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Neal Stephenson is a BeeKeeper

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and then this:

6) storygramming -by Doc Ruby

You programmed computers before you wrote novels. Greg Egan shares that hyphenated career, and continues to illustrate his stories with Java applets [netspace.net.au]. Do you still program, possibly targeting the same subjects with your word processor as your compiler?

As _Snow Crash_ was originally designed as an interactive game, and such landmarks as _Myst_ have regenerated as (usually bad) novels, do you see the arrival of a truly multimedia story, delivered simultaneously in multiple media, anytime soon? By whom, specifically or generally?

Neal:

It has already happened in the form of the I Love Bees alternate reality game, which, as many of you must know, is a promotional campaign for Halo 2. I know the people who did it, but I have lost track of what I promised not to reveal publicly, and so will shut up for now.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:14 pm

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Thats pretty friggin sweet. I wonder if he posts here?

**Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:24 pm

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I dont think that he said that he was working on ILB so i dont see why he would be sworn to secrecy. Note that he listed ILBs under fiction that he is reading as an intrest. unless he possably laid down the framework for the game and is reading the results.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:49 pm

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LilSerf · Veteran Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 84

Anybody else find it interesting that a book by Sean Stewart was the work immediately preceding ILB in his list? Gee, I wonder what could have made him think of ILB? Razz

**Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:55 pm

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missphinx · Unfettered Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 395

neato level of 11

**Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:02 pm

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Wow... as I am personally a huge fan of Neal Stephenson's work, it made me pretty happy that he's enjoying the game/story as well. Though, I think it'd be nice if he didn't already know what was happening and were fully playing along with us.

I wouldn't be surprised if we've got some other recognizeable folks playing along, just not letting us know they're here. (Tycho from PA, for example, seems to be reading along, though it's unclear to me whether he's posting or axon hunting).

**Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:07 pm

rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

cryptonomicon

**Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:24 pm

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Re: cryptonomicon

**Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:33 pm

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Ahhh...

**Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:23 pm

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rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

oops

**Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:48 am

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Don't be disappointed guys. I'm still here.

**Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:53 pm

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Re: cryptonomicon

**Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:57 pm

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**Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:57 pm

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