On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 11:32 -0400, Alex Vachon wrote: > Hi all, I'm totally new to your work. I'm a video producer/director. > I am trying to get a grip on what you are and what you are trying to > do, but between forums, blogs, wikis, I'm overwhelmed, and I want a > good picture quickly! :-)
True, going through the different tools to get a grasp of the project right now can be a bit overwhelming - we don't have an intro/path for the newcomers yet. It's early, so things are still changing a lot... > So in a nutshell, one sentence: > > What is Farsides? It's a free software videogame studio. It's a French company, based in Paris, but operating from a "virtual office" (in which you are right now since you're reading this email : ) ). > What is HackIt! ? What it is right now: a prototype of a game where you go around the Web and hack "real" websites. See http://hackit.cx/ What it's becoming: a mission engine, where you can easily create missions that use the Web as a playground (like "find an article on this subject", "help preventing a virus from infecting the Web", etc.). See http://farsides.com/wiki/Missions_Ideas What it will be: We don't know! : ) Currently, we'd like to try a serious game setting: an ecological NGO contacts you, tells you the planet is trying to wipe out humanity, and asks for your help > Who is in the crew or who does what? It depends on what you consider a crew : ) For the core team: - Vlad: development - Deborah: graphic design - David: business, game design, project management - myself: development, game design, project management On top of that, a few people like Nico, Marius, Proppy, Josselin, Aurelien, Arthur etc. occasionally help or provide advices on specific parts. Hope I helped you gaining a few insights! If you have other questions don't hesitate, it will help build the FAQ : ) and see what's necessary to know when you get started in the project. Xavier. _______________________________________________ Farsides mailing list - [email protected] Wiki: http://farsides.com/ List: http://farsides.com/ml/ Forum: http://farsides.com/forum/ Ideas: http://farsides.com/ideas/ Chat: http://farsides.com/chat/
