07-15-2013, 05:54 PM
Just out of curiosity, do you consider the fan-fiction I am writing in the Cluster Wars sub-forum to be an example of sub-creation? (Or the running narrative Grim, myself, and others did in the Far Horizons game?)
Also, this concept reminds me of a text-based game that was available on AOL a long time ago. I don't remember the name, and it was probably some sort of ICQ-based chat game at one point in the distant past before being adopted by AOL. Basically you started out as a captain of a small trading ship, and could navigate and trade in the inner solar system. You could earn pittances here and there, do a little gambling, and otherwise work to pay off your loan on the ship. With luck and diligence, you could upgrade to bigger ships, run to the outer planets and other star systems, and rise in rank.
At the very highest ranks, you were given a new planet to customize as a destination for other players. You could set up "areas", with interaction trees, stores, "adventures", etc -- all editable by you. I think you even earned points or income based on how much other players liked your content.
Would that count as sub-creation?
Also, this concept reminds me of a text-based game that was available on AOL a long time ago. I don't remember the name, and it was probably some sort of ICQ-based chat game at one point in the distant past before being adopted by AOL. Basically you started out as a captain of a small trading ship, and could navigate and trade in the inner solar system. You could earn pittances here and there, do a little gambling, and otherwise work to pay off your loan on the ship. With luck and diligence, you could upgrade to bigger ships, run to the outer planets and other star systems, and rise in rank.
At the very highest ranks, you were given a new planet to customize as a destination for other players. You could set up "areas", with interaction trees, stores, "adventures", etc -- all editable by you. I think you even earned points or income based on how much other players liked your content.
Would that count as sub-creation?