Digital Art Live – May 2019

(Ann) #1

(^) them stopping after Justitian is out. More likely,
it will spark new ideas. You can find the Atlas at
DriveThruRPG and another great unofficial
resource is called the Cluster and is online at
http://www.degenesis-cluster.com.
DAL: Super. Do you also make ‘guide templates’
for the fans to download and use to make their
own maps?
SB: Not as of yet. We'll see what the future
holds...
DAL: OK. Erm... I recently discovered Gregory
Manchess’s ‘art-novel’: Above the Timberline
(Oct 2017). That’s a fine new format for
storytelling, of a sort that I hadn’t quite seen
done before. Certainly not with such excellent
design and art. Are you someone who follows
such innovations in print and tablet ebooks, and
if so what has most excited you in the book
format over the last three years?
SB: That book by Gregory Manchess is amazing,
and I can recommend it without hesitation! I
quite enjoy books that try something new,
sometimes small publishers try to create
something incredible to stand out, sometimes
books like S. – The ship of Theseus by Doug
Dorst and J.J. Abrams (yes, that one!) or House
of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. But I can't put
my finger on one specific book that could rise
above all else. I’m open to changing my mind...
DAL: Great. Ok, keep an eye on the Imaginarium
section at the end of each of our free monthly
magazine, in future. Oh, and I hear you have
personal side-projects? Could you tell us more
about those please?
SB: Yes, I've been interested in the design of
new games for years, two attempts of mine
stand out to me: There be Monsters is a more
cyberpunk-based game — set in our world but
not as impersonal as many in this niche are.
Pictures: City maps
for Degenesis:
Justitian.

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