Incarna & the IGN Site
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ncarna
(short for "Incarnations") is name of the set of genre & setting independant roleplaying mechanics.
It can be used on different platforms - software, war gaming, traditional table-top and others.
The mechanics are adaptable to any time and place, and flexible enough to translate into any medium.
IGN - The Incarna Gaming Network - is an online presence dedicated
to supporting the Incarna system and community. Its focus is to host an environment for users and
business affiliates to share ideas,
information, game materials, and contacts to foster game content creation and mechanics evolution.
Alerts, help & advice, development & play testing, game art,
products - supplements, add-ons, milieus, etc. and other related
materials for using and/or developing Incarna materials can all be found here. It
is intended to be an official jumping off point for all things related to the game mechanics.
FaceBook Summary
Official Mission Statement:
To [develop and] promote a game system simple enough to be played
by all and adaptive enough for any platform, setting or technology, as well as grow and facilitate
the support of a community of persons interested in extending the system and
related materials.
Our Approach: The core mechanics and all related materials
are free for use.
We feel that by making the system available for free and placing it online, that
a community of support can be grown wherein business opportunities will abound for the company, and both personal and commercial developers.
We do not offer a printed material set (although the online materials can be printed).
This offers a significant advantage in that if materials change, the online medium means that you do not need to pay for a new book. You can simply print
the new information or a whole new copy of the materials you need - if you need to print them at all.
The system can also be licensed for commercial and for-profit use.
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Summary: Business page updates...
The business pages were reviewed and updated with business relationship motes and new platform-centric notes from the designers.
Technology: The web site is powered by various technologies. The content for the web site is created and managed by a multitude of
different programs and formats. For a more complete listing of the tools, version and uses, please
see the Business and Web Technologies page.
Business Process and Features
Supported Models and Uses
- Personal use of Core Mechanics for user-created content + personal certification
- Licensing Logic/Engine for Electronic Games (PC, Console)
- Licensing Content (milieu, guides) for Electronic Games (computer, console)
- Online Interactive (MIRC, etc.) incarnations
- Table Top incarnations (variants - currently out of scope)
- War Gaming incarnations (Miniatures)
- Play By Mail (Postal Mail, Email) incarnations
- Card & Board incarnations (currently out of scope)
- LARP - Live Action Roleplaying incarnations
The Online Model: Incarna products are all completely web based materials. As with any shift, online technologies
will be accompanied by difficulties and adoption issues. This paradigm has significant differences over its printed counter part which we believe make it better.
- Spelling, grammatical and content changes can be made without re-printing or additional costs incurred for the user
- Content updates can be made and accessed any time, reaching users instantly
- Materials are portable - Log in from any computer to view
- Durability of goods is not an issue with the digital medium
- The materials can be saved or printed any time and made available offline
- Material updates do not necessitate users to buy new materials
- Multiple versions of a product can easily be managed (if desired)
- Business can easily be extended to offer services around content; like news, forums, support, designer and developer functions, etc.
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