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[HOUSEKEEPING] They always come back
ByWesIt’s been a little more than a year since OtherSpace made the shift from MUSH to Slack. Here’s what I’ve learned: Slack’s a great connector for community We’ve been able to re-forge old ties and make some new ones with players on Slack, talking about our lives, jobs, movies, books, TV, politics, even parenthood. Slack…
[CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE] That moon landing moment
ByWesOn July 20, 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 landed on Earth’s moon. It was a massive achievement for humanity and the public-funded NASA space program in the United States. Your mission: Share a story, at least 250 words, about a moment in your character’s history that’s equivalent to the moon landing – taken out…
Since OtherSpace opened…
ByWesHere’s a quick glimpse at just how much has happened since OtherSpace opened in 1998: I’ve had two dogs and four cats. Down to none now, but I’ve traded up to a toddler. I’ve had two cars. I’ve lived in five apartments, three houses, and a cabin in the woods. I’ve lived in Florida, the Pacific…
[SPECIAL EVENT] Anniversary open house!
ByWesWe’re holding a Jointhesaga.com open house on Tuesday to celebrate the 18th anniversary of our evolving stories and to usher in the next phase of the project’s existence. Veteran participants and prospective newcomers are invited to connect to jointhesaga.com 1790 (use MUSHClient, SimpleMU, or the MUD Portal link on the menu bar of this website)…
Game Design | Jointhesaga.com News | MUSHes | Non-Fiction | Online Storytelling | OtherSpace | OtherSpace Slack RP CommunityWhat’s next for a 20-year-old interactive space saga?
ByWesOriginally, my online persona of Brody was inspired by the police chief in Jaws who warned “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.” I was so much younger then. So energetic. All-night roleplaying marathons? All I needed was a two-liter of Mountain Dew and a bag of Doritos to get me through the weekend. And, over…
[HOUSEKEEPING] New Slack channels 2/19
ByWesWe’ve added the following channels for out-of-character discussions and roleplaying scenes on our Slack site: gamedev-otherspace: For talking about development of the OtherSpace Slack RP project. ooc-books: Chatting about books. (Spoilers possible!) ooc-movies: Chatting about movies. (Spoilers possible!) ooc-television: Chatting about TV shows. (Spoilers possible!) ooc-videogames: Chatting about video games. (Spoilers possible!) rp-drrrn: Roleplaying activities…
