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And games such as Doom, Quake and Half-Life came with tools to create modifications ("mods") and new levels. But Spore makes user-generated content almost automatic.

He admits Spore is a game that deals with intelligent design. He acknowledges the religious component. But he takes pains to point out that it’s a caricature of reality, like all his games.

In fact, with all the real-life evolutionary science that went into the making of the game, I feel like I've actually learned a few things during my time in Spore's universe. Here are 10 of them. 10.