I
am big fan of reading, mainly fantastic genre, mainly -- science
fiction. My favourite writers are Strugatsky Brothers. They pictured
future world, inhabited by dreamers, people, who desire nothing but one
very thing -- create. And from that creation rose a new world -- made
completely by people, with no harm whatsoever to the nature that gave
birth to Life as we know it.
Today
I wanted to share with you, guys, one of the examples of such creation
that I have accidentally stumbled across several years ago -- Orion's
Hand.
Orion's hand nebula which has inspired the name of the project
Orion's
Arm (also called the Orion's Arm Universe Project, OAUP, or simply OA
and formerly known as the Orion's Arm Worldbuilding Group) is a
multi-authored online science fiction world-building project, first
established in 2000 by M. Alan Kazlev, Donna Malcolm Hirsekorn, Bernd
Helfert and Anders Sandberg and further co-authored by many people
since. It is a brilliant example of what alike minded people with big
dreams, passion and desire to create are capable of doing together. Anyone can contribute to this open-source project, everything that fits:
music, art, stories, literature, ideas, concepts... Over the years it
grew so big and so complex that it now can easily compete with the most
developed worlds created by such professional writers as J. R. R.
Tolkien, George Martin, J. K. Rowling, and others. All thanks to the
collaborative work of fantasy lovers.
The
fictional history of the OA setting spans over ten thousand years,
beginning with the real-world present day; dates in OA are marked
according to the Tranquility Calendar (which started after the Apollo 11
landing). OA claims to adhere to plausible, or "hard" science fiction;
that is, there are no human-like aliens, no literal faster-than-light
travel or other violations of the known laws of physics, and no "naval
analogy" space battles. Just peaceful empire of humans that spans the
Universe, created solely thanks to dedication and passion – this is the
future that picture the contributors of the project, and myself.
Several books, board and videogames, programs and even paintings have been created to honor
this Universe. And more and more people join the project each year. But
what is probably one of the most important things – this is completely
voluntary. Everyone can support the project financially, but it has
never been, and will never be monetized. As such, the art of creation
must remain accessible for everyone.
I
encourage you to read more about the world those people have created.
Me, I personally was stunned by the level of detail and scientific
accurateness they have achieved! You can find links to further reading
at the end of the article.
Tell me:
- Do you like fantasy or science fiction? If you do, which books or perhaps other universes can you recommend?
- Did you ever participate in a project like Orion’s hand? Would you like to do so?Do you think that art should remain voluntary and available to everyone? Or monetization and business is the only way for developing these times?
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Comments
Two sagas (if you can call them that) that I've lately ready and recommend are Dune by Frank Herbert and Pan Lodowego Ogrodu by Jarosław Grzędowicz.
I didn't participate in this kind of projects. I admire projects that require a lot of cooperation without commercialization. Making people work for you out of passion is incredible.
I believe that consumers will always desire to pay lesser they can, but as I stated earlier - it is quite a venture to create such a project without funding. In my opinion it should be monetized but at rational scale.
2. No, I have never taken part in such a project. I have work in a group before but not like this. It's admirable.
3. Not all art :D I, as a designer, would like to live a steady life, not waiting for donations. However, passionate projects like this, that are already working voluntarily should remain unchanged. Although, for the creators, it is probably a side project, not the main source of income.
But I can not recommend any fantasy or sci-fi books, I won’t waste so much time for that...
2. I haven’t and probably won’t, again, it takes a lot of time for such event. And actually I feel a bit of cringe for people who participate. No offense.
3. Nowadays art has become something available for everyone to create. But the thing is that auditory became much more demanding. You need to have a good idea and in many cases spend few hundreds of bucks to create something that would lure investors.
Art will always be voluntary cmon...
And monetization is actually a way to support creators.
No, I have never participated in such projects, but I would not mind participating in something like that.
Of course I think that art should remain voluntary and available to everyone. Monetization and business isn't only way for developing these times but unfortunately it's the most common.
2. I’m surprised I haven’t ever heard of Orion’s Hand before – maybe because it’s more of a sci-fi. I think I could say I have participated in a similar project but it was more like a fun little game for everyone on one imageboard – so, nothing of that scale, I’m afraid.
3. I think there should be a line – there are projects like this one where everyone can contribute, which is like a huge playground for the creative people, and there are projects where the artists can make money for living. Each of these approaches has their right to exist.
Who want to create an art, if a person has no money to eat? Someone should pay for this, so there is no problem in monetizing. What really matters - in which way it was done.
I am not a big fan so it will be hard for me to recommend something interesting and not well-worn. Recently, however, I watched an interesting movie about an alternative future regarding the game on glasses in the style of VR but I don't remember the title. :(
2.Did you ever participate in a project like Orion’s hand? Would you like to do so?
No, and it goes completely beyond my interests.
3.Do you think that art should remain voluntary and available to everyone? Or monetization and business is the only way for developing these times?
Art is open to everything and everyone. Nothing limits us.
1. Yes, I like both. I would recommend a Marvel universe rather than DC universe. I am a big fan of Marvel films. I enjoy the history and the actors who plays their roles perfectly. The only fantasy book which I can recommend is Lord of the Rings trylogy.
2. No, I have never participated in project like this. I am not interested in things like this, so propably I would not.
3. I think that, the art should be free, available. It is amazing to discover interesting universe and go into somebody`s imagination. Monetization and business is also important, but it should be a choice.
2. No, I haven't participated in such project and I don't think I would, because I'm not very creative person for those things
3. Yes, art is a way of expressing yourself through paintings, music, comic books etc. It should be available for everyone
But what if this is actually a person's full time job? Does it deserve to be paid fairly? This is more of a sensitive and debatable/controversial subject.
Do you like fantasy or science fiction? If you do, which books or perhaps other universes can you recommend?
I do love science fiction,hmm, there are many but i can recommend you that you must definitely check it out Stephen King's' books.
Did you ever participate in a project like Orion’s hand? Would you like to do so?
I haven't been but yes I love science.
Do you think that art should remain voluntary and available to everyone? Or monetization and business is the only way for developing these times?
Yes, definitely, this kind of project are being more creative when there are no money but only fun.
yes i love but i am not a close follower. So there is nothing I can recommend. I will read the comments and try to get information on me
Did you ever participate in a project like Orion’s hand? Would you like to do so?
No I did not attend. It can be fun
Do you think that art should remain voluntary and available to everyone? Or monetization and business is the only way for developing these times?
Yes. Even anyone who can do it. But I need talent to say that I will be an artist. Need information ...
2) Not in the literature domain. I find it a fascinating idea, but I'm not invested enough in this to be willing to waste my time in order to contribute something to it.
3) I believe there are good reasons to argue for both. Any work should be rewarded, and if you want talented people to be fully invested, you have to make it profitable. On the other side, making art accessible for free makes it popularisation and development much easier.
2. I never participated in any project like this but it sounds interesting. However I doubt I would managed to be part of this. If I understand correctly it is quite good organised team work after all.... and cooperation in teams is not my biggest advantage.
3. I think that if artist is willing to start some form of auctions or give specific price or even donate their work for free, it is only their decision to make. I personally think some form of art is more of immaterial value and at some conditions it is good to disseminate it to as much people as possible.
I don't like the science fiction genre, but enjoy fantasy with all my heart. Maybe it could be infantile a little, but I read only fantasy. My favorite book is "The Copper King" by Maria and Sergiy Diachenky. I like their style of writing, untrivial plot and their philosophy. They can create such an interesting world that is difficult for everyone else.
Did you ever participate in a project like Orion’s hand? Would you like to do so?
No, I've never participated in a project like Orion’s hand and, to be honest, don't want. I would better read, but not create it.
Do you think that art should remain voluntary and available to everyone? Or monetization and business is the only way for developing these times?
In my opinion, every work must be rewarded or you should be rich enough to create such huge projects without any reward.
No, I never participated in such projects like Orion`s hand. Probably, in future, if I`ll bored in real life, then I`ll start to think about something like imagined world. But truly, I don`t really believe in it, just because there are so many things on our planet that I can explore, analyze, and try to understand.
Art – thing for soul. And it shouldn’t be for money. Also, I want to mention, that, for example, painters don`t want to sell their pictures; people want to by them. So, it is about demand and supply. Everyone can fill free to create something for himself and you can present it without money in internet. I mean, that there is no any need of monetization or business aspects to develop art nowadays.
2. Never.
3. I think it depends on the creator how he wants to make money from his work.
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