The Alien Invasion

 Five or six years ago, I created a game at Nara's Nook, using some characters I had created and based on a song that MC Peek had written.  It was fun and whimsical, part bad science fiction B movie and part 1980s MTV video. Later, Nara Malone convinced me to recreate it using a program called Tyranobuilder for their game jam contest.  Its different then the game in Opensim, which was more a follow along and enjoy the dance at the end. This was my first solo game and I worked very hard, stretching my neurons, some past their limit(well...many). 

Afterwards, I filmed my original OpenSim game and edited it into a video, which you can see on Youtube here:

You can play it here:

Taking Storytelling to the Next Level?

 

 

 

Taking Story Telling to the next level? Yep. Today my flash fiction, a Letter to Charlie, becomes an interactive game on OpenSim.

Story-telling is changing, and the writers of Greyville, a group of authors, who’ve banded together to tell tales in the metaverse, is launching its first interactive set of stories. Nara Malone, the mastermind behind Greyville, has spearheaded this venture, teaming up with Fred Beckhusen and Whitestar Magic for game scripting, and the authors are ready to reveal their worlds. The writers have created an interactive game, allowing readers to explore their worlds as their story unfolds on the screen.

Transmedia story telling is taking the literary world by storm, and several authors have created short-fiction, ranging from 500 to 1300 words. These stories are deposited throughout the metaverse, and as the story unfolds, readers are able to be transported to the different areas, chosen by the authors, and often constructed and decorated according to the author’s desires.

The stories launched today include “A Letter to Charlie” by Tina Glasneck; “The Twisted Circle” by Shara Lanel; "Blue Harbor" by Nara Malone; and "Incubus Dream" by Siobhan Muir. There will also be poetry and lyrics from Jeff Cuneo, Oshi Shikigami and Nara Malone.

But, Greyville is also taking things further, by including the original art and photography from Endora Twinklens.

To participate or play the game, please visit Greyville at world.narasnook.com:8900:Greyville

 

~Tina Glasneck

 

Leanr more about Tina and her books at TinaGlasneck.com