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== Origins ==
= Origins =
In 1993, Fujitsu had shown interest in bringing [https://wiki.renoproject.org/index.php/Fujitsu_Habitat Fujitsu Habitat] to the west. The plan was to backport Fujitsu Habitat to Windows computers. However, the source code for Fujitsu Habitat revealed major architectural problems and so minimal progress was made on bringing this to fruition.<ref>http://habitatchronicles.com/2004/04/you-cant-tell-people-anything/</ref> It was instead decided that development efforts would be better focused on writing something from the ground up. The original creators of Habitat, Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer were both onboard and had already done this once before.
This was originally the origins of WA in general and whilst it is intertwined with the Dreamscape, it is better to keep them seperate. This particular section will eventually focus on the origins of the Dreamscape itself.


== Things ==
= Things =
An end of beta party was held on 29th August 1995 at the Bar-L Bar<ref>Internal Fujitsu E-mail</ref>.
An end of beta party was held on 29th August 1995 at the Bar-L Bar<ref>Internal Fujitsu E-mail</ref>.


=== More to come soon ===
= More to come soon =
Here's some more stuff.
Here's some more stuff.


==== Even more stuff ====
= Timeline of inworld events =
Here it is.
This is a list of inworld events that happened and where possible, the date they happened. This list is subjective as so much happened inworld. The criteria for making this list is that it could be storyline related, or an event of note or something that went down in infamy.


== References ==
==1995==
 
===August===
====13th====
* The first ever Ghost Race is held inworld and the first ever winner was an avatar named “Shaker”, who won a spider<ref>Kymer Clarion - August 14 1995, https://renoproject.org/pub/WorldsAway/Newspapers/Kymer_Clarion/FromMarianneG/CLAR001.TXT</ref>.
 
====Unknown Date====
* The WorldsAway 0.8 client released<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
* The spraycan class is introduced<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===September===
 
====28th====
* The Temple of Morpheus Grand Opening is held<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref><ref>WorldsAway Community Forum Library 9 - Dreamscape Registry - First Phantasus Wedding, Vows and Ritual</ref>.
 
====Unknown Date====
* The StarWay Cafe Grand Opening is held<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
* The first wedding is held in the Dreamscape<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===October===
 
====Unknown Date====
* Halloween Celebrations are held inworld and the world is decorated with Halloween themed decor<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===November===
 
====15th====
* The WorldsAway 1.0 client is released<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===December===
 
====15th====
* The WorldsAway client is released on CD's which are distributed via CompuServe<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
* "SantaLand" is held inworld from December 15th until December 25th, 1995<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
==1996==
 
===February===
 
====Unknown Date====
* The Month of Romance event is held inworld<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===March===
 
====19th====
* The Void storyline is introduced into the world<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.. The Void was a place where avatars who broke the Terms of Service could be sent as a time out. It was originally just one region you couldn't escape from, but a later version was created that was an endless maze that looped back on itself that you couldn't escape. Only Oracles had the power to send you to The Void or remove you from it.
 
===April===
 
====16th====
* The WorldsAway 1.1 client is released<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
====26th====
* The Temple Street Terrace turf building is opened to the public<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===July===
 
====Unknown Date====
* The NuYu building is re-opened after a remodel and the heads in the vending machine are rotated<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===August===
====1st====
* The first ever Fern Day holiday was celebrated<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.. The server experienced issues throughout most of the day however.
 
====Unknown Date====
* The Kymer Unity Event is held inworld<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
* The accessory class is introduced to the world<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
* The Promenade hatchery sequence is remodeled to provide a smoother experience<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
* Acolyte Powers are introduced to the world for the first time, enabling remote volunteers to be able to moderate the service without needing full access to the world database<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>. Those powers included the power to freeze an avatar so they cannot move, to mute an avatar so they cannot speak and to force an avatar into ghost form so they are no longer an avatar<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===September===
 
====Unknown Date====
* The Kymer International University is launched<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===October===
 
====Unknown Date====
* Halloween is celebrated and new accessories, knicknacks and animated heads are released inworld<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===November===
 
 
====1st====
* The Meditation Park area opens<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===December===
 
====Unknown Date====
* SantaLand returns, alongside the avatar of Kymer Kringle, who was played by any of the three Dreamscape Oracles of the time<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
==1997==
 
===February===
 
====Unknown Date====
* The second Month of Romance event is held inworld<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===March===
 
====Unknown Date====
* The Isle Caribe area is opened up<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
===June===
 
====1st====
* The Monument Square area is opened to the public<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.
 
====11th====
* Acolyte Appreciation day is held and a ceremony is performed at Monument Square, presided by all three Oracles.
 
===July===
 
====Unknown Date====
* The WorldsAway client and server software was upgraded to version 2.0<ref>Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html</ref>.. This required the Dreamscape world to be offline for most of the day, whilst database conversion tools were ran to upgrade everything to the latest version.
 
===September===
 
====6th====
* The Jungle opens<ref>Mhaijik's WorldsAway webpage, https://web.archive.org/web/20090804003222/http://geocities.com/SoHo/gallery/3295/jungle.html</ref>.
 
==1998==
 
===March===
====29th====
* Oracle Teresias renounces Morpheus, embraces Phobetor and leaves the Dreamscape<ref>Kymer Clarion - March 30th 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/20010823152807/http://clarion.kymer.net/03_98/into_heath/into_heath.htm</ref>.
 
===April===
====24th====
* The End of the age of Oracles and the beginning of the age of Avatars<ref>Kymer Clarion - April 25 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/20010904073509/http://clarion.kymer.net/04_98/age/age.htm</ref>.
 
= References =
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Latest revision as of 21:13, 23 February 2024

Dreamscape
Dreamscape95.gif
Developer(s): Fujitsu Open Source Solutions, Inc
Publisher(s): Fujitsu
Producer(s): Randy Farmer, Jeffery Douglas
Designer(s): Randy Farmer
Platform(s): Windows, Mac
Released: (Beta): August 8th 1995[1],

(Public Opening): September 15th, 1995[2],

(Official 1.0 release): November 15th 1995[3]

Origins

This was originally the origins of WA in general and whilst it is intertwined with the Dreamscape, it is better to keep them seperate. This particular section will eventually focus on the origins of the Dreamscape itself.

Things

An end of beta party was held on 29th August 1995 at the Bar-L Bar[4].

More to come soon

Here's some more stuff.

Timeline of inworld events

This is a list of inworld events that happened and where possible, the date they happened. This list is subjective as so much happened inworld. The criteria for making this list is that it could be storyline related, or an event of note or something that went down in infamy.

1995

August

13th

  • The first ever Ghost Race is held inworld and the first ever winner was an avatar named “Shaker”, who won a spider[5].

Unknown Date

  • The WorldsAway 0.8 client released[6].
  • The spraycan class is introduced[7].

September

28th

  • The Temple of Morpheus Grand Opening is held[8][9].

Unknown Date

  • The StarWay Cafe Grand Opening is held[10].
  • The first wedding is held in the Dreamscape[11].

October

Unknown Date

  • Halloween Celebrations are held inworld and the world is decorated with Halloween themed decor[12].

November

15th

  • The WorldsAway 1.0 client is released[13].

December

15th

  • The WorldsAway client is released on CD's which are distributed via CompuServe[14].
  • "SantaLand" is held inworld from December 15th until December 25th, 1995[15].

1996

February

Unknown Date

  • The Month of Romance event is held inworld[16].

March

19th

  • The Void storyline is introduced into the world[17].. The Void was a place where avatars who broke the Terms of Service could be sent as a time out. It was originally just one region you couldn't escape from, but a later version was created that was an endless maze that looped back on itself that you couldn't escape. Only Oracles had the power to send you to The Void or remove you from it.

April

16th

  • The WorldsAway 1.1 client is released[18].

26th

  • The Temple Street Terrace turf building is opened to the public[19].

July

Unknown Date

  • The NuYu building is re-opened after a remodel and the heads in the vending machine are rotated[20].

August

1st

  • The first ever Fern Day holiday was celebrated[21].. The server experienced issues throughout most of the day however.

Unknown Date

  • The Kymer Unity Event is held inworld[22].
  • The accessory class is introduced to the world[23].
  • The Promenade hatchery sequence is remodeled to provide a smoother experience[24].
  • Acolyte Powers are introduced to the world for the first time, enabling remote volunteers to be able to moderate the service without needing full access to the world database[25]. Those powers included the power to freeze an avatar so they cannot move, to mute an avatar so they cannot speak and to force an avatar into ghost form so they are no longer an avatar[26].

September

Unknown Date

  • The Kymer International University is launched[27].

October

Unknown Date

  • Halloween is celebrated and new accessories, knicknacks and animated heads are released inworld[28].

November

1st

  • The Meditation Park area opens[29].

December

Unknown Date

  • SantaLand returns, alongside the avatar of Kymer Kringle, who was played by any of the three Dreamscape Oracles of the time[30].

1997

February

Unknown Date

  • The second Month of Romance event is held inworld[31].

March

Unknown Date

  • The Isle Caribe area is opened up[32].

June

1st

  • The Monument Square area is opened to the public[33].

11th

  • Acolyte Appreciation day is held and a ceremony is performed at Monument Square, presided by all three Oracles.

July

Unknown Date

  • The WorldsAway client and server software was upgraded to version 2.0[34].. This required the Dreamscape world to be offline for most of the day, whilst database conversion tools were ran to upgrade everything to the latest version.

September

6th

  • The Jungle opens[35].

1998

March

29th

  • Oracle Teresias renounces Morpheus, embraces Phobetor and leaves the Dreamscape[36].

April

24th

  • The End of the age of Oracles and the beginning of the age of Avatars[37].

References

  1. ^ Internal Fujitsu E-mail
  2. ^ Internal Fujitsu E-mail
  3. ^ Internal Fujitsu E-mail
  4. ^ Internal Fujitsu E-mail
  5. ^ Kymer Clarion - August 14 1995, https://renoproject.org/pub/WorldsAway/Newspapers/Kymer_Clarion/FromMarianneG/CLAR001.TXT
  6. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  7. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  8. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  9. ^ WorldsAway Community Forum Library 9 - Dreamscape Registry - First Phantasus Wedding, Vows and Ritual
  10. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  11. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  12. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  13. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  14. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  15. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  16. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  17. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  18. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  19. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  20. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  21. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  22. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  23. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  24. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  25. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  26. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  27. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  28. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  29. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  30. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  31. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  32. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  33. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  34. ^ Dreamscape Rollout Schedule - Email to Tony Christopher - 30th July, 1997, https://renoproject.org/interviews/jefferydouglas.html
  35. ^ Mhaijik's WorldsAway webpage, https://web.archive.org/web/20090804003222/http://geocities.com/SoHo/gallery/3295/jungle.html
  36. ^ Kymer Clarion - March 30th 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/20010823152807/http://clarion.kymer.net/03_98/into_heath/into_heath.htm
  37. ^ Kymer Clarion - April 25 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/20010904073509/http://clarion.kymer.net/04_98/age/age.htm
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