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I found this site through another sci-fi forum, and I'm wondering what other people make of it:
Beyond the Event Horizon
It's a discussion forum for people who received a cassette tape in the mail purporting to be of transmissions from a distant planet... or actually the moon of a distant planet. That site kind of assumes you know what's going on already. I found this other one, by someone who got a tape in the mail, along with the letter or story that went with it: The Ko Transmissions | Unfretted
They posted the letter, and mp3s made from the tape.
Whoever wrote the letter says its science fiction, but they also hint that they have to say that to cover their asses, so it's ambiguous.
So what I'm wondering is: what is this? Is it a story? It doesn't really have a plot. Is it just music? Where does the bulletin board part fit in? It seems like that's a big part of it, getting people to participate and do their own "research". I think it's kind of like fan fiction for something that's incomplete on purpose, so that instead of adding on to something that stands on its own, it's calling on people to co-create (no pun intended) on an equal level. Since it's anonymous, it blurs the distinction between what's "fan"-created and what's "official". I find that really interesting and think it has potential. I wonder how they would react if people started adding their own parts to the story. Or is there a "they"? Maybe it's a "we"...
Also, I'd really like to get a hold of the actual tape, instead of just hearing the mp3s online. If someone out there has it and can make a copy, please pm me. Thanks.
Beyond the Event Horizon
It's a discussion forum for people who received a cassette tape in the mail purporting to be of transmissions from a distant planet... or actually the moon of a distant planet. That site kind of assumes you know what's going on already. I found this other one, by someone who got a tape in the mail, along with the letter or story that went with it: The Ko Transmissions | Unfretted
They posted the letter, and mp3s made from the tape.
Whoever wrote the letter says its science fiction, but they also hint that they have to say that to cover their asses, so it's ambiguous.
So what I'm wondering is: what is this? Is it a story? It doesn't really have a plot. Is it just music? Where does the bulletin board part fit in? It seems like that's a big part of it, getting people to participate and do their own "research". I think it's kind of like fan fiction for something that's incomplete on purpose, so that instead of adding on to something that stands on its own, it's calling on people to co-create (no pun intended) on an equal level. Since it's anonymous, it blurs the distinction between what's "fan"-created and what's "official". I find that really interesting and think it has potential. I wonder how they would react if people started adding their own parts to the story. Or is there a "they"? Maybe it's a "we"...
Also, I'd really like to get a hold of the actual tape, instead of just hearing the mp3s online. If someone out there has it and can make a copy, please pm me. Thanks.