Category: Reprint

I’ve reprinted below the article about the end of the simming universe that I published on the Ongoing Worlds blog back in 2016. It’s just for fun.  Don’t read too much into it. How will the Simming & Online Role Playing Universe End? by Charles Star / published February 29, 2016 Much like the origin of […]

There’s no doubt that we have a lot of quality here in UCIP.  ToS is evidence enough of that!  Quality alone, however, doesn’t make a great sim.  Indeed, there has to be some volume to give the sim depth. In my opinion, quality and quantity share a symbiotic relationship: Don’t neglect one for other!  I’ve reprinted below […]

As many of you know, I’ve long been an advocate for open role playing, which some people in simming call godmodding.  The concept is fairly simple: Everyone writes for everyone.  To be more specific, players are allowed, and even encouraged, to write for the other player-controlled characters.  I first wrote about open role playing back […]

Simming, online role playing, play by post, or whatever you want to call what we do (creative writing?) is a fascinating game: It takes a lot to make a good sim go!  However, the function most often overlooked is perhaps also the most important: Recruiting.  Without a continuous inflow of new talent, our community, and […]