Design your own planet, Populous-style
by Rob Beschizza from on (#101V4)
Oskar Stalberg's online game/toy "Polygonal Planet Project" runs in the browser and lets you design your own wee planet. You can raise and lower land, ice, forests and cities in a way similar to Amiga classic Populous, and watch the 3D globe rotate.
It's pretty hard on the old CPU-my little Macbook struggled with any world larger than the smallest option-but lights a strange little fire in the creative part of my mind. He also made one for 3D houses, which is just as much fun!
Update: "Or download a faster version for your desktop at: http://oskarstalberg.com/game/planet/planet.rar"