Sandbox Game Maker Discord Server[SandboxGameMaker.com]

I can't put into words how excited I am to be writing this to all of you. You might be wondering, why am I writing to you after all this time?

The thing is that the last official release of Sandbox[SandboxGameMaker.com] was over 10 years ago and people are still e-mailing me about it, and telling me how much it means to them.

That says to me that there really is something special about Sandbox, and that at the very least I need to do what I can to support the community.

The first step I am taking is I've created a Discord Server and I've linked it at the top of the Platinum Arts Sandbox website. I think the Discord will be a great place to discuss the future of Sandbox, and anything I can do to help you.

I have thought about moving Sandbox to another engine such as Godot or Unreal, or even seeing what kind of updates people are interested in for the current version. I think the Discord would be a great place to chat about all of that.

I'm also very interested in hearing stories about what Sandbox has meant to you, and why you like Sandbox so much. Perhaps I could even post them on the website and Discord.

It is those stories that really motivate me because I created Sandbox in order to help people. While I was teaching I just was too overwhelmed to do much with Sandbox. Now I have more free time and there is nothing I enjoy more than brightening up people's days.

Related, if you are interested, I recently did a TEDx Talk called "How To Be A Real Life Superhero"[SuperheroHill.com]. It includes stories about how I've helped my students, and how we can all be superheroes, even just by saying "hi" or holding a door open for someone. It is also linked on the Sandbox homepage.

I'm also going to be updating the front page of the site and perhaps more as well.

I would absolutely love to hear from you. Thank you so much for supporting me and Sandbox for all this time.

I hope you have a great EVERY DAY!
- Mike