La Casa -- A Web-based Story
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:14 amI have spoken of La Casa in other threads, but now that I have some portions of this web-based age online I am asking my fellow writers to have a look and let me know what they think of the effort so far. I fully realize that this is nothing like the ages we all imagine, but I am first and foremost a storyteller -- not an artist nor a programmer. I am using the tools I know -- character, plot, dialog, and HTML. This is the first age the Friends of the Fissure (FoF) design team has attempted in this format and we need feedback to see if we are on the right track for what we are doing. To link into the story go to URU Index and click on the area in the upper left of the Relto hut. What we have now is mostly test pages. If you have suggestions or ideas, please share them with the FoF design team. If you are interested in helping, we need artists, writers and coders.
The plan at present is to use HTML coded pages to present the story of "what lies beyond the fence." This question came to me when I first played URU as a solo game. I have expanded on that idea, addressing how the local Navajo would have viewed the Cleft and the influx of people over the past decade. I have added the point of view of anthropology and archeology as expressed by professionals who know nothing of the D'ni. Right now The Traveler has the chance to talk to a few locals, the choice to go to Albuquerque to talk with a UNM professor, and then to return to the road leading to La Casa.
The second phase will be when The Traveler arrives at the house and meets those who live there. We have some residents there already, but since the place is a bed & breakfast many more guests can be accommodated (just let me know if you want your avatar's name in the guest book
). The story of the house, its residents, its history will be revealed as The Traveler explores the rooms and reads the materials, most of which will be in the library.
The third phase will be reaching the upper floors of the house. In the bedrooms The Traveler will get a more intimate picture of the residents, and will meet La Casa's most elusive resident, KoHama niD'ni (originally KoHama ni Dineh). KoHama is the only character who connects directly with Cyan's character Elias Zandi. We have no wish to tread on toes nor to become entangled with copyright issues, and we have ever intention of going carefully in this area. KoHama is being created as someone who was a close friend of Elias, and upon his death she left New Mexico, using a link book Elias had given her.
FoF is hoping that by the time all of the above has been created in HTML, we will have developed the skills to create a proper 3D age called Refuge, the place where KoHama stayed for the decade following Elias' death. Although, TBH, having looked at the opening screen of Blender, I will be spinning out web pages for a loooooooooong time.
I appreciate your patience and assistance.
The plan at present is to use HTML coded pages to present the story of "what lies beyond the fence." This question came to me when I first played URU as a solo game. I have expanded on that idea, addressing how the local Navajo would have viewed the Cleft and the influx of people over the past decade. I have added the point of view of anthropology and archeology as expressed by professionals who know nothing of the D'ni. Right now The Traveler has the chance to talk to a few locals, the choice to go to Albuquerque to talk with a UNM professor, and then to return to the road leading to La Casa.
The second phase will be when The Traveler arrives at the house and meets those who live there. We have some residents there already, but since the place is a bed & breakfast many more guests can be accommodated (just let me know if you want your avatar's name in the guest book
). The story of the house, its residents, its history will be revealed as The Traveler explores the rooms and reads the materials, most of which will be in the library. The third phase will be reaching the upper floors of the house. In the bedrooms The Traveler will get a more intimate picture of the residents, and will meet La Casa's most elusive resident, KoHama niD'ni (originally KoHama ni Dineh). KoHama is the only character who connects directly with Cyan's character Elias Zandi. We have no wish to tread on toes nor to become entangled with copyright issues, and we have ever intention of going carefully in this area. KoHama is being created as someone who was a close friend of Elias, and upon his death she left New Mexico, using a link book Elias had given her.
FoF is hoping that by the time all of the above has been created in HTML, we will have developed the skills to create a proper 3D age called Refuge, the place where KoHama stayed for the decade following Elias' death. Although, TBH, having looked at the opening screen of Blender, I will be spinning out web pages for a loooooooooong time.
I appreciate your patience and assistance.