TwitterRPG

A conversational introduction to the vibrantly spooky Twitter Role Play, Grimmverse.

October is the perfect month to fall in love…with Grimmverse. You want zombies, demons, angels, faeries and vampires? All set against a hard and fast background of Vegas circa 2050?

Grimmverse! It’s a unique Twitter role play and ranks among my personal favorites. It’s playful, interesting and intelligent. It’s also extremely complex. The storylines are fast-paced with multiple plot developments. Each chapter builds on the ones before and doesn’t necessarily stand on its own. Most of the characters are magical creatures. They die and come alive again. They transform, mutate and travel through space and time. Besides the main cast of more than a dozen characters there are many temporary characters. In conversations on Twitter, the characters occasionally interact without specifically directing their replies. Despite the challenges of following along, John Grimm, Cierra Rose, Legs Wesson, Dean Winchester, Sam Guthrie and the others are well worth the effort.

I cannot pretend to be an expert at communication.  I find ordinary social interaction extremely complicated.

Listening requires simultaneous attention to the verbal context and emotional tone as well as the intricacies of body language and the powerful messages conveyed by our eyes. We consciously filter out background noise and actions in our peripheral view and give the speaker non-verbal signals that we are receptive and understand.

Clear expression is an equally delicate balance. We choose the correct combination of words to encompass a thought that may or may not exist in verbal format in our minds while adding emotion with facial expression, vocal inflection and physical movement. We adapt our message depending on our perception of the listener’s response.

For a conversation to satisfy all of its participants, they must take turns listening and expressing. This would be easier if there was a way to objectively measure and regulate each turn but it’s more like a very intimate dance. One partner may need to or prefer to be the listener for a long time and vice versa depending on subject, personality and familiarity.

Communicating via Twitter is much simpler.

Read more: http://webupon.com/social-networks/communicating-with-character/#ixzz1crartXLm

Practical tips to give Twitter Role Plays space in your busy schedule.

When life gets busy, what’s a dedicated Twitter Role Play follower to do?

Content Source: Bukisa – Making Time For Timelines

A virtual encounter with the Role Play experience.

I step into the room and look around. The Enterprise crew are having dinner with a new species after making first contact. Sherlock Holmes and Watson drive by in a horse-drawn carriage. Jedi knights, dinosaurs, vampires, Borg, shape-shifters, time travelers and an assortment of animals roam the area. The Big Ben Clock Tower stands in a corner announcing London time. Wall-E and Eve chase butterflies. An unknown telepath lies unconscious on the floor. Doctors and anthropologists from different species and centuries consult one another and exchange data. A man possessed by a demon stands alone under a street lamp, waiting for an angel to show up in Las Vegas. Two girls bake cookies while discussing their personal lives. The happiness fairy demands joy.

Content Source: Bukisa – Room For Imagination – Twitter’s Role Play Community