update: EVENT BEGIN!!
altogether 10 people signed up which makes 5 beautiful pairs and thus 5 beautiful games, in time.
For the 4 people who didn't explicitly choose a collaborator i couldn't see any obvious matches so i chose randomly, i hope that's ok. so we have:

sergio <----?-----> nilson
mr.a <----?-----> let-off studios
sylvie <----------> thesycophant
everythingstaken <----------> mno
karen <----------> jacqueline

Have fun and good luck!
If anyone missed the start date you are still very welcome to take part, just leave a comment.

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Original description:
it is very similar to tennis, except instead of enemies you are friends and instead of a ball you use a game or game-adjacent object.

in more detail:
1. find a collaborator (*)
2. with your collaborator decide on a format (flickgame, bitsy, unity project, polystyrene, etc). Discuss time constraints (**), boundaries (***) or any adjustments to the default rules that you would like to have in place.
3. decide who will make the first turn. this can be by coin toss, duel, or more imaginative procedure
4. someone makes the first turn.
5. other person makes some modifications (****) to these files and sends them back. Don't talk about what you've done!
6. repeat this back-and-forth until you both decide the game is finished or a predetermined time-limit is reached.
7. put the game on glorioustrainwrecks.com so that we can play it :)

(*) Easiest way to do find a collaborator is to post a comment on this event. Maybe mention what kind of tools or formats you would be interested in working with. If you have strong preferences about duration of turns or the overall process, or about anything else, mention that too. I will try to assign pairings based on tools/preferences, or randomly otherwise. Also feel free to figure out your own pairing or sign up with somebody you already know.

(**) Let's say as a default, each turn should be about 1-2 weeks, and the overall time limit is 6 months.
Feel free to disregard these limits and choose your own. If you want to do the whole game in a lightning week of overnight turns, go for it. Multi-generational familial collaborations spanning centuries are also permissible. You should figure out what works for the two of you before beginning.

(***) Probably best to avoid anything illegal, explicitly sexual, or otherwise confronting, unless you are both ok with it. You are strongly encouraged to discuss beforehand what kind of content you are or aren't comfortable with. And obviously when sharing on GT or elsewhere be mindful of your audience.

(****) in my mind this modification can be anything you choose - add things, delete things, arrange things as you like. deleting the entire project is fair game if you feel it is right. but - if you don't agree with me on this, figure out constraints with your collaborator before you begin.

in my opinion it's best to avoid discussing the changes you are making. Try to communicate through the changes you make instead.
Technical questions ('how do i open this type of file?' etc) are good and encouraged.

For sending the project folder back and forth, just zipping it up and sending over email has worked for me in the past. Or use google drive or github if you're into that kind of thing. Should be even easier with flickgame and other web-based tools.

very importantly please be kind and respectful to one another!!

MOST WEB-PAGES SUCCCCCCK !!! let's make a bunch of good ones !!!

I propose we spend a weekend having fun with HTML and CSS, making little websites about whatever we want.

I'd also like to connect them together somehow. Either host them all in one place--like a gallery of pages. Or make something like a webring to conect them together in a chain.

NB: The date has change to avoid clashing with the Potluck Party event!

What to put on webpage ???

Make a page for:

• all the pets you've had
• trees near your house
• a GT game you like
• a zine
• to show-off your games
• weird effects you figured out how to do with CSS
• politicians you hate
• a hypertext/media, Twine-like story thing

How to make webpage ???

All you need is:

• A text editor to write the stuff.
• A web browser to test it out.

If you don't want to write it by hand there are free WYSIWYG editors (Blue Griffon is the first that comes to mind), and you can (usually) even use whatever word processor you have installed.

http://bluegriffon.org/#download

There are a gazillion tutorials online, but please suggest good ones in the comments.

I'll come hang out in the discord during the event to answer questions too :)

Where to put my web page ???

Neocities! It's free! -> https://neocities.org/

Feel free to suggest similar free places in the comments :)

You may like to break the rules, some suggestions are:

• Make a Gopher Hole instead
• Start some other kind of Internet-based thing
• Make a fancy TXT file and stick that up somewhere
• VRML???
• Destroy Facebook

Merry Chistmas to all!

It's that time of year again, folks! The Glorious Trainwrecks community comes together in the spirit of giving and receiving. Wish lists are concocted, makers secret themselves away in their gift workshops, and at the end of it all every participant comes away with a little something to fill them with holiday spirit.

Here's the three-step timetable:

• STEP 1: Post your wish list below. (DONE!) Let us know what you want FOR CHISTMAS. Due 7th December. It can be anything you want. This serves as an inspirational springboard for someone from the international, intergenerational, intercredible GT community to make something for you!
• STEP 2: (Mostly DONE!) On 7th December, you receive your intended gift recipient and can start making a gift for them. You'll receive your specific recipient, and have a chance to review their wish list. You'll also receive an invite to a Discord Server where you can share information and seek out help without your recipient knowing.
• STEP 3: (Pretty Much IGNORED! Myself Included!) The Soft Deadline is Sunday, 5th January, 2020. Hopefully you've been able to finish your gift and share it with your recipient. Make your announcement by posting your gift here at GT, and inviting your recipient to play!

  SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Post your wish list today in the comments below!

  (this is you)
  

  (this is what we want to see on Chistmas)
  

  (you might make something like this for your recipient)
  

  (your recipient may be half way across the world)
  

  (your gift might have good guys or bad guys in it, or someone in-between)
  

  (be sure to leave your gift recipient satisfied. It's a Chistmas Promise you've made!)
  

  HAVE FUN!!!