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During my latest reading about Superstruct, I also found Akoha. Here's what the Akoha site says:
Imagine if the cards were tarot cards. That would be neat. Then Akoha would remind me of "The Good Book", a concept from the science fiction novel Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder. It's neither game, religion, or political system, but in way, it's like all three.
either
(1) brainlessly simple fun like Solitaire or Google Image Game,
or
(2) specific, narrowly-defined, and measurable.
Perhaps a game system hybrid of Akoha and "The Good Book" will be a project that results from within the play of Superstruct itself! I've been hoping to find something to do in Superstruct that doesn't emotionally paralyze me-- maybe this will be it.
Perhaps you're a Superstruct or Akoha player, and arrived at this blog post via Google Alerts for the search terms involved or through similar means. The Internet is similar to the "Good Book" from Lady of Mazes in this way. If these concepts appeal to you, the Internet has assigned you the mission to introduce yourself.
Akoha is the world's first social reality game where you can earn points by playing real-world missions with your friends. Missions might include giving someone your favorite book, inviting a friend for drinks, or buying a friend some chocolate.
Imagine if the cards were tarot cards. That would be neat. Then Akoha would remind me of "The Good Book", a concept from the science fiction novel Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder. It's neither game, religion, or political system, but in way, it's like all three.
( Excerpt from Lady of Mazes )The "Good Book" has the advantage over Superstruct-- at least for a gamer with my tastes-- that it lets you forget about the gloomy and intimidating problem that the game is solving. Also players have challenges that are
either
(1) brainlessly simple fun like Solitaire or Google Image Game,
or
(2) specific, narrowly-defined, and measurable.
Perhaps a game system hybrid of Akoha and "The Good Book" will be a project that results from within the play of Superstruct itself! I've been hoping to find something to do in Superstruct that doesn't emotionally paralyze me-- maybe this will be it.
Perhaps you're a Superstruct or Akoha player, and arrived at this blog post via Google Alerts for the search terms involved or through similar means. The Internet is similar to the "Good Book" from Lady of Mazes in this way. If these concepts appeal to you, the Internet has assigned you the mission to introduce yourself.
