I'm always looking for reading suggestions so I thought it would be fun to make a list of books currently being read.
What are you reading now?
Please note that this is a continuation of the original What are you Reading?
I vaguely remember the original movie which is why I'd have some qualms about actually visiting the park. When things go bad ... boy do they go bad ...
I too make a connection between SL admins & the Westworld management. All those people not only delivering the physical infrastructure, including the hosts, but writing the narratives to keep the guests entertained.
Westworld recap: episode four – these cigars will blow your mind
While Ford is keen to tell Theresa that he has never once messed up a plan or narrative, he lets her know that any authorisation he might have goes way over her head. He also drops in a quick diss of old pal Arnold for good measure, suggesting that it was his bleak view of humanity that inspired the park’s random and egregious sex and violence.
I don't remember the exact words but Ford said something about writing hundreds of positive scenarios, all which got tossed in favour of the sex and violence. Kind of reminds me of the media's limited view of SL 
@claire-sophie-de-rocoulle The first season has ten episodes of which four have already been shown. If it continues as it started I would hope for more seasons to come. Time to jump on the bandwagon now 
Perhaps we could have a Westworld Week in SL? Who do we know with an Old West Estate on the ground and a SciFi Lab in the sky?
On a related note, I was commenting in @leopoldina 's topic that Red Dead Redemption reminded me of Westworld. I guess I had good reason to make the connection!
Westworld’s creators were inspired by Red Dead Redemption and BioShock
Westworld is about a Western theme park where the “hosts” are all hyper-human robots that the human visitors can interact with. It’s easy to draw similarities between the titular Westworld and a video game. The hosts in the park serve as NPCs, drawing the guests into adventures. That could mean something as innocuous as a treasure hunt, or something as taboo as murder. The guests have free rein to do as they please.
Among the video game inspirations for Westworld were Rockstar’s open-world adventure games — most notably, Red Dead Redemption and the Grand Theft Auto series, which both Nolans played for research.
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But the Nolans are fascinated by the way that people can use games to explore violent fantasies that might be completely at odds with their everyday personalities.
Is anyone else watching the new Westworld HBO series?
The program takes place in fictional Westworld, a technologically advanced, Western-themed amusement park populated completely by synthetic androids dubbed "hosts". Westworld caters to high-paying visitors dubbed "newcomers" (also known as "guests"), who can do whatever they wish within the park, without fear of retaliation from the hosts.
I'm finding it fascinating.
Here you have the ultimate gaming experience, a rich & complex world, where most "guests" seem to limit themselves to rather unimaginative scenarios. Reminds me of SL the "Your World, Your Imagination" place.
On ther other hand, the NPCs or "hosts", seem to be developing human consciousness. Wonder where that's going to lead?
What do you think? Have you seen it? Are you enjoying it? Do you feel sorry for the NPCs like I do? Would you go if you could? What would you do there?
You did a fabulous job with this banquet, Una! Thanks for sharing your story & photos. Thank you also for not bringing your persoanl chef to the banquet - he still scares me
Many congratulations on the Bronze Award!
Too much fun!! Thanks again to Sere & Aldo and everyone that contributed to this community event.
Hi @mansur-marawi!
One goat has a LI=5. You also need a Feeder LI=3 which can be used for multiple goats.
We spent years looking for a good system to enhance our roleplay and finally went with G&S. Combat isn't something we are interested in plus we need a system heavy on crafting.
Since adopting it back in March 2016 it's been quite successful. Personally, I find the experience a whole lot of fun and I'm not bored yet (wonder of wonders).
There are also a number of other Historical Communities that use it, including Antiquity, so the potential for trade & cross-rp exists.
You can learn more about our experience at the QH C-op . Here's the discussion that we launched with Queen's Hamlet Co-op: A New Community Activity!
If you'd like to discuss this in more detail please feel free to launch another topic.
Ugh, those underwater living spaces STILL give me the creeps, @zed-tremont! I just keep imagining all the force of that water and then I start looking for tiny leaks
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The first time you do something is often quite memorable so here's a spot where we can share our QH Co-op accomplishments.
Given that we're all just starting out there should be many so go ahead and brag a bit!
This is a continuation of "QH Brag About Your "Firsts" v1"
