So,
you've stumbled onto, well, no, not onto but rather into our shared story world.
And you might be wondering, just "what the heck is a shared story world?"
That is a question many ask, and I'll take a few moments to answer.
The
first step in finding our answer lies with Scott Walker and his Shared Story World
site www.sharedstoryworlds.com. Scott not only collects examples of shared story
worlds, but also provides articles on how to create shared story worlds and, of
course, what makes a shared story world different from other stories and projects. He offers a short, medium, and long definition. We'll go with his medium definition: "The
medium answer: an entertainment property designed to allow audiences/fans/consumers
to collaborate and participate in the creation of content in the entertainment property." (http://sharedstoryworlds.com/what-is-a-shared-story-world/)
Traditional
stories have a flow of story from creator to consumer where the consumer is a bystander, simply enjoying the content created with no say
in how the story unfolds. With a shared story
world the consumer can become the creator.
We encourage people to play with the ideas and potential the TofR story world
offers. No need to sit on the bleachers just watching, we want you to participate.
This is one reason why TofR uses the Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/)
as well as other options for sharing and remixing ideas.
Tales
of Ryh'na (TofR) is designed to be an open universe that anyone can join and help
to create. You may want to write a story about a certain place, time, or person. Perhaps you are inspired to draw an image, record
a video, or create another piece of story. A shared story world is, to borrow a
famous saying, "of the people, by the people, for the people."
So,
what's a shared story world? It's a place
where anyone can come and play. Go ahead,
take a step into our world—I dare you!
jojo
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