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Category: Essays

True confessions: The audacity of wanting something out of all this

Posted on June 23, 2018 By Brody No Comments on True confessions: The audacity of wanting something out of all this
True confessions: The audacity of wanting something out of all this

Seventeen years ago, I got this idea to help raise awareness about OtherSpace – and to create a sort of keepsake for participants who helped shape the first few story arcs with their characters. View post on imgur.com And in the years since, this has been what some angry people point to as proof that…

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Essays, Game Design, MUSHes, Non-Fiction, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

Why not all the playgrounds?

Posted on June 23, 2018June 27, 2018 By Brody No Comments on Why not all the playgrounds?
Why not all the playgrounds?

One of the most daunting things about hosting a 20-year-old collaborative space saga like OtherSpace is…well, it’s been around for two decades and a lot has happened. We’ve actually got a few participants whose characters have existed from the beginning, which means they’ve seen governments rise and fall, alien invasions, life aboard a Galactica-style colony…

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Essays, Game Design, Jointhesaga.com News, MUSHes, Non-Fiction, Online Storytelling

[GAME DEV] Touched by a robot – running afoul of reddit

Posted on October 25, 2016 By Brody No Comments on [GAME DEV] Touched by a robot – running afoul of reddit

In retrospect, that message probably shouldn’t have surprised and angered me so much. At the time, though, I was furious. I hadn’t received any sort of warning. I just logged in for my usualReddit skimming and saw the note. Spamming? I didn’t consider myself a “spammer.” It must be some kind of mistake, I thought….

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Essays, Game Design, Non-Fiction

Sermon: Magpies for memes

Posted on June 24, 2016July 9, 2016 By Brody No Comments on Sermon: Magpies for memes
Sermon: Magpies for memes

You don’t have time. You can’t be bothered. Why waste your time? Time’s too precious. Your attention’s overstimulated by tweets, snaps, slacks, grams, swipes, and Skypes. If you can’t consume information or distribute your thoughts in 142 characters or less, you’ll explode. It’s pointless. Where’s the joy in nurturing a character concept from the nugget…

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