#unfiction — Public Fediverse posts

From today's notes:

"Six brittle pages in the 1924 Ledger have aged a century overnight, but why is the word 'limen' repeated forty-seven times in their margins?"

https://chronostrange.com/a-marginalia-collation-the-recurring-gloss-of/

#analoghorror #creepypasta #unfiction #horror #ARG

A handwritten 1890 library card refers to a term that doesn't exist in any historical record, but why is the 1924 ledger now turning damp to the touch?

If anyone can verify this independently, please do.

https://chronostrange.com/cornelius-kensington-and-the-deleted-telegraph/

#ARG #unfiction #histodons #analoghorror #DarkAcademia

A solicitor’s file dated February 19, 2026, seeks a replacement for the Professor’s assistant weeks before the man had even gone missing.

Full notes are up. I'd appreciate a second pair of eyes.

https://chronostrange.com/the-solicitors-file-who-hired-me/

#histodons #FolkHorror #WeirdFiction #analoghorror #unfiction

Hey! Are you interested in ARGs, unfiction, web horror, video game music and animal crossing? I might just have the webseries for you.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-ywlGsitxLEJgM82_DOYAzcWC9S0ZzY

These are supposedly tracks found during gameplay accompanied by illustrative screenshots. This is all fiction, of course, but there's a story being told about an Animal Crossing Wild World town experiencing increasingly strange events after a deeply religious ram named Bell moves in.

Lots of people play along in the comments, expanding the lore of the Nightly Visitor or discussing when exactly the 'Found' track plays. This kind of collaborative fiction is pretty much my absolute favourite thing the internet can do so I really hope you give it a listen.

The #Unfiction forums are back up! https://forums.unfiction.com/forums.html

Well, at least in read-only form. More detail in this blog post: https://cfia.org/preserving-the-unforum/
https://xoxo.zone/@BrianEnigma/113935716498926672

I'm not sure how many of my peeps remember #Unfiction, but keep your eyes open for an announcement soon. #arg #args

Having loads of fun creating a fake old conspiracy website for the project, making codes, writing out long winded rants, hiding little secrets

#unfiction #webdev #creativecoding

Made a weird little website while thinking about #unfiction projects

https://luckivibes.codeberg.page/iapetus/

#webdev #creativecoding

Ввод 3

https://entropysource.ru/display/7b01c5ff-2466-2958-4686-341852691163

Dear Friends of #Better, :ablobdancer:
A #practicing #healing, work in progress and #alchemist. That’s me! :lobster: I likes science #unfiction (not yet available except in #theory). Talking of going #inward, #upward and #sideways …

Welcome #Yogi, #Goddesses, #wizards and #gods from all traditions including science #dimensions. Be #braves and stay your course of #Magick.

We come in peace and good stuff like compassion and progress. We are the week less useless. The #hop more #Hopi. The Hope Eternal. Here us Raw [lobster growls for affectation]

Dear Friends of #Better, :ablobdancer:
A #practicing #healing, work in progress and #alchemist. That’s me! :lobster: I likes science #unfiction (not yet available except in #theory). Talking of going #inward, #upward and #sideways …

Welcome #Yogi, #Goddesses, #wizards and #gods from all traditions including science #dimensions. Be #braves and stay your course of #Magick.

We come in peace and good stuff like compassion and progress. We are the week less useless. The #hop more #Hopi. The Hope Eternal. Here us Raw [lobster growls for affectation] :byebrows:

#ARG #unfiction #puzzle

#ARG #puzzle #unfiction

#ARG #puzzle #unfiction #game

#introduction

Hi internet friends! My name is Jessi and I am a remote working #python #developer in #ATX.

I am a fan of #rock and #metal music, #unfiction, #truecrime, #programming, #beatsaber and a never ending rotation of hobbies that keep my brain happy 😄

Here to make friends and figure out the #Fediverse, feel free to say hi 👋🏻

did i ever do an #introduction post? if i did, it was when i wasn't really actively using Mastodon, SO!

hi, i'm luka! i stream and occasionally make videos! my most popular video is one where i explore and discuss the history of #trans representation in #games media! https://youtu.be/ZQ46wR0BjoE

i also recently started a show called Unfiction Infodump on my Twitch channel where i summarize and infodump about various #unfiction projects and started with a multi-part series investigation of the 2010 Slender Man focused ARG EverymanHYBRID! https://youtu.be/obiyA2JA_5w

and i also just... u know, #stream video games on Twitch! we're currently playing Parasite Eve, .hack//MUTATION, and Deep Rock Galactic over there! https://twitch.tv/bimbocatfood

i'm also an amateur video editor that mostly makes my own assets for my streams, but i am always open to taking #videoediting commissions! :3

I've been silent on here for a while, and this is because I had the opportunity to finally visit friends and family in the US for the first time in years. Now I'm back in Norway and excited to get working on Chapter Three of Goodbye Susto in full force again!

In the meantime, Patreon supporters get a preview of an upcoming illustration by Ukrainian artist Kate Dorokhova! Feel like supporting my/our work? Patreon is one way to do it:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-art-preview-83540717?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

#arg #transmedia #TransmediaStorytelling #unfiction #patreon

Garden of Forking Paths is now open to the public! The invite is for 7 days. This is an archive community for non-traditional, immersive, and interactive media.

#ARG #AlternateRealityGames #Unfiction #ImmersiveMedia #archive

https://discord.gg/sfMBMsEE

Hey! I made a server called Garden of Forking Paths, for those interested in archiving media like ARGs, multimedia, and websites! Creators welcomed too. I will send a general invite later but please DM here or on discord if you're interested in an early invite
#ARG #AlternateRealityGames #Unfiction #Transmedia #Archive

My apologies for not being more active over here on Mastodon. I'm both in the final stages of writing my dissertation and still making content, so please forgive my silence.

This is just to share that I wrote a public-facing blog on Patreon about the enormous amount of effort + time the next chapter of Goodbye Susto/Under the Surface/Axel Lundén is taking, if you were curious about where it stands. You don't have to be a Patreon supporter to read this, but it helps (me produce the project)!
#transmedia #unfiction #TransmediaStorytelling #ARG #interactivefiction #Patreon #electronicliterature #elit

https://www.patreon.com/posts/project-update-82024213?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

So I might have gone on a panic backup spree today after Ash Black announced that #CafeAndDiner is going offline next week because of server costs. And by “might” I mean “definitely did.”

My apologies to @internetarchive if it looked like I was performing a frantic DDOS on your servers as I was trying to save an historical archive of this amazing #Unfiction #ErgodicFiction work! This story is so amazing - you’ve got to go see it!

Read Ash’s stories at: https://www.cafeanddiner.com/cadah

And if you’re too late to catch them live, see the archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230327111537/https://www.cafeanddiner.com/cadah

Last night's premiere of Axel's new track 'Vulnerability' on YouTube was so much fun! But did you know you can also pick it up on Bandcamp and support the small creator of an expansive transmedia project?
https://axellunden.bandcamp.com/track/vulnerability

#axellundén #axellunden #transmedia #arg #electronicliterature #unfiction #underthesurface #goodbyesusto #elit #bandcampmusic #indiefolk #indiemusic #indiepop #lgbt #indieCreator #newmusic

Tonight at 8 pm CET, Axel Lundén premieres the first reconstructed track from the unreleased Goodbye Susto record. Join us! (Or give it a watch later, at a time that's convenient for you) https://youtu.be/jlHQkR_wrO0

#AxelLunden #AxelLundén #UndertheSurface #GoodbyeSusto #IndiePop #IndieFolk #lgbt #unfiction #ARG

The next part of my game (#ARG) is out there in the world. Super excited to see people digging into this new story. It's an #UnFiction narrative that lives in a deck of cards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk0cIpbGvb0

Thorpe's story sits at the edge of the #FTAAArchive universe, but it's grown very close to my heart. Though you might not have a package coming for you in the mail, you can still join the small community and enjoy the story as people open their own envelopes.

The second chapter of Goodbye Susto, which is the follow-up to Under the Surface, has landed! To access, go to axel-lunden.com and select 'read' in the drop-down menu. Here's a little trailer video: https://youtu.be/NqfAFVGwn7o

#UnderTheSurface #AxelLunden #ElectronicLiterature #elit #arg #DigitalStorytelling #transmedia #interactive #immersive #unfiction #NewMedia

Just here to announce that Chapter Two of Goodbye Susto, also known as season two of Under the Surface / that Axel Lundén ARG thing, drops this coming Saturday the 25th of February. How exciting! Did I mention it's free to read and interactive?

You can get caught up on the New Media Writing Prize-shortlisted project in advance here: https://www.axel-lunden.com/read

#arg #unfiction #elit #ElectronicLiterature #lgbtq #InteractiveFiction #transmedia #MentalHealthStorytelling #MentalHealth #QueerCreators #lgbtqia #ImmersiveNarrative

New puzzle: S2 - Dichotomy #arg #puzzle #unfiction

S2 - Tower, #ARG #puzzle #puzzles #unfiction

#AvantVanguard returns for 💜 Valentine's Day! 💜
Submit your #ARG #Unfiction #Transmedia #InteractiveStorytelling projects using the form here:

https://forms.gle/xdMDCVtogaTq5hZV6

It's been a while, forget what this is all about? More info below 👇

Avant Vanguard is a promotion initiative to showcase #AlternateRealityGame and #Unfiction projects made by members of our creator-focused community, Vanguard. We've recently expanded to taking submissions regularly through the form and encourage sharing to be able to provide Avant Vanguard as a resource for creators to "advertise" without advertising and for players/participants to browse current, active projects without having to look in 100 different places. You can find previous AV posts by browsing Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AboardTheVehemence/?f=flair_name%3A%22AVANT%20VANGUARD%22

Dear friends, I need your help by spreading the word so more ARG players can solve these puzzles and find the Guild! If you like what you have seen so far, please like and repost.

All previously released puzzles can be found here: https://memoirsofdeath.wixsite.com/memoirs-of-death

#ARG #puzzlehunt #puzzle #puzzles #Unfiction

We are holding the Great Koi Rally at the City of Eminence Discord, to help determine which of these chonky kois gets enshrined in the city gardens! If you’d like to join in the fun, ask me for an invite or become a Patron! #koi #unfiction #transmedia #cozy #gaming

There's only a few days left to vote for the New Media Writing Prize and my #immersive #unfiction / #ARG experience Under the Surface is in the running. Voting takes very little time and effort and this little indie project could really use your support. Here's how to vote:

Step One: Go to https://newmediawritingprize.co.uk/opening-up-2022/

Step Two: Scroll all the way down to where you'll find a long series of radio buttons. Under the Surface is third from the bottom. Select it and then click 'Register my vote'.

Boom, you're done and you just helped a project by a small creator focused on a topic of huge importance have a better chance of getting seen!

#LGBTWrites #QueerCreator #QueerGames #elit #ElectronicLiterature #InteractiveMedia #TransmediaStorytelling #transmedia #underthesurface #axellundén #mentalhealth

Thistle finds her most loyal friend in Act 1, Page 3 of The Ballad of Thistle McKelly. Unseal more of the story by becoming a patron at: https://patreon.com/cityofeminence #intersex #trans #transmedia #DigitalArt #GraphicDesign #unfiction #lgbtq

It a baby Thistle!

Unseal more of the story at:
https://patreon.com/cityofeminence

#trans #intersex #lgbtq #MastoArt #GraphicDesign #DigitalArt #unfiction #transmedia #ErgodicFiction

It is Act One, Page One of the Ballad of Thistle McKelly, all the way back at her beginning. Unseal more at the City of Eminence: https://patreon.com/cityofeminence #intersex #unfiction #transmedia #ErgodicFiction #trans #lgbtq #MastoArt #DigitalArt #GraphicDesign

The Ballad of Thistle McKelly begins here! This is the cover, showing a portrait of the green, intersex gunslinger and her trusty horse, Snoqualmie. The story will be told through a series of images like this, and additional story context and an accompanying song recommendation can be “unsealed” by subscribing to the City of Eminence Patreon:
https://patreon.com/cityofeminence #MastoArt #DigitalArt #story #unfiction #lgbtq #intersex #trans #transmedia

Reminder that the new story cycle of Under the Surface, Goodbye Susto, dropped just before Christmas. The first (season?) is still there too, so there's plenty to dive into. Since a lot of folks were busy at the time, I thought it was worth throwing it out there again:
https://youtu.be/oauoOrv64os

#unfiction #arg #UnderTheSurface #elit #eliterature #transmedia #immersive #lgbtq #QueerCreator #MentalHealth #lgbtqwriters

The Ballad of Thistle McKelly is a story. It is also art. And a mixtape? I know, I know, weird. Thistle’s unconventional tale will be told in an unconventional way. Through a series of one-sheet flyers, we’ll follow the green, intersex gunslinger through her entire eventful life. I hope you’ll all join me for a ballad that’s been in the making for more than 15 years!

https://youtu.be/Wc8IvaAAxss

#video #MastoArt #trans #intersex #lgbtq #DigitalArt #unfiction

This year has been one of transformation and growth for me - starting to figure out who I am and why.

One thing I’ve discovered is that creating stories for others to explore is the most important part of what I do. A year ago I wouldn’t have explained it as incisively.

The story that helped me see that this year has been the FTAA Archive - my YouTube #Transmedia #Unfiction #ARG story.

https://youtube.com/@ftaaarchive

I know #MastoArt is visually focused, but this story has been *my* artistic expression this year and means so much to me.

The Cafe and Diner has posted out all October 1995 receipts for Open Doors. On our side, all answers, transcripts and summaries for each receipt has been placed in, just waiting for one of the patrons to place in some coffee sweeteners/clues.

Just a reminder, you can always try the older puzzles from the Cafe and Diner, even if it was removed from the archives by [THE ONE WE DON'T SAY]. Our Wiki has all the puzzles saved, and we're also still working on adding clues to help you on your journey to solving these puzzles. Summaries are included though, so enjoy!

And check out @ashblack's summaries. It's on the wiki, and it'll give you a quick catch up! Good luck, and enjoy the coffee!

#CafeAndDiner #ARG #puzzles #lore #AlternateRealityGames #games #unfiction #recap #update

Everyone, get ready, and start catching up! December 22nd is when Goodbye Susto, the continuation of Under The Surface, releases! Chapter one, baby!

If you haven't read Under The Surface, you should. The book is written nicely and beautifully, and the puzzles are intricately designed. I can't wait to see what @eveghost does for Goodbye Susto and I can't wait.

If you're eager to read Chapter One early, you can subscribe to @eveghost on Patreon. It's a great way to support a creator, and get benefits.

Haven't read the first book? Take a look at it here: https://www.axel-lunden.com/

#UnderTheSurface #ARG #AlternateRealityGames #puzzles #puzzlehunt #unfiction #book

Saw some cool Ultraman analog horror media. The general #ARG + #unfiction community is really missing out on non euro/western horror and projects.

There's other media outside of english!

She voluntarily left her own doomed world to find out what happened to her friends. A multiversal corporation tore her limbs off and left her for dead. But Emmiko "Emmy" Kieta was saved by a vengeful alien and rebuilt herself, piece by painful piece. After doing some time as a reclusive hacker, Emmy now spends her days making candy on the island City of Eminence, badgering the only other known survivor of their lost reality, and hoping to keep the spirit of their home alive.

https://patreon.com/cityofeminence

#unfiction #writing #DigitalArt #MastoArt #trans #transmedia

Voting just opened for the New Media Writing Prize and I'm pleased to announce that Under the Surface has made the long list. I would deeply appreciate your support/vote!

Simply scroll all the way down to the bottom and cast your vote. Entries are in alphabetical order and you don't even need to register. ❤️​https://newmediawritingprize.co.uk/opening-up-2022/

Even just making the short list for this contest would mean the world in terms of lending visibility to a project with an important message about mental health. Check out the project itself here: https://www.axel-lunden.com

And please boost if you enjoyed UTS in any capacity.

#ARG, #unfiction, #elit #interactivefiction #transmedia

@PetePlaysTheGames - Ever think of diving into #ARG or #Unfiction games? Asking for nobody in particular… *whistles nonchalantly*

#LinkInTheBio #FTAAArchive

Thalyssa "Thistle" McKelly has spent most of her time "offscreen" as the long-thought-lost lover of Myria Klepzig. But now that she is in our universe, her story can finally be told. Eventually.

#MastoArt #lgbtq #trans #DigitalArt #unfiction #transmedia

CW on the image is for eye contact.

This is one of the first appearances of Lady Sera/Myria Klepzig as she begins to piece herself together after centuries of disassociation, depicted here by "Tay Bird."

The catchphrase is something I need to remember to do more often! 💚​

#MastoArt #DigitalArt #Unfiction #Transmedia #Trans

Over the summer at #Narrascope 2022, I had the opportunity to share my process of thinking through how to ethically approach difficult themes through #transmedia storytelling. Just thought I might as well share the video here, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_8Ym7LLTGs

#unfiction #ARG #elit #interactivefiction #immersive

And it's time for the next one! Welcome back everyone, and here we go with another game!

If you love a heartfelt story, head over to Under The Surface. This game loves to tug on our heartstrings. Read about Axel, an indie artist, through his website. The website is hosted by our bestie, Kåre Jansson, and we get to read the book/memoir detailing Axel's life. We are also given puzzles, videos, and ephemeras to look at. To brighten the mood, there are LOADS of memes from Kåre.

https://www.axel-lunden.com/

If you're unsure where to start, @eveghost the creator has created a updated guide!

https://tinyurl.com/4f23edtd

And a huge recap document is being made by me. The progress is slow, but I am trying very hard to get everything that I find down!

https://codexsecret.notion.site/codexsecret/Under-The-Surface-286dbbae0f454b09bfdc2a0735ee131f

The first story cycle is over, but there's definitely more to come. I invite you on this journey along with all of us right here!

https://discord.gg/WNhfgrFgRp

#UnderTheSurface #ARG #puzzles #lore #AlternativeRealityGames #games #unfiction #book

Realizing that I did the #introduction informally, so let's try again:

I'm a nonbinary #transmedia storyteller, musician, writer, web designer and PhD researcher.

My passion project is the #ARG - #elit - #InteractiveFiction crossover work Under the Surface, which utilizes what appears to be a musician's webpage to tell a story through a variety of media. It includes opportunities to dig deeper and exhume additional layers of content both by snooping around and by solving puzzles and explores #mentalhealth themes in a sensitive manner. You'll find it at https://www.axel-lunden.com

I also curate https://www.queer-immersives.info, which catalogues #unfiction, alternate reality games, #VisualNovels and electronic literature by queer creators.

My PhD research is on mental health and tech policy and I'm an American based in Oslo, Norway. I may occasionally post in a Scandinavian language. You are forewarned.

I really love to meet other transmedia creators as well as writers, #gamedev and #NarrativeDesign folk here!

Hi! I'm Iris, and I'm a #YAFantasy writer and graphic & #NarrativeDesigner.

My current personal project is Eternal Yard Sale/City of Eminence which features Myria "World's Okayest Space Witch" Klepzig trying to cope with the loss of her world and building found family, which - as a trans woman - resonates with me for some strange reason! 💚​

My project also deals heavily in surrealist humor and the reexamination of nostalgia. And I have tons of nostalgia for #StarTrek, #Transformers, #ComicBooks, video & #TTGames .

You can find out more about my projects at:
https://eternalyardsale.com
https://patreon.com/cityofeminence

I'm currently on the job hunt and looking into breaking into #GameDev as a narrative designer, and also looking to meet like-minded people who are into gamedev!

#introduction #unfiction #GraphicDesign #MastoArt #TransMedia #TransWriters