The Solarversia Publishing Experiment
Hi there!
I’m Toby Downton, the London-based author of Solarversia, a novel about a game played in virtual reality in the year 2020.
I’m conducting a publishing experiment here on Medium during the 52 days that lead up to the launch of the Oculus Rift headset, the technology that’s going to change the world.
Background
The most important thing you need to know about Solarversia is that I wrote the novel as a promotional vehicle for the real world game. It shows the vision I had of what a game played by 100 million people in virtual reality in the year 2020 might look like. It’s had a fantastic reception from thousands of VR / gaming fans around the world, but it’s time to take things to the next level. Here’s what makes the publishing experiment different:
- I’ll be the first ficiton author to release their book, in full, here on Medium
- The 52 chapters will be released day-by-day leading up to the 28th March, the date the Oculus Rift starts shipping to consumers
- Every chapter will link to a page that contains a set of “Fanboy Notes,” which are a bit like a DVD behind-the-scenes section
If you find the story and/or the experiment interesting, you can help me by recommending and commenting on the chapters, and liking / retweeting the tweets therein.
See you on the other side … somewhere in VR, perhaps?
Contents
Please note that the chapters of the book were removed by the author in September after six months on Medium in order that the book could return to Kindle Unlimited.
Other Stuff
A. Solarversia on Amazon US
B. Solarversia on Amazon UK
C. Solarversia on Audible
D. Solarversia on Goodreads
E. Join the Solarversia newsletter
