Latest
Here are twenty of the latest tools and inspirations I have added to the site.
You should be able to open this up, figure out how it works and have fun with this. There are lots of online "toys" that are actually worth playing with just for the experience, they'll give you ideas.
This category is for things that may take a little learning but don't need lots of effort.
These items will require some studying but are worth the time. You can watch a few YouTube videos to get to grips with it, right?
These are complex tools for those who are more technically minded, or researchers or professionals. But hey, don't let that stop you.
WordWanderer
Like a word cloud thingy, but better because it does concordance and you can navigate it. Go try it.
Self Hosted Tools
EarSketch
A web-based code-to-music tool, like Sonic Pi (ish) but web-based and using Python or Javascript.
Tabletop simulators
The White Box is a collection of bits n pieces with which you can prototype your game. The Tabletop simulator is a digital game-maker.
Every Single Frame
Explore movies frame by frame in random order from critically acclaimed films to gain a new perspective on the art of cinematography.
Generate Husband
Er, not quite sure what this is, but I discovered the kind of husband I don't want pretty quickly.
The Ground Itself
A really interesting "game", or to my eye, more a collaborative methodology to create a story or world. It describes itself as "The Ground Itself is a one-session storytelling game for 2-5 players, played with household materials (a coin, a six-sided die, and a deck of cards)."
SimplyScripts
Just a lot of scripts and screenplays in various formats (PDF, txt, even comic .cbz etc)
Collection of Equirectangular Images
A Flickr collection of equirectangular images, many of which are Creative Commons licenced for use in your own VR creations.
Lots more here.
Collection of Posters
Fabulous collection of posters from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the 1930s
A REVIEW OF NINE INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE SYSTEMS
An academic paper about interactive narrative systems.