> Do you remember the case of billionaire Steve Fossett, a prominent > business man in the US, who disappeared in a small plane. Intensive > searches were made but no wreckage was found, no trace of him until 13 > months later. Article on the plane crash I suggest that the founding > father of the organization has been seen for the last time 11 months > ago (at start of game). His vision, however, continues and grows > stronger, as he had put in place the most dedicated and well organized > group of individuals found on this planet, to continue the work. > Some say that his disappearance is a marketing coup to create a myth > around his organization, others believe that he was taken by secret > services, or that he went underground to prepare for the new age.
I like that - it gives some substance without actually saying much : ) > I think that it would be interesting to create the founder's personna > around the idea that he is in fact now considered by his partners and > followers as a prophet. Huhu... I like the idea of playing with religion. But we need to think about the fact that being overtly religious per se could drive a lot of people away. But the mechanisms of religion can still apply. Everyone loves prophets and heroes - we just have to look at the attention Assange is getting ;p > Perhaps he took the time to read a huge quantity of books, > philosophical, social, and financial, and came up himself with a book > of his own. Unfortunately, the book is hard to find and out of print > with just a few copies circulating around the globe. The book and > philosophy talks and shows the concept of the number one, one world, > one language, one economical system, one internet, one consciousness, > one destiny. A few book copies left, a few radio interviews and > television appearances are available. Not much actually, but an > organization of dedicated people. I like this too! I need to think a bit about it, but if "one" is not too much about uniformity, but about unity, this could match a lot of contemporary societal issues. Nations unable to deal with global climate issues, wars/terrorism, lack of identity and dilution of cultures... Could be cool! > * the site has a POLL on ecological themes, maybe 3 questions > (When do you plan to buy an electric car? Within 2,3, 5 years? > Would you switch to Wind powered energy at home, even if it > increases your payments by 2, 4, 7, 10%? Do you help friends > or family to change their habits towards more eco friendly > solutions, if yes how?) After answering the questions, the > chat box changes tone completely. “You have entered the BTL > zone”. Are you sure this wouldn't be too boring as a first contact? I'm not sure who would want to spend time answering these questions ? > * It is asked to answer what BTL means : (can you guess what > BTL means?) and lists the 7 k words the user has properly used > to open the zone, as he or she was recognized by the system. > In other words, the visitor seems to have been mistakenly > granted permission to enter a secret portal where secret > underground ecological mission are taken place. Here too, it would be good to be a bit more punchy imho... And if it's a mistake, it makes the message more complex - already, the player will have to understand what is this weird interface with a chat popping up of nowhere, if he also has to understand that he was given access by mistake... I prefer the approach of the "chosen one" here. It is more intriguing, it appeals to the player's ego and it gives a good excuse to guide the surprised player a bit more. No? > That is where the BTL agents come into play. BTL is not "bacon, > tomatoe, and lettuce". It means... Between The Lines . Activists > (the people who want to play the game) who enter the BTL movement of > the organization will be asked to treat information readily accessible > to all in a different way, to read everything Between The Lines, in > order to move forward with the missions. Why not - I would need to know more to have an opinion here. One thing in particular that I want to be careful is the accessibility of the game mecanisms. The concept of the game being new, it needs to be very obvious how to play it - we can't confuse the players, or ask them to be overtly smart. A player who doesn't know what to do or doesn't understand what is happening is usually a lost player. One way to see it would be to say that the game should be playable with the morning coffee, still half asleep : ) > I see an organization dedicated to bringing humanity to the next level > of wisdom and peace. It's aim is no less than to reshape the way we > do business, the way we learn, the way we consume, the way we see our > place in the Universe. To the busines world, the organization is > advocating a new deal, moving away from a "profit-centric" ideology, > shifting the capitalist model to a more mature and viable economic > model where profits are no longer the only benchmark for measuring > success but also where the impact a business venture can have on > society is taken into consideration. I do love this ambitious goal :D Good thinking Alex! It's nice to read your ideas - really looking forward to work with you on this. 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/
