Sierra On-Line Interaction

[oberonqa]

Hey all,

Sorry I've been absent the last couple of months. Had to take some time off to buckle down and get a new job. Good news is I got a new job and have resumed work on Sierra On-Line Interaction, my pet project which is basically converting the Interaction Magazine issues into an indexable (is that even a word?!?!), searchable, and easily viewable wiki format with extensive hooks to Sierra Chest, Sierra Help Pages, and MobyGames.

As of right now, I have issues 1-4 completely converted and are viewable. I have also overhauled the navigation system, implemented a game and person index, as well as implementation of site forums and a Facebook page dedicated to the project.

This work is a true labor of love and it is with no small amount of pride that I reintroduce Sierra On-Line Interaction to you, the community. While the entire site is still under construction, I feel I have reached the point where I can begin promoting the project while I continue working on the conversion process. With that said, please feel free to stop by and see what everything is all about. If you wish to stay informed of site updates, simply click the Facebook "Like" button at the bottom of any of the pages of the site, which will enable you to receive project update notifications as they happen via Facebook. If you wish to utilize the forums, Wikidot registration is all that is needed in order to become a member of the site, which enables forum posting privileges.

Right now the site is on Wikidot's "free" package, which has advertising on the top of each page. This is an annoyance, as the project is entirely not-for-profit and no revenue is generated or collected by me. Once I reach a certain daily pageview threshold, I will be upgrading the site to Wikidot's "Pro" package, which will remove the ads. I point this out only to make my not-for-profit intentions clear.

Future plans include revamping the site graphics (which are, at this point, temporary place-holders at best), making an Android version of the site, as well as providing multiple languages. I am also giving some small thought to changing the name of the project to Interaction Magazine Archive... but that is just an idle thought right now...

Special thanks to Tawmis, Collector, and Rudy for inspiring me to begin this project and for their continued support. And of course, a special thanks to you, the community, for whom this project is namely for. In all my years, I have never seen a more tight-nit community than the Sierra community. It is a testament to our common love of Sierra and her treasured memory that we are as close as we are and how every day members of our community make great strides in honoring Sierra, be it by participating in game remakes, organizing resources, or providing a home for all of Sierra's wayward sons and daughters the world around.

SITE URL: http://sierrainteraction.wikidot.com/

[Collector]

Nice to see it taking shape. Can I suggest that you use PNG instead of JPEG? It is a lossless format that you generally get down in size and won't suffer from the artifacting that JPEG does.

[oberonqa]

Nice to see it taking shape. Can I suggest that you use PNG instead of JPEG? It is a lossless format that you generally get down in size and won't suffer from the artifacting that JPEG does.

That's a good idea, Collector. I'll give it a try on Issue 5 and see how it goes, then convert the issue 1-4 assets to PNG over time (believe it or not, there's already over 350 separate asset files just for the first 4 issues).

[Tawmis]

Awesome work!

[Jules]

Looks amazing, oberon!

[Tawmis]

Waiting for you to reach a specific issue (which will probably be quite some time from now)...

[oberonqa]

Thank you Jules!

Tawmis - what issue are you waiting for?

[Tawmis]

Tawmis - what issue are you waiting for?

Sierra Dynamiz News Magazine V4#2 (Summer, 1991)

(Reason being is I am actually in that issue!)
This gives a very "subtle" hint as to where I appear in the issue.

[oberonqa]

Tawmis - what issue are you waiting for?

Sierra Dynamiz News Magazine V4#2 (Summer, 1991)

(Reason being is I am actually in that issue!)
This gives a very "subtle" hint as to where I appear in the issue.

Wow your in that issue eh? I'll have to pay extra attention when I convert that issue. It's not that far off (Summer 1991). After all, I'm on Spring 1989 V2#1 atm. Patience by good friend, patience.