Category: MUSHes

Just another excuse for change?

March 24, 2014March 24, 2014 Brody 2 Comments

The idea of the OtherSpace reboot is interesting to some, but really, they wonder, isn’t it just another huge change for the sake of change? If that were the case, I could certainly see how the novelty of such a change might quickly wear off. But I think the sort of “huge change for the…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

Only human

March 18, 2014 Brody 2 Comments

Back in 1998, when I was first creating the universe of OtherSpace, my focus was mostly on providing an abundance of options for people experienced in MUSHes who also were fans of various space opera/space fantasy franchises. So, besides garden-variety Earth humans, I introduced talking cat people, lizard people, fish people, bug people, psionic bear…

OtherSpace players: Better than a ‘bot!

March 18, 2014 Brody 1 Comment

A robot made of Lego bricks and a Samsung Galaxy smartphone can solve a Rubik’s cube in a little over three seconds. That’s impressive. But it can’t do what OtherSpace players can. Although it might be able to rapidly calculate probable patterns and accurately shift the individual colored blocks of a cube into their uniform…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

Myth-ing time

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 Brody 4 Comments

It’s not as if I am liable to get *more* free time by June, when the OtherSpace reboot officially happens. And yet, despite my prior statements about lack of time affecting my ability to actively participate on the MUSH and make things happen, here I am, committing myself to doing just that. So, do I…