Nov
12
2016 Simming Fall Festival
image by Myrkul Sharr
Head on over now to join FallFest 2016. Lots of interactive discussions, trivia games, live role plays, and more.
This is simming. This is community. This is FallFest. https://discord.gg/86ENTZ5
Nov
11
2016 Simming Fall Festival
image by Myrkul Sharr
In case you live under a rock and haven’t yet heard, FallFest VI is tomorrow. That’s right, on Saturday, November 12th at 15:30 United Kingdom / 10:30 am New York / 7:30 am San Francisco time, we’ll officially kick off the 2016 Simming Fall Festival. Click here to see the current line up of events and how to join the festivities. Myrkul Sharr and his leadership team from Obsidian Fleet and other clubs have quite extravaganza scheduled for us.
It doesn’t matter if you’re into Star Trek, Star Wars, or Dr. Who. Or if you prefer chat sims, play by e-mail, or message boards. If you’re a simmer or online role player of any persuasion, there will be something for you! So what do you really get out of FallFest? Here are 4 reasons you should attend tomorrow:
Oct
15
2016 Simming Fall Festival
image by Myrkul Sharr
It is time to officially announce the 2016 Simming Fall Festival… The sixth annual FallFest will be held on November 12, 2016 from 15:30 United Kingdom time (10:30 am New York / 7:30 am San Francisco) through 02:00 the next morning (9 pm NY / 6 pm SF). We’re proud to have Obsidian Fleet serving as club host and Myrkul Sharr as chair. Myrkul and his team from Obsidian Fleet and other groups are putting together quite a show for us this year!
For anyone not familiar with FallFest, this is a time when the entire simming and online roleplaying community comes together for a few hours in online chat rooms for engaging discussions, interactive trivia games, and live chat role plays. In short, we share ideas and energy! Read More
Sep
8
The first episode of Star Trek, “The Man Trap,” aired on NBC on September 8, 1966. While it was the sixth episode filmed, the studio elected to show it first because of its horror-based plot.
Fifty years ago today the very first episode of Star Trek aired. In “The Man Trap,” viewers saw Captain Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and the rest of the USS Enterprise crew battle a shapeshifting alien attempting to steal the salt in their bodies, which of course would kill them. (Spoiler Alert: The crew survives and the mission continues… otherwise we probably wouldn’t be publishing this article!) Reviews of the episode were mixed. For what it’s worth, I like it.
Most people, including many in the cast and crew, expected the show to last only a season or two and to be nothing more than a footnote in television history. As they say, the rest is history. The Star Trek franchise is now valued in the billions of dollars and a cultural phenomenon that permeates many sectors, including the simming and online role playing community that we’re all a part of. Just imagine, for a moment, simming without Star Trek. Gene Roddenberry surely could not have foreseen all of this!
Aug
25
FallFest 2015 logo
Image by Jalana Rajel
That’s right, it’s time once again to plan the online roleplaying community’s premier event: The Simming Fall Festival (aka FallFest). This will be the 6th festival since our beginnings back in 2011.
For those who may be new to the Ongoing Worlds blog, FallFest is a one-day online convention held annually in IRC chatrooms for anything and everything simming and online role playing. We remember our past and look to our future. It generally runs for about seven hours and includes multiple discussions, trivia games, and live role plays. Originally intended to be a mini-SciWorld more friendly to European timezones, FallFest has since grown into much, much more.
Jul
24
A trailer has been released for the new Star Trek series, which now has a name “Discovery”. And if you think that name sounds familiar, there’s a Star Trek roleplaying game called Discovery as part of the Star Trek Borderlands community. Here’s what their Discovery looks like:
Jul
13
A Star Trek fan group and a 90210 fan group went to battle on Prodigy.
Sounds more like a lead-up to a joke than a legacy, but then again, as they say, sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Read More
Jun
27
On Thursday, June 23rd, voters in Great Britain elected to withdraw from the European Union (EU) with 51.9% of the ballots cast. This event received wide media coverage and led to the resignation of United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron. The political, economic, and social repercussions of the “Brexit” (British Exit) continue to be debated by pundants.
The Squiddie voted to remain our mascot, preventing a possible Squexit.
While the world tuned into the unfolding Brexit decision last week, the media missed another important vote: The Squexit! Fortunately for us, our very own Squiddie elected to remain the Ongoing Worlds mascot for the foreseeable future. With both the Brexit & Squexit still very much on our minds, here are the top 10 (+1) splits from simming and online role playing history.
Jun
25
In 2009, J. J. Abrams and a crew of talented actors relaunched the Star Trek franchise with a vengeance, wowing fans with sumptuous special effects, fast-paced action and reimaginations of the Original Series characters that left fans wondering if the two casts had some kind of mental link. Read More
Jun
21
Ongoing Worlds Medal for Superior Online Role Playing
Last month, we asked for nominations for our top award, the Ongoing Worlds Medal for Superior Online Role Playing (aka the Squiddie). You responded with 29 absolutely outstanding nominations. For anyone who missed those posts, the Squiddie is presented annually to one person, one game, and one club. Each of the three winners is awarded for one of the following respective areas:
As you can imagine, narrowing the list of 29 nominees down to 3 winners was extremely difficult as there were many top-notch people, games, and clubs recommended. But we had to do it! Without and further ado, here are your 2016 winners… Read More
