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Oct
9

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Tentative FallFest ’13 Schedule

Category: Events, Roleplaying community, Trivia Tags: 7 Comments

FallFest image by James Drysdale

FallFest image by James Drysdale

That’s right, we’re less than 48 hours away from FallFest ’13!  And we’ve got a *great* lineup of events ready for you and the rest of the role playing community.  In fact, that schedule is posted below.  Not only are there going to be a lot of interesting discussions, role plays, and trivia games, but Landon Wakeland will be DJ’ing his third FallFest.

Check out the facebook page for the latest news and information.  Be sure to let all your friends know about FallFest too.  And don’t forget to mention #OWFallFest in your tweets!

Other than that, we’ll see you at 1:45 PM Eastern Standard Time / 6:45 PM British Summer Time! Read More

Oct
7

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4 ways how attending FallFest will help your role play

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Image by James Drysdale

Image by James Drysdale

For anyone who hasn’t yet heard, FallFest ’13 is happening this Friday, October 11th.  We’ll kick things off with the opening ceremony at 1:45 PM Eastern Standard Time / 6:45 PM British Summer Time.  After that, we’ll continue with six whole hours of interactive discussions, dynamic chat role plays, and multiple trivia games that’ll be packed into two chat rooms.  We’ll also have an audio feed with a live DJ throughout.

We’re fortunate enough to have Diego Herrera of UFOP: StarBase 118 as our chairman this year. Diego and the entire team at SB118 have put together a fantastic lineup of events that will be published sometime on Wednesday. Read More

Aug
23

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Applications now being accepted for FallFest ’13 host & chair

Category: Events, Roleplay-related projects, Roleplaying community Tags: , 8 Comments

2012 FallFest logo

That’s right, host/chair applications are now being accepted for the biggest simming event of the year: FallFest 2013!  That statement immediately begs two questions:

First, what is FallFest?

FallFest is short for the Simming Fall Festival.  It’s an annual one-day extravaganza sponsored by Ongoing Worlds that’s dedicated to everything about or relating to online simming and role playing.  It takes place over the course of several hours in IRC chatrooms and will feature chat role plays, interactive games, and topical discussions & workshops.  Participants get to meet other role players from around the globe, learn more about their craft, and have fun all at the same time. Read More

Sep
18

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Fallfest 2012 – IRC event for roleplayers

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Fallfest banner

DavidThis article was written by Charles Star of Independence Fleet. Fallfest is similar to SciWorld, a chat event that ran a few months ago, but at a much more friendly time for Europeans. This sounds like a good idea to me, I was asleep when the best bits of SciWorld were happening!

Charles StarWe’re less than a week away from FallFest ’12!  What is FallFest, you might ask?  Well, it’s actual name is the Simming Fall Festival, and it’s an annual extravaganza held in online IRC chat rooms.

So this year on Friday, September 21st, role players from around the globe will come together to celebrate their craft: online simming and role playing.  We’ll meet for discussions, trivia games, and live sims hosted by some of the most talented and celebrated role players on the net.  With everything from Star Trek to Buffy, we’re sure to have something for you! Read More

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