Plan for James Langford

We are taking applications for our new game. We are looking for organic modelers and "Cultural Creatives" if you know what this word means it's a bonus.

The SAGE Game (Self-Actualized Game Environment) is a 3d oracle made to appeal to the Horoscope, Tarot, Iching etc. crowd. You Create a character who is "born" and track their life choices as they train to be a SAGE. The Sims meet Myst.
Description: Live the archetypal adventure of the hero the journey across the Threshold into the realms of mystery which is told in countless forms by all the mythologies of the human race. Emerge from the gaming environment with an expanded understanding of yourself.


Sage: Game Description The World of SAGE The opening screen immediately portrays the natural pleasure of life on Earth. Afire blazes in a circle of stones set in a forest clearing. Astream rolls nearby, and the setting sun throws a rainbow. A path seems to beckon into the distance. The "look" is mythologicallike the cards in a tarot deck or the illustrations in a picture book about Greek legends. Color and line are bright and clear. Figures are both realistic and symbolic at the same time. Night comes. You enter information into a journalyour physical description, preferences, and details that will customize the SAGE World. At sunrise, a Magic Child comes to you on the path and draws you (in one of several possible ways) forward onto your journey. This adventure will follow the archetypal hero's journey as it is repeated in all human cultures in all times. The following statement by the philologist Walter Burkert summarizes this universal plot: "An initial loss or mission results in a task, which the hero must accomplish. He sets out on the path, meets adversaries and helpers along the way, wins a decisive magic charm, faces the opponent, overcomes him, and is often marked in the process; he gains what he has sought, sets out on a path home, and shakes off pursuers and competitors. At the end, there is a wedding and accession to the throne." In simple terms, the SAGE story is a personalized journey in three stages: Separation Initiation Return