<s>
Project	B-Device
Spark	I-Device
is	O
a	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SkyBox	O
Labs	O
and	O
Team	O
Dakota	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2013	O
press	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
Windows	O
open	O
beta	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
beta	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
Spark	I-Device
is	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
and	O
online	O
services	O
are	O
also	O
not	O
available	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
Spark	I-Device
is	O
a	O
digital	O
canvas	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
,	O
movies	O
and	O
other	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
,	O
touch	O
devices	O
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
to	O
build	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
animate	O
models	O
and	O
record	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
about	O
"	O
sharing	O
and	O
playing	O
with	O
the	O
community	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
Project	B-Device
Spark	I-Device
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
or	O
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
the	O
core	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
game	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
minutiae	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
object	O
actions	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
the	O
players	O
tell	O
more	O
individual	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
touch	O
controls	O
or	O
a	O
keyboard/mouse	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
Spark	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Dakota	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2013	O
press	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
concepts	O
introduced	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
creation	O
tool	O
Kodu	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Lab	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
character	O
Conker	O
the	O
Squirrel	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
episodic	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Conker	B-Device
's	I-Device
Big	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
,	O
set	O
10	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
microtransactions	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
transition	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
free	O
and	O
open	O
creation	O
"	O
model	O
by	O
which	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
would	O
become	O
free	O
for	O
both	O
new	O
and	O
existing	O
players	O
starting	O
from	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
would	O
cease	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
future	O
Conker	O
episodes	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
last	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
ceased	O
all	O
future	O
development	O
of	O
Project	B-Device
Spark	I-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
effective	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
users	O
can	O
play	O
locally	O
saved	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
create	O
new	O
games	O
but	O
ca	O
n't	O
share	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VentureBeat	O
cited	O
Project	B-Device
Spark	I-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
example	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
investment	O
in	O
its	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
said	O
"	O
Project	B-Device
Spark	I-Device
is	O
the	O
most	O
user-friendly	O
game	O
creation	O
suite	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
enabling	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
crafted	O
with	O
less	O
work	O
than	O
anything	O
else	O
like	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
for	O
Linkin	O
Park	O
's	O
"	O
Guilty	O
All	O
the	O
Same	O
"	O
was	O
made	O
using	O
Project	B-Device
Spark	I-Device
and	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
community	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
