5/21/2023 0 Comments Otherland williams![]() ![]() "Special effects are pretty cheap for a writer," said Williams, "we just imagine them and write the words, but Otherland will be a zillion games rolled into one." Worlds will transform and change even as a character grows and changes. The gatekeepers of the worlds perhaps will remember the last time the player visited. Each player's character and presence in the worlds will have some persistence via the memories of certain NPCs that inhabit them. Diverse cultures and unique experiences will be found in each world, each created and run by a different entity or conglomeration, and it is up to the player to journey their own way through them. Like the book series, Otherland is made up of virtual worlds which will run the gamut of sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary, cartoon, etc., and limited only by the imagination of the designers. You don't have to have read the books to be able to understand or to play the game." The game takes ideas from it and uses it as a jump-off point. ![]() "The book," said Williams, "is about the future of interactivity. So does this mean this is an MMO about playing an MMO? Not quite. What happens to you in this VR universe is real and dangerous. What they discover is that people can get trapped in this VR universe. In the near future, a group of rich and powerful people have created a virtual reality (VR) world for themselves. In Williams' own words, Otherland is The Lord of the Rings epic of our era. ![]()
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