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We're down to the final 24 hours on #Neurocracy's Kickstarter and it's really close to hitting its first stretch goal: hiring an illustrator! I would like to talk a little bit about what that means 🙂

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NEUROCRACY

@Neurocracy2049

Oct 30, 2020

FINAL 24 HOURS

LAST CHANCE TO PLEDGE FOR A 33% DISCOUNT

Near future sci-fi explored through a fictional Wikipedia!

A compelling story about a murder you must solve!

Contributions from @m_older, @leighalexander, and @yudhanjaya! kickstarter.com/projects/playt

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12:55 PM · Oct 30, 2020

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We're planning on using edited stock photography to adorn Omnipedia's articles with images of #Neurocracy's characters, locations, and technology. One reason for that is to further sell the sense of realism already offered by using Wikipedia as a medium

Joannes Truyens

@playthroughline

Oct 30, 2020

If we can hire an illustrator, we'd love to go for a stylised look where "the concept art is the final art." A perfect example is these paintings from

@johnaggs

, who based them on the brilliant cyberpunk webcomic drugsandwires.fail (definitely check that out, it's amazing)

Joannes Truyens

@playthroughline

Oct 30, 2020

Working with an illustrator would mean we avoid any copyright issues that come with using and editing photos. It also lets us better blend the real and the fictional while avoiding the potential for misinformation, as we explained in this update:

kickstarter.com

Update 5: Some lengthy musings about Neurocracy and ARGs · Neurocracy, a sci-fi hypertext story

Hi everyone! As of today, Neurocracy is 68% funded with two weeks left on the clock. That means we're almost ready to talk about our stretch goals, so be sure to look out for those! First, I'd like...

Joannes Truyens

@playthroughline

Oct 30, 2020

We're only about £700 removed from the Kickstarter's closing with 24 hours left on the clock, so any signal boosting to help us reach this stretch goal would be a massive help! 🥺❤️