First off, yes, this applies to everyone 
While I am content with the current status of the Interactive Story Board (ISB), I'd like to continue to try and foster its growth and potential. With all the talk of revamping the Massassi Temple, I talked with Brian about the following on #massassi:
Considering the above, I pose this question (and a less-important question with it):
1) Would you all be interested if the ISB were changed into a more "formal" setting, where any work of pros and poetry would be included and open to feedback if the author wished it? As Brian suggested, artwork and such relating to such written works could be included as well.
2) If Massassi were to adapt parallel sites as suggested in The State of Massassi thread, do you all think that instead of the sub-sites covering other games of interest, they might cover steps of game development, such as level creation, model building, code, and story/concept work as I first brought up?
With the second question in mind, I also wish to ask you all your thoughts on my thoughts of contributing in other manners to Massassi:
Obviously I need not be the only one contributing such articles, but if we had enough of them by Massassians, they could be included in the hypotetical "story/concept" sub-site of Massassi much like tutorials.
Any and all thoughts on the subjects would be much appreciated![[http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]](http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif "http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif")
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While I am content with the current status of the Interactive Story Board (ISB), I'd like to continue to try and foster its growth and potential. With all the talk of revamping the Massassi Temple, I talked with Brian about the following on #massassi:
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"><Gebohq> well, if amongst the Massassi fun you decide to do that whole "sub sites" bit, I could most definately contribute to some sort of story/storyboarding subsite. you have tutorials on level building and code and models... why not that? that's my cheap justification anyway if you wanted one ![[http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]](http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif "http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif")
<Brian> Gebohq: how many people actively post on the isb?
<Gebohq> hmm... that's a good question. lemme think (though if you want a short answer, it's not that many :/)
<Brian> well, maybe people aren't interested in allowing others to post on their work, so a place to post their own stories would be cool
<Brian> esp. if others could do illustrations and stuff for them (just for fun) - we have a lot of good artists on massassi
<Gebohq> hey -- I never felt the "interactive" part was all-necessary
<Gebohq> but most people tend to post that sort of thing on the showcase forum
<Brian> yeah, odd
<Brian> we could really go somewhere with the stories/artwork
<Gebohq> well, taking the last 3 threads (NeS, life at the massassi temple, and spooky taco), I'd take a rough stab at about 15-20 active members. now "active" is pretty vague, since the ISB tends to run slower in general, but at least for me, that's not too shabby of a number, especially considering a number of them aren't even ISB hermits
<Bri|Food> Gebohq: cool. I bet there are a lot more that would contribute stories/poems/etc. if it ws in a more formal setting (like a writing section of massassi)</font>
<Brian> Gebohq: how many people actively post on the isb?
<Gebohq> hmm... that's a good question. lemme think (though if you want a short answer, it's not that many :/)
<Brian> well, maybe people aren't interested in allowing others to post on their work, so a place to post their own stories would be cool
<Brian> esp. if others could do illustrations and stuff for them (just for fun) - we have a lot of good artists on massassi
<Gebohq> hey -- I never felt the "interactive" part was all-necessary
<Gebohq> but most people tend to post that sort of thing on the showcase forum
<Brian> yeah, odd
<Brian> we could really go somewhere with the stories/artwork
<Gebohq> well, taking the last 3 threads (NeS, life at the massassi temple, and spooky taco), I'd take a rough stab at about 15-20 active members. now "active" is pretty vague, since the ISB tends to run slower in general, but at least for me, that's not too shabby of a number, especially considering a number of them aren't even ISB hermits
<Bri|Food> Gebohq: cool. I bet there are a lot more that would contribute stories/poems/etc. if it ws in a more formal setting (like a writing section of massassi)</font>
Considering the above, I pose this question (and a less-important question with it):
1) Would you all be interested if the ISB were changed into a more "formal" setting, where any work of pros and poetry would be included and open to feedback if the author wished it? As Brian suggested, artwork and such relating to such written works could be included as well.
2) If Massassi were to adapt parallel sites as suggested in The State of Massassi thread, do you all think that instead of the sub-sites covering other games of interest, they might cover steps of game development, such as level creation, model building, code, and story/concept work as I first brought up?
With the second question in mind, I also wish to ask you all your thoughts on my thoughts of contributing in other manners to Massassi:
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">]<Gebohq> I'd go do a good rant about game design theory -- been doing enough independant research on it, but I dunno how pertinant that sort of stuff would be, especially since I've never actually put out my own levels or models or even a calculator game or some crap. just a bunch of words and sketches. not much credibility :/</font>
Obviously I need not be the only one contributing such articles, but if we had enough of them by Massassians, they could be included in the hypotetical "story/concept" sub-site of Massassi much like tutorials.
Any and all thoughts on the subjects would be much appreciated
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