Category: Online Storytelling

Building a mystery

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 Brody No Comments

Sure, I enjoyed play-testing a couple of new characters for the reboot storyline – getting to know Bob Busby and Tolliver Grange proved useful as I consider the long-term direction of their narratives. But I noticed that of the handful of new characters portrayed by actual players, one kept showing up on the Earth grid…

REBOOT: Build your play zones

April 30, 2014 Brody No Comments

Let’s say that, IRL, you live in Australia and you want a portion of the grid where you can encourage new OtherSpace recruits from your time zone to congregate. Using every player’s inherent ability to @dig and @desc their own grid chunks, you’d be welcome to develop areas on Earth that represent futuristic versions of…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

Glitched

April 29, 2014April 29, 2014 Brody No Comments

Rodger is at his customary spot, doing what he’s nominally paid for – making sure that no one gets into the research area without the proper identification. He keeps a general look of mild annoyance on his face, arms crossed as he gazes about the rotunda – constantly assessing who is present. PING. A memo…

Getting a hook into Bob Busby

April 24, 2014April 24, 2014 Brody No Comments

At first, I worried about Bob Busby. I didn’t think he’d last. I’d portrayed him twice, first in a TED-like talk posted here on the OtherSpace blog and then in a real-time roleplaying scene. And I wasn’t quite getting into him. He felt quirky and odd for the sake of being quirky and odd, little…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace