Here is a draft application. I simplified it some. I’ve thought about some of Dot’s suggestions. We could put some of the sub-forums in other sections. I put these together because I think (or imagine) the content for Hypergrid would different than for the
Plasma based sections. The role play is something that will likely be the same across all universes. I’m not sure if it is more a single project or a subject related tightly to each age… I can see it both ways.
Whatever, feel free to make changes to this:
Project Application
Project ID:
Myst-Uru Hypergrid Project
Description: A project for those interested in building Myst style builds/ages in the wider Virtual Worlds universe, i.e., Team Fortress, Hypergrid (Second Life, THERE, Open Simulator and Blue Mars), and other non-Plasma-MOUL related systems. Participants agree to respect Cyan Worlds, Inc. copyrights to the Myst series of games.
Project Leaders & Managers: Dot, Nalates, Tai'lahr (?) and others as interest developers. (Mac & JW are welcome)
Project Members: Open membership
Resources
Forum Section: Projects and Proposals – Myst-Uru Style Hypergrid & Open Simulator Project
Description: This forum is for those interested in building Myst-Uru style worlds and games in other universes that use engines and server software other than the coming Cyan open source. This includes but is not limited to Team Fortress, the Hypergrid (OSGrid, Second Life, THERE, Blue Mars), and others. While this is a likely an interim project while we wait for Cyan’s release of open source, the project will remain open for those that prefer to play in their chosen worlds/systems. When building Myst-Uru style ages/regions/worlds there is a matter of
Cyan Worlds, Inc. copyrights. Participation here requires respect for those rights. Joining this project is and agreement to respect personal property, intellectual and other. Those heading up projects in other universes are welcome to request subsections here or start their own Myst-Uru projects if they feel they are large enough to warn a separate project.
Membership:
Open – requires project join
Visibility: Public
Posting: Project members
Sub-Forums:
Worlds Index, Hypergrid & Second Life, Myst-Uru Style Story, Modeling Animation & Programming, Grid Hosting, Financial Resources, Client & Server Software
Wiki Section: Myst-Uru Style Hypergrid & Open Simulator Documentation (I do long names for the search engines)
No subdomains needed
No bug tracking… I think that would be handled in the respective open source projects.
In Members I put a '?' behind Tai'lahr's name because I have not asked if she wanted to volunteer or take any responsibility beyond what she volunteered to do.
Worlds Index (ok lame name) is the resource list of Myst-Uru style worlds Tai'lahr was volunteering to help with. Since Tai'Lahr is volunteering to do much of the work for the resource, she may want to name it.
Modeling is likely to become much more similar this year. Both Plasma/MOUL, BM and Hypergrid will be using Blender made meshes. However, the export of the meshes to the target world is likely to be very different (think SL Sculpties). While the texture work in Blender is similar for all the applications the use of bump maps, and how texture is imported and applied is different. Animation in most of the universes is different too as is programming. I suspect we may develop sub-topics inside this sub-forum. Whether we do or not, I think it will be different than for Plasma/MOUL.
When thinking about
hosting... to fit with what JWP is thinking... it may need its own project or section of services/resources. I do think we will need something for this part of the discussion now.
When I went looking for the application process, I found it very difficult to find. We should consider making it easier to find. May be a sticky in Projects & Proposals.