For those of you interested in the Dreamworld Series, the first experiment–Reality Check–has officially opened up for registration. The deadline to register is Sunday, April 27; so, be sure to sign up! For your convenience, links to the description and registration of the project are listed below.
Overview
http://www.dreamport.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=278
Registration
http://www.dreamport.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=282
I’ve announced the newest series of experiments for the Astral Alliance. We’ve started experimenting with shared dreaming and psi over the past couple of months. Now, it’s time to introduce an experiment most relevant to the site: lucid dreaming. This new introduction, like the other series, will have multiple projects that are spread out. My ultimate goal is to alternate between each category (Shared Dreaming to Psi to Lucid Dreaming back to Shared Dreaming, etc…) so that participants aren’t tired of doing the same thing over and over. And, that also gives everybody a chance to think about future possibilities within a select area.
The Dreamworld series is still extremely new and needs some work. From now on, all series, including this one, will not have “Project Managers.” Every member of the Astral Alliance will be able to have a say in the setting up stages of the project. I’d like to emphasize that because Dreamworld in particular needs a lot of input. The idea is there, but the plan to reach that idea is a bit shakey.
If this sounds even remotely interesting, I urge you to check out the forum post of the new project (URL below) and reply with some input!
Regardless of what may or may not happen to Dreamport in the coming weeks, we’re still dedicated to continuing on with AA projects. The Power of the Mind: Micro-Telekinesis project is now up for registration and will deal with the mind’s ability to perform output manipulation. The project is very leniant and gives members a convenient 3 to 4 days to take care of their choice of any or all five experiments within. You can finish the project in a night or you can spread it out over the given period. It’s up to you!
To read the overview of the project, continue to this URL:
http://www.dreamport.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=257
To register for the project, continue to this URL:
http://www.dreamport.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=258
A new experiment has been introduced in the Astral Alliance. This experiment, unlike past Dreamport experiments, will be dealing with something other than dreaming. Instead of figuring out what the mind can do in the dream world, we’re trying to figure out what it can do in the real world. The Power of the Mind is intended to have several projects, all of which will deal with Psychokinesis (manipulation of objects). This first project, aimed at Micro-Telekinesis, will deal with forcing an outcome with numbers and whatnot. For instance, if you have a deck of cards and you want to find the ace of spades, you could use micro-telekinesis to figure out exactly where that ace of spaces is located in the deck.
Psychokinesis is definitely a controversial topic, especially because of the huge amount of skepticism. Sure this idea is pretty out there, but it’s not something to doubt right off the bat. After all, if you did such a thing to lucid dreaming (another out there idea), where exactly would you be today?
Anyway, keep an open mind and read up on the experiment. As always, anybody can join the Astral Alliance and participate in this project (or any of the projects for that matter). Don’t hesitate to join if it interests you!
A new experiment has been launched within the AA. This new experiment, which is replacing a previous experiment that took place half a year ago, is going to focus on the credibility of shared dreaming–that is, whether or not it’s possible. Members will try to incubate a green room and meet up with others to answer the million dollar question: Do we dream alone? The project needs some management positions, so check out the thread if you’re either interested in managing or just participating.
A new and interesting program is being set up over at the Dreamscape Exploration section of the forum. Created by Ian1 originally, the “Lucidity Challenge” is pretty much an aid to help boost motivation for lucid dreaming.
Here’s how it goes: There’s a task manager and ten applicants. The task manager chooses a certain task related to lucid dreaming (like flying to the moon or something), and it is the job of the ten others to try and achieve that task. Points are awarded for various aspects of completing the task (say you didn’t reach the moon, but you still flew; you would still acquire points), and obviously whoever ends up with the most wins and becomes the next task manager. For this round, the task manager is Nachician.
Anyway, the program itself is awesome, and if you wish to be a part of it this go around, you better hurry up and sign up over at the thread! There can only be a maximum of 10 opponents, and slots have already started to fill. For more details on this project and how to sign up, click the link below:
The Software Discussions section in the forum has been locked down, and will soon vanish. For now on, if you have any questions / comments / feedback on any piece of software, simply reply to that software’s specific thread located in the “Software Releases” section. Any and all can reply, but only “DreamPort Developers” can post. “DreamPort Developers” is a usergroup that is open to anybody to join. Becoming a part of it simply gives you thread creation permission (obviously). The reason why we’re doing this is so that spam threads aren’t created, and so all questions of software are kept in their respected thread.
In addition, the Software Releases section has been opened to all of the public. Registration / Logins are no longer required to view or download software.
This new change is good news for anybody who desires to release their software here on dreamport. Now, anybody and everybody will be able to download and use your software, allowing you to become more well known. If you have software and would like to release it to the public, we highly encourage you to join the developers and get it out there!
That’s it! Enjoy!
As mentioned in the previous post, the Lucid Plaza is the new Astral Alliance meeting dreamscape for the Shared Dreaming Experiment. While thinking of better ways to allow members to incubate the environment, the idea of creating a simple 3D game was brought up. How better to picture the place than actually being able to virtually walk through it and see it from any aspect? This obvious choice of where to go is now our immediate task, and needs to be completed as soon as possible.
Personally I have never worked on a 3D project, but I’m very confident in being able to do so with Microsoft’s XNA Framework in C#. I’ve created 2D games within it and have really gotten used to the syntax of things. Being novice in creating a full 3D game, I’m a little ignorant on who all we need to work on this. I know for sure we need artists and 3D modelers, but I’m not certain about what all else will be necessary. Regardless, if you think you’re interested, please click the link below and reply to that thread if you’d like to help. It’s definatly going to be a learning experience, but I think it’ll still be extremely fun 
.
Today the Astral Alliance’s Shared Dreaming Experiment has a new setting! Prior to today, everybody had agreed on a fairly quick and easy dreamscape to remember, Astral Pulse Island. While it was a cool place, we thought it wasn’t interactive enough, and thought it was too vague.
So, we have been turned to a new direction, Ian1’s Lucid Plaza (shown in the picture). This community provides everything that you could possibly dream of in the lucid world.
Within it there are portals to wherever you choose, there is a store full of whatever you desire at no cost and no wait, there are skill instructors to help you master any ability such as flying or spawning, there is a massive amount of food, and there’s even an arcade full of games, events, and even roller coasters. Step outside and to the other island connected to this one, and you will find a relaxing getaway environment with waterfalls.
This truely is what we’ve been looking for, and we’re happy that we’ve finally found it. For now on, this is the dreamscape that the Astral Alliance will incubate for the Shared Dreaming Project.
The Astral Alliance has now been formed! What is it? Well, it’s a research group within dreamport that experiments with the unimaginable. It’s sole purpose is to expand your mind into areas that were once unreachable.
Not only is the Shared Dreaming Experiment being conducted by the Astral Alliance, but also many future experiments will be brought up into attention, such as psi related ones. By this, I mean testing telekenisis (yes, it’s real!), remote viewing (seeing from a distance), psi-balls, telepathy, and messing with probability (prediction).
We’re really excited about this, and think it’s going to spark the interests of many others as well. It’s time to venture out into other realms that we used to think were fake. It’s time to take part in the Astral Alliance.
To see how to join, click the link below:
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