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I always enjoyed reading through these for previous contests. I was hesitant to make one, because I know this contest is relatively smaller. But since it's edutainment, I have a feeling we all will geek out super hard about our specific field enough to make up for the lack of numbers.

I guess it would be fun to maybe share a cool tidbit of knowledge you learned while working on the game, a particularly difficult struggle, or what field you're making the edutainment game in.

Can't wait to see what everyone's working on. The edutainment category is definetly in need of some new games, and I have a feeling that the authors here will do some really cool stuff with the genre. Should be fun!

Speaking of lack of numbers, I'm working on a math themed storygame. I spent half my day brushing back up on my math skills so not very much writing has happened quite yet. It'll be exciting to see what direction everyone takes the theme. 

lol, me too! That's awesome Orange!

I may still join if I can settle on a topic. I don't feel too confident in my ability to write realistic feeling historical scenes though, I have always cheated with history-flavored fantasy.

Mizal, could you do one on the Crusades? I feel like that would be so cool, and that also lends itself to really epic historical writing. Plus I would love to read an edutainment Crusades game, and I have a feeling you would do a really great job with the theme.

So...my storygame is going to be horror-themed, and because I really want to visit Japan in the future, it's going to be based in Japan. I'm basically going to be learning about customs and etiquette, so...everyone can come along on that journey with me, I guess?

Also, a bit about horror urban legends that might or might not be Japanese-related. Well, one of them is...but there are a couple that I want to include and at least one of them is from another country of origin.

But it's my storygame, and it will still be educational, so...

I'm currently bouncing ideas around, but pretty sure it'll be something Computer Science related. I'll try to settle on something once I review this month's game so hopefully before the end of the month I'll have at least an outline of what I'm doing.

My idea is going to be math-centered, like Orange.

Basically, it's going to be about financial crimes using math, and the educational part of it is learning what goes on in finance at a high level, and the complex math that is used to orchestrate various schemes. The entertainment part is the crime thriller story. Should be fun!

So it's like a math+finance edutainment game.

Progress:
Started a fully new story after feeling uninspired.

Word Count:

Week 1: 9,352
Week 2: I... Don't want to talk about it.
Halfway through week 2: Deleted all 9,000 words written to start a new story. Was this a bad choice? Yes. Anyway, 0 words.

I'm working on a book were there's something kinda like magic but some friends also said it's pretty sci fi because people can control atoms and molecules with their mind. I'm just trying to figure out what atoms and molecules make up what things to make the story, but fire's hard and complicated and I'm having a hard time. My word count is in the 2000s. I really haven't gotten to do as much progress as I thought I would because I chose a pretty diffucult field.

I'm writing a supernatural noir detective story where you learn about Chinese tea culture

Chinese has enough culture behind tea for a edutainment book?

They really should considering tea originated in China.

I guess I just didn't think something so... simple? Could have a lot to it. That's probably wrong. Everything has a lot to it.

I would read the shit out of this game! Fuckin' A.

I don't think story games poop

Better finish this one - I need to read it.

I gotta finish one of them

This thread kinda died. For people participating we're at:

RKrallonor (Pulling Chris out of the bottom level of SHAME)

Benholman44 (Pulling AYT out of the bottom level of SHAME and 50 point bet)

Orange

CavusRex

V_V

Liminal

Cat2002116 (Pulling Maz out of the bottom level of the SHAME pit)

Petros (Pulling Ebon out of the bottom level of the SHAME pit for some fool reason)

Will11 (Pulling Shadowdrake out of the bottom level of the SHAME pit)

Blister1

It'll pick up when people actually start working on their things. I just finished editing my end of the month review so I can start pretending to work on my entry.

I've already started, but am only just near the beginning. I've already stopped to go through for grammer errors and stuff. I think I still have some grammer errors, but I don't know where.

I can't wait to read some of these, and I will try to make an entertaining and educational story worth of being out into this contest compared to everyone in here! Can't say mine will be as entertaining or educational, but I don't mind trying

Try reading existing edutainment for inspo, that's what I did

yeah

I'm actually gonna take the historical fiction route for my storygame. I'm thinking of expanding my story in the Thunderdome contest since it had historical facts and events. I hope this is allowed or else I'm gonna go back to my idea on creating a science, math, and music story in the form of school (yes literally my idea was to write about highschool)

Update on participants! Endmaster already said this in the actual contest thread, I'm just putting this here incase someone didn't see it and also because this thread has become pretty inactive.

AttilaTheGun

V__V (Avo) (Pulling The Canary out of the bottom level of SHAME)

Benholman44 (Pulling AYT out of the bottom level of SHAME and 50 point bet)

Cat2002116 (Pulling Maz out of the bottom level of the SHAME pit)

CavusRex

Liminal (17 point bet)

Orange

Petros (Pulling Ebon out of the bottom level of the SHAME pit for some fool reason)

RKrallonor (Pulling Chris out of the bottom level of SHAME)

Wildblue (Pulling jster02 out of the bottom level of the SHAME pit)

Will11 (Pulling Shadowdrake out of the bottom level of the SHAME pit)

Blister1 (got banned)

Side note: Is it just me or do you all think of a canvas when you see Cavus?

I mean not really but the image isn't that far removed from the meaning behind that name back when first came up with it.