Comments on: An Impractical Idea: Cyberpunk via Hard Drive

By: Hiroe

Hiroe — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:05:52 +0000

You can get a full mini linux server for 80$. add a custom case and you have maybe 100$. Then you can just plug an ethernet or usb cord into it and visit a website, or telnet in. it doesn’t have that heft like you want but it is much more capable.

http://www.yoggie.com/Open-Firewall-SOHO

By: punkrockave

punkrockave — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:00:55 +0000

I make cyberpunk music and would love to be involved in this. If you get moving with it you can find me at myspace.com/djholokost.

By: JDCorley

JDCorley — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:15:41 +0000

This is a really brilliant idea that will only get more brilliant as portable media get cheaper and more fully featured. 99 cents for 6 gigs is far cheaper and far more space than you’d need for a project of this kind. You might check out those craft type websites out there to see what people are doing with old hardware and see if anyone there is willing to dive off the highest board and see if there’s any water in the pool. I’d be psyched about it.

By: Con

Con — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:03:19 +0000

Sounds pretty awesome! And indeed, most of that is doable with some time and general coding experience – but designing the game itself, and balancing it, playtesting, &etc. would be very involved.

Fun, though.

By: Sean Holland

Sean Holland — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:22:19 +0000

Sounds like an awesome idea. You could ask for volunteers for art and fiction for the game setting if you were doing it as freeware. A wonderful cyberdream.

By: Stew

Stew — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:52:29 +0000

This is a gloriosuly batshit idea that I can’t help but love. If ever you do decide to move forwards with it, keep me in the loop.