Back when I was a kid in school, I loved ancient history and yes, mythology – and probably that’s where my earlier interest in fantasy and adventure stories came form.
The Odyssey is still one of my favorite stories, and myths are still a great source for story inspiration. And so, despite the fact that I have not a moment to catch my breath, I decided to start another online course – on Youtube, this time.
Here’s the preview…
Who needs sleeping anyway?
My Egyhptology course closes next week – time to look for something new top learn.
I’ve been reading and collecting a lot of books about India this year – in part out of curiosity and interest, in part as research for my roleplaying game designing project.
So, why not round it up with a course about India?
I’m taking part in a strange experiment.
As part of my online course on The Future of Storytelling, the 50.000-odd students were asked last week to create a character, give him/her/it a web presence, and let them interact with each other.
So, during this week, some 50.000 imaginary web citizens entered or will enter the net – as Facebook profiles, as blogs, as G+ identities, as tumblrs, as e-mail addresses, as podcasts.
They are out there, or will be soon, interacting with each other, and with… you.
With us.
There will be stories born.
There will be stories, I think, developed across the media landscape – a weird, heady mix of storytelling, multimedia and roleplaying game.
Now, admittedly – setting up a character with a virtual life is no laughing matter.
It takes time, imagination, effort.
Outlining the character was simple and fun – I picked an old character from some stories I wrote 30 years ago.
But then translating it to the web in a believable way… ouch!
It’s a chore – I got bogged down in passwords, nicknames, whistles and bells.
But the results… ah, the results will be fun.
Of that I’m almost certain.
