Sep
23
Here’s some stats about the busiest OngoingWorlds games so far this year, based on the number of posts between Jan – Sep 2017: Read More
Jul
3
Congratulations to all of our 2017 Squiddie Nominees! After our May post, we received 7 nominations for 6 people, 6 nominations for 6 games, and 6 nominations for 5 clubs. In case you lost count, that’s 19 total nominations for 17 different entities. While it’s down from our usual ~30 nominees, we still have many absolutely outstanding candidates. I can assure you that the competition certainly is fierce this year! The level of commitment, creativity, and drive from our community never ceases to amaze me. Let’s keep up the great role playing!
Without further ado, here are your 2017 nominees in no particular order…
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Jun
1
Hello all, SciWorld is this Saturday. We have a wonderful day of events lined up for you. We’ll be kicking off at 2:30pm London time, aka 9:30am New York time, aka 6:30am Los Angeles time.
Please visit sciworldonline.com for links to the chat room. We’ll also be posting the full schedule there.
We have two prime spots open smack dab in the middle of the convention at 6 and 7pm London time, aka 1 and 2pm New York time, aka 10 and 11am Los Angeles time. If you are interested in hosting an event during either slot, please let me know.
See you at SciWorld!
May
23
That’s right–now that the Tournament of Simulations is completed, it’s time to turn our attention to Ongoing Worlds’ pinnacle award: The Squiddie (aka The Ongoing Worlds Medal for Superior Online Roleplaying). Each year we present Squiddies to three different entities: one person, one sim/game, and one club. Squiddies are bestowed for exemplifying one or more of the following characteristics, primarily during the previous calendar year:
You can read about past winners here: 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 Read More
May
13
Hear ye! Hear ye! It’s time to announce the winners of the 2016 Tournament of Simulations (ToS). For those who may not be aware, ToS is an annual competition, sponsored by Ongoing Worlds, where role play games of different clubs and genres compete against each other in a friendly manner for several awards. The original tournament was held back in 1999. For this year’s ToS, each participating sim submitted 10 posts that were written sometime during 2016. The posts were then evaluated by three judges in three different categories on a 1-10 scale: Story, Characters, and Readability/Grammar. The final scores were then adjusted based on the individual judge’s respective averages and standard deviations to adjust for both hard & easy grading judges and judges with small & large ranges of scores.
As I say every year, evaluating sims is a subjective art, and this is certainly true with ToS. We’re not here to identify the best games as this is impossible. Instead, we’re here to identify what we think are outstanding role plays that exude excellence. A different set of judges may very well chose a completely different set of winners. And that’s okay! With that said, it’s time to finally announce our winners… Read More
May
4
I regret to inform you that SciWorld is being postponed. We are working to reschedule and I hope you will be available and willing to attend in the future. I will keep you posted as things progress. Read More
Apr
25
Calling all text based Roleplayers! The annual SciWorld Online Convention is just around the corner. Mark your calendars for May 5th & 6th and join in the fun!
Interested in hosting a trivia, discussion or live RP? Fill out this form ASAP (http://tinyurl.com/SciWorldEv
Mar
12
How many of you make use of the Chatbox up there in the corner of the site? Judging by what I’ve seen I would guess not very many. Which is a shame because I think there is real potential for better roleplay, for getting your game noticed, and for meeting new people if it was used.
So, with that in mind, I have set up a Discord server for Ongoing Worlds, and it would be great if people could start to join. Read More
Feb
10
Editor’s Note: This article was published shortly before Pokémon Go’s February 16, 2017 Gen 2 update.
The mobile application Pokémon Go was released a little over seven months ago today. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know what a big hit it was. Indeed, almost immediately it broke multiple download and revenue records for mobile apps. Read More
Feb
7
The Trustees of the Simming Prize are honored to announce our latest laureates:
* Charles Star of Independence Fleet – For his unprecedented contributions to the simming community. As a founder and long time leader within Independence Fleet, Charles has personally sponsored the launch of 21 sims and commanded 10 within the club. During his time as IDF CinC in the early 2000s and as Chief of Fleet Ops from 2010 – 12 he oversaw exceptional growth within the club. More recently, Charles has been a primary a leader within the larger simming community, serving as the administrator/coordinator for SciWorld, FallFest, the Tournament of Simulations, and the Squiddie and OWCH awards. He is a member of the OngoingWorlds Board of Advisers, and has been the instigator of community wide April Fools jokes. Charles is also a storehouse of simming knowledge, and has been a primary contributor to the Roleplay Wiki and the OngoingWorlds Blog. Read More
