The Amanda Project

Originally published on my tumblr blog on 12/2/09

I'm obsessed with books, particularly young adult novels, which some might consider weird given my chosen career of making interactive products. Still, books are cool. So I was particularly excited to discover The Amanda Project. It's planned to be a series of novels, but it's also an interactive community where users can post their own stories, some of which will become parts of the published novels.

The premise for collaborative story telling is great. Amanda disappeared, but she left clues with her friends, including you and me. So now we can share the clues she left with us as well as read the other clues and piece together the mystery. Nice, huh?

Game Creator Game

I'm amused. I've had a note in my notebook to look at the Game Creator game on Cartoon Network's site ever since Alice Kahn mentioned it at the Sandbox Summit in September. I finally just took a peek. It's pretty well thought out!

http://gamecreator.cartoonnetwork.com/

I especially like that you have to win your game before it can be shared with others. No making the impossible to win game here!