<s>
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
is	O
a	O
god	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Éric	O
Chahi	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montpellier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
The	O
Breath	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
summoned	O
by	O
a	O
tribe	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
seek	O
and	O
recover	O
their	O
lost	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
,	O
controlling	O
a	O
cursor	B-Application
,	O
can	O
manipulate	O
matter	O
such	O
as	O
lava	B-Application
,	O
soil	O
,	O
and	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
starting	O
its	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Éric	O
Chahi	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
following	O
an	O
extended	O
sabbatical	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
his	O
last	O
game	O
,	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
as	O
Project	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
on	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
,	O
simulation	O
,	O
openness	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
a	O
god-like	O
,	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
from	O
which	O
they	O
manipulate	O
an	O
archipelago	O
environment	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
save	O
and	O
enlighten	O
a	O
nomadic	O
tribe	O
and	O
help	O
them	O
to	O
seek	O
their	O
lost	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
spherical	O
cursor	B-Application
,	O
the	O
user	O
controls	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
matter	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lava	B-Application
cools	O
to	O
form	O
solid	O
rock	O
,	O
vegetation	O
propagates	O
in	O
soil	O
and	O
spreads	O
naturally	O
once	O
a	O
village	O
is	O
built	O
,	O
and	O
moving	O
water	O
quickly	O
erodes	B-Algorithm
the	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campaigns	O
in	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
are	O
structured	O
as	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
whereby	O
completing	O
certain	O
objectives	O
expedites	O
the	O
tribe	O
's	O
progress	O
and	O
bestows	O
additional	O
powers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
capacity	O
to	O
jellify	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tribal	O
shamans	B-Protocol
alert	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
natural	O
disasters	O
,	O
notably	O
tsunamis	B-Application
and	O
volcanic	O
eruptions	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
they	O
occur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
disasters	O
can	O
be	O
inhibited	O
through	O
creative	O
,	O
physical	O
manipulation	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
:	O
a	O
tsunami	B-Application
can	O
be	O
jellified	O
,	O
wildfires	O
extinguished	O
,	O
and	O
lava	B-Application
flows	O
diverted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
two	O
main	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
one	O
being	O
the	O
Story	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
a	O
Challenge	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	B-Application
Dusts	I-Application
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
tribe	O
which	O
has	O
lost	O
the	O
knowledge	O
of	O
their	O
ancestors	O
-	O
The	O
Ancients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
and	O
journeying	O
through	O
islands	O
of	O
different	O
characteristics	O
,	O
the	O
tribe	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
The	O
Breath	O
,	O
have	O
overcome	O
numerous	O
natural	O
disasters	O
including	O
tsunami	B-Application
and	O
volcanic	O
eruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
at	O
E3	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
appointment	O
of	O
Éric	O
Chahi	O
as	O
the	O
Creative	O
Designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codenamed	O
Project	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
and	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chahi	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
playing	O
like	O
a	O
sandcastle	B-Language
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
elements	O
like	O
lava	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guillaume	O
Bunier	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
people	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
individuals	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
using	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
became	O
a	O
"	O
huge	O
success	O
"	O
,	O
Bunier	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
could	O
do	O
another	O
,	O
disc-based	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
questioned	O
about	O
the	O
suitability	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
market	O
,	O
he	O
responded	O
by	O
observing	O
that	O
other	O
atypical	O
games	O
were	O
successful	O
on	O
such	O
platforms	O
,	O
notably	O
Flower	B-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OnLive	O
game	O
system	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
were	O
"	O
powerful	O
machines	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
would	O
utilise	O
their	O
superior	O
capacity	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
27	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
,	O
Chahi	O
left	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
to	O
explore	O
other	O
interests	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
developed	O
a	O
passion	O
for	O
volcanology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
discussing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
elements	O
and	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
developers	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
used	O
several	O
locations	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Yemeni	O
islands	O
of	O
Socotra	O
,	O
lagoon	B-Application
archipelagos	O
of	O
Polynesia	O
,	O
and	O
central	O
Sahara	O
as	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruno	O
Gentile	O
,	O
Art	O
Director	O
of	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
possessed	O
strong	O
visual	O
contrasts	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
rich	O
and	O
swarming	O
life	O
full	O
of	O
weird	O
shapes	O
and	O
colors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inhabitants	O
of	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
wear	O
masks	O
,	O
which	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
motif	O
representing	O
mystery	O
and	O
uniqueness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tribal	O
worship	O
,	O
totems	O
,	O
and	O
animal-shaped	O
monuments	O
are	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
quasi-religious	O
characters	O
of	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
the	O
meaning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
Bunier	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
another	O
universe	O
,	O
another	O
place	O
,	O
something	O
people	O
create	O
from	B-Application
dust	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chahi	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
its	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
essential	O
aspect	O
of	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
is	O
the	O
environment	O
simulation	O
,	O
which	O
underlies	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interactions	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Montpellier	O
accommodated	O
this	O
dynamism	O
through	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
rules	O
which	O
govern	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
simulation	O
:	O
flowing	O
water	O
and	O
moving	O
soil	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
rivers	O
;	O
lakes	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
a	O
volcano	O
accumulate	O
sediment	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
their	O
viscosity	O
;	O
and	O
similar	O
rules	O
govern	O
volcanic	O
eruptions	O
,	O
lava	B-Application
flow	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
spread	O
of	O
vegetation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chahi	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
programme	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
VS	O
Assembly	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
computation	O
will	O
be	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
cache	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
fast	O
computing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volcanic	O
eruptions	O
,	O
explosions	O
,	O
and	O
lava	B-Application
flows	O
,	O
function	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
similar	O
to	O
actual	O
volcanoes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mount	O
Etna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
opted	O
for	O
more	O
theatrical	O
,	O
"	O
visually	O
impressive	O
"	O
tsunamis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamic	O
textures	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
represent	O
water	O
transparency	O
,	O
moving	O
lava	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
real	O
time	O
adaptation	O
of	O
rock	O
and	O
soil	O
to	O
fluids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chahi	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
abandoned	O
the	O
traditional	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
chose	O
an	O
abstract	O
form	O
,	O
the	O
Breath	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
then	O
"	O
fully	O
integrated	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
Chahi	O
stated	O
that	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
solo	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
were	O
promising	O
,	O
he	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
would	O
consider	O
introducing	O
an	O
editor	O
or	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
ranks	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
scores	O
of	O
76	O
,	O
80	O
,	O
and	O
81	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creator	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
good	O
impression	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
controls	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
simple	O
,	O
intuitive	O
,	O
accessible	O
,	O
and	O
smooth	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
critics	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
cursor	B-Application
sometimes	O
suffers	O
from	O
fidgeting	O
and	O
lacks	O
precision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welsh	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
forced	O
mode	O
added	O
to	O
satisfy	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticisms	O
were	O
generally	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
tribespeople	O
have	O
trouble	O
pathfinding	O
and	O
are	O
often	O
stuck	O
in	O
places	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
frustration	O
.	O
</s>
