The advent of social networking technology has expanded our ability to communicate, adding subtle dimensions to the way we send and receive information. On the cutting edge of this new paradigm are the storytellers. Utilizing multimedia communication portals such as facebook and other social networks, they are pioneering new realms of creativity.
The idea of roleplaying is really about telling an interactive story. You get together with a group of people, each one of you takes on the identity of a character, and then you act out the story, each of you contributing you own ideas for the direction that you should all go in.
Social networks such as facebook were created to allow people to tell stories. You are supposed to use them to tell the story of you real life, through the use of pictures, videos, and written submissions in a variety of forms.
This storytelling function can also be used to create fictional tales. By signing up as a character, you can use all of the applications normally reserved for real people, to express the life story of the fictional person.
The story can then be told and expanded on through a series of interactions with others on the site. These can be other fictional characters, or they can be real people. The addition of extra people to the story breathes new life and energy into the tale, invigorating it.
Most of the big social networks are not intended for use as fictional or roleplaying tools. You will find in the terms of service of most of these sites that the act of creating a fictional character is expressly forbidden, and can be punished. While these rules are not usually enforced very strictly, their mere presence tends to hamper your ability to engage in create endeavors.
There are alternatives however. The most popular is probably http://www.RolePages.com. A social network set up very similarly to facebook, the creators of RolePages encourage members to sign up as fictional characters. In fact they want members to sign up as the strangest, and most creative people they can possibly imagine. The goal is to then create stories through interactions with other character members across the site.
Social networks are a new frontier in the art of communication. Using them as a medium for telling stories is a trend that is just starting to catch on. As the sophistication of the technology increases the ability to create fictional works using these tools is only going to improve.
The idea of roleplaying is really about telling an interactive story. You get together with a group of people, each one of you takes on the identity of a character, and then you act out the story, each of you contributing you own ideas for the direction that you should all go in.
Social networks such as facebook were created to allow people to tell stories. You are supposed to use them to tell the story of you real life, through the use of pictures, videos, and written submissions in a variety of forms.
This storytelling function can also be used to create fictional tales. By signing up as a character, you can use all of the applications normally reserved for real people, to express the life story of the fictional person.
The story can then be told and expanded on through a series of interactions with others on the site. These can be other fictional characters, or they can be real people. The addition of extra people to the story breathes new life and energy into the tale, invigorating it.
Most of the big social networks are not intended for use as fictional or roleplaying tools. You will find in the terms of service of most of these sites that the act of creating a fictional character is expressly forbidden, and can be punished. While these rules are not usually enforced very strictly, their mere presence tends to hamper your ability to engage in create endeavors.
There are alternatives however. The most popular is probably http://www.RolePages.com. A social network set up very similarly to facebook, the creators of RolePages encourage members to sign up as fictional characters. In fact they want members to sign up as the strangest, and most creative people they can possibly imagine. The goal is to then create stories through interactions with other character members across the site.
Social networks are a new frontier in the art of communication. Using them as a medium for telling stories is a trend that is just starting to catch on. As the sophistication of the technology increases the ability to create fictional works using these tools is only going to improve.
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To read more about this subject visit RolePages.com an in character roleplaying social network where you can sign up as anyone or anything that you can imagine. There you will find more information on facebook roleplaying, as well as an eclectic cast of members including werewolves, vampires, fairies, psychics, aliens, madmen, monsters, demons, and anyone else that you can imagine.
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