Universe were a big issue in general. They wanted a creative building MMO with a promise of zero penises seen. They actually had a huge moderation team that got a bunch of screenshots of every model, every property. Entirely whitelist-based building,” Fox said. YOU could build whatever you wanted, but strangers could never see your builds until we’d had the team do a penis sweep on it. “It was all automated, but the human moderators were IIRC the single biggest cost center for LEGO Universe’s operational costs. Or close to,” she said. “People saying ‘well just allow dicks’ – LEGO’s brand is utterly trusted by parents. We had to uphold that trust. Which meant zero tolerance. This is all obvious, simple stuff, and is why dealing w/ [the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act] COPPA (which protects kids) is so damn hard in online games.”
The good news here? If Lego is working on a new game that allows players to build whatever they want, there should be plenty of “digital dick detector” job openings in the near future. subscribe to our newsletter: Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.The LEGO Group announces LEGO Universe as official title for branded MMOGIn order to purchase these tickets in installments, you'll need an Eventbrite account. Log in or sign up for a free account to continue. when you choose at checkout. Dispatched from and sold by Lexi-Toy-Shop. LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes SupermanTM Key Chain 850813 Lego Super Heroes Supergirl keyring - 853455 LEGO Super Heroes: Wonder Woman Keychain Product Dimensions2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm Manufacturer recommended age:6 years and up Number of Puzzle Pieces1 Material Type(s)Metal And Plastic 155,663 in Toys & Games (See top 100) in Toys & Games > Keyrings
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