How will the Poddington Project differ from Poddington-on-Slossip MUSH?
Poddington-on-Slossip MUSH ran on a TinyMUSH server. It was an online game that allowed players to develop a character who lived in the world of Poddington-on-Slossip, to roam through a database of rooms, and to interact and role-play with other characters. Poddington-on-Slossip MUSH allowed for spontaneous and creative collaborative improvisation (in real time) on a virtual stage. However, as its players were spread across a multitude of time zones, and as the MUSH’s membership was low, it was often difficult for players to collaborate. The Poddington Project will allow writers to develop multiple characters and to compose their stories largely independent from the restraints of MUSH limitations. The Project will allow writers to incorporate supernatural elements of the world of Poddington into their stories more directly. Although the mailing list is not designed to allow for real-time improvisation, writers who wish to do so may visit our embassy on Online Gaming Resources MUSH: (ec
