- 17
- Episodes
- 2018
- First episode
About Adventure Hour
Join us for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a real-life choose your adventure with its creator. Think RPG mixed with a travel show. Will we live, die, or turn into a frog? It’s always an adventure at Story City.
- Publisher
- Story City
- Category
- fiction · leisure · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 24 Jan 2018
- Latest episode
- 24 Sept 2024
Latest episodes
17 episodes in the feed.
24 Sept 2024
Vibrant Spaces Podcast Ep 5 – The City of Baltimore: Downtown RISE & Radical Grassroots Collaboration
Welcome Dear Listeners… (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Vibrant_Spaces_podcast_cover_mid_res-1.png) … Step into the heart of urban transformation with the Story City Podcast: Vibrant Spaces, where we uncover the stories and strategies behind revitalizing city spaces to create thriving, connected communities. Join co-hosts Emily Craven and Tim Souza as they take you on a journey through Baltimore, a city harnessing collaboration and innovation to reshape its downtown into a vibrant, inclusive hub. In this episode, we meet three exceptional women driving Baltimore’s transformation: Faith Leach, Shalonda Stokes, and Cassie Clemente. These dynamic leaders are spearheading the Downtown RISE (https://www.downtownbaltimorerise.com/) initiative—a powerful, strategic action plan aimed at revitalizing Baltimore’s core through art, safety improvements, community collaboration, and long-term planning. Discover how this trio is rethinking urban spaces, not only focusing on immediate, tangible improvements like public art and infrastructure upgrades, but also building a ten-year vision for a walkable, accessible, and thriving downtown. Their collaboration brings together local government, nonprofit organizations, and private sectors, creating a model of collective impact that is transforming the city’s future. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/vibrant_spaces_podcast_ep05_city_of_Baltimore.png) As they share their insights on radical community engagement and inclusive development, you’ll see how Baltimore’s approach, blending short-term wins with long-term vision, is reshaping both the physical and cultural landscape of the city. Whether you’re a city planner, a community advocate, or simply passionate about urban spaces, this episode offers a deep dive into how cities can evolve through intentional collaboration and innovative thinking. Plug in and learn how Baltimore is setting a powerful example of urban renewal, proving that when a city comes together, the possibilities are endless. Vibrant Spaces is more than just a podcast—it’s a roadmap for building the cities of tomorrow. Listen Here or Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcasting Platform Show Notes Learn more about Story City and how we work with partners here. (https://about.storycity.app/work-with-story-city/cities/) Transcript of this Episode is here. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Vibrant-Spaces-Podcast-Baltimore-Ep-2.docx) You can subscribe to the Podcast via our YouTube channel here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or via our main Podcast page here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-the-vibrant-spaces-podcast/) where you can also find our other episodes and seasons. Want to be considered for an episode? Email Emily (mailto:emily@storycity.app) and Tim (mailto:tim@storycity.app) with information on your city and initiatives and tell us, what do you do innovatively in your city? Our Guests on Today’s Pod: (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/vibrant_spaces_podcast_Faith-Leach.png) Faith Leach (https://www.linkedin.com/in/faith-p-leach/) was appointed by Mayor Brandon Scott to serve as the City’s second, and first woman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). In her role,
26 Apr 2023
Ep14 Story City Adventure Hour: Trent Jamieson & Deathworks: Training Day
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Live-Stream-post-Trent-Jamieson.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 12pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator and YOU get to discover a new city via our very high tech webcasting of Google street view. Will we survive our best day as the apprentice of Death in Brisbane? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “Deathworks: Training Day”. And the cool thing about this adventure is it’s part of the Canon of an honest to God fantasy series, Deathworks (https://www.trentjamieson.com.au/death-works) – so you’d need to visit Brisbane to truly say you’ve read the whole series! Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest creator Trent Jamieson (https://www.trentjamieson.com.au/) here. Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/TJ1-steam-ball-almond-eyes-600-h.jpg)Deathworks art created by Nancy Brown. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/TJ10-Goma-sign.jpg)Deathworks art created by Nancy Brown. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/TJ13-dinosaur-winking.jpg)Deathworks art created by Nancy Brown. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Christopher Healey (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-60min-Trent-Jamieson.png) CREDITS Story: Deathworks: Training Day Author: Trent Jamieson Artist: Nancy Brown Musician: Christopher Healey Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven and Brett Ludwig ABOUT THE STORY: Brisbane’s a lot weirder than you think it is, and you thought you knew it all. You’re a Pomp, short for Psychopomp, which means you help souls into the afterlife. Well, you’re supposed to, see it’s your first day on the job. And the big lady herself is giving you your training! You’re in for an adventure when you realise that it’s not just about sending souls to the afterlife. You’ll face Stirrers, Undead Dinosaurs, and see the Underworld itself. And, whether you stick with the job or not, your idea of the city will never be the same again. Training Day is a spin off from Trent Jaimeson’s Death Works stories,
12 Apr 2023
Ep12 Story City Adventure Hour: Lauren Sherritt & The Hero’s Apprentice
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Live-Stream-post-Lauren-Sherritt.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 12pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator and YOU get to discover a new city via our very high tech webcasting of Google street view. Will we be able to help an inept superhero save the day in Southbank, Brisbane? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “The Hero’s Apprentice”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest creator Lauren Sherritt here. (https://www.laurensherritt.com/) Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LS1-muscle-man.jpg)The Hero’s Apprentice art created by Nancy Brown. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LS15-pagoda-and-wheel.jpg)The Hero’s Apprentice art created by Nancy Brown. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LS14-hovering-flock-of-birds.jpg)The Hero’s Apprentice art created by Nancy Brown. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Christopher Healey The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-60mins-Lauren-Sherritt-1.png) CREDITS Story: The Hero’s Apprentice Author: Lauren Sherritt Artist: Nancy Brown Musician: Christopher Healey Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven and Brett Ludwig ABOUT THE STORY: Every Hero needs an Apprentice, and this time you’ve been picked. Your Quest, should you choose to accept it, is to take back South Bank from the evil claws of the Dark Legion, all the while avoiding a ferocious band of avian spies and decoding the riddles provided by Oracles stationed around the cultural precint, who may or may not point you in the right direction. Will you choose to team up with the brawny and brave yet not-so-brainy Hero and head into Dark Legion territory, or will you run the other direction trying to avoid all this unwanted attention? Either way, you’ll find South Bank a changed place as you encounter adventure at every turn.
6 Apr 2023
Ep11 Story City Adventure Hour: Meg Vann, Clare Neal & The Great ‘Gabba Mystery
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Live-Stream-post-Meg-Vann.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 12pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will we catch the thief & solve the case in Woolloongabba, Brisbane? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “The Great ‘Gabba Mystery”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest creators Meg Vann (https://megvann.com/) & Clare Neal here. (https://www.clarenealcreative.com/) Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MV1-comp.jpg)The Great ‘Gabba Mystery art created by Clare Neal. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MV12-comp.jpg)The Great ‘Gabba Mystery art created by Clare Neal. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MV6-comp.jpg)The Great ‘Gabba Mystery art created by Clare Neal. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Diveakssh Schae The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-60min-Meg-Vann.png) CREDITS Story: The Great Gabba Mystery Author: Meg Vann Artist: Clare Neal Musician: Diveakssh Schae Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven ABOUT THE STORY: There’s a heist in progress under your very eyes. Catch the thief and solve the case! You have responded to a job ad as a local Private Investigator, but your interview goes awry when you witness a crime in progress in Woolloongabba’s vintage heart. Equipped only with your wits and a police radio, it’s up to you to help P.I Street catch the thief, in this glamourous noir adventure. Get ready for getaway cars, gangsters, goddesses and aliens – this mystery in the heart of the ‘Gabba Precinct, where pretty meets ugly and sport meets art, will test all your deductive skills. Will you save the day and land the job?
29 Mar 2023
Ep10 Story City Adventure Hour: Christopher Healey & Strange Daze – A Zombie Apocalypse
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Live-Stream-post-Christopher-Healey.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 12pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will we manage to survive a zombie apocalypse in Brisbane? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “Strange Daze: A Zombie Apocalypse”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest creator Christopher Healey here (http://www.christopherhealey.net/). Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/TP2-screaming-woman.jpg)Strange Daze art created by Nancy Brown. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/TP3-butterflies-and-lurching-Zombies.jpg)Strange Daze art created by Nancy Brown. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/TP1-Gestation.jpg)Strange Daze art created by Nancy Brown. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Christopher Healey The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Adventure-Hour-60min-Chris-Healey.png) CREDITS Story: Strange Daze – A Zombie Apocalypse Author: Tamara Pratt Artist: Nancy Brown Musician: Christopher Healey Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven, and Brett Ludwig ABOUT THE STORY: Brisbane is renowned for its art pieces. You’re keen to achieve High Distinctions in your next Uni assignment, but the shoppers in the mall have taken a strange turn, as if they’ve stumbled off the set of The Walking Dead. Brisbane has been infected. As zombies hustle through the streets, you’ll need to decide: Who will you help, who will you abandon, and how will you escape alive? Brisbane has never been so panic-stricken, and you’ll need to learn the art of survival if you don’t want to become one of the living dead.
22 Mar 2023
Ep9 Story City Adventure Hour: Who Are The Firm
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Adventure-Hour-60mins-Michael-Hand.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 1pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will we uncover the mystery of The Firm, or become just another pawn in the grand conspiracy? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “Who Are The Firm?” Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from the author Michael Hand here (https://michaelscotthand.com/). Discover more from the artist Amanda Ng here (http://www.amanda-ng.com/about). Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Frame-1-Grange-Jetty-96.jpg)Who Are The Firm art created by Amanda Ng. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Frame-15-Baptist-Church-96.jpg)Who Are The Firm art created by Amanda Ng. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Frame-11-Sea-Eagle-96.jpg)Who Are The Firm art created by Amanda Ng. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Paul Attanasio The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Live-Stream-post-Michael-Hand.png) CREDITS Story: Who Are The Firm Author: Michael Scott Hand Artist: Amanda Ng Musician: Paul Attanasio Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven, and Brett Ludwig ABOUT THE STORY: Wait on the jetty. Near the second bench. Those are the only instructions that The Firm sent you; an exclusive invitation to become an agent for the mysterious organisation. Your first mission: rendezvous with your Handler on Grange jetty. But who are The Firm? And what are they really after? You now find yourself at the centre of a high-stakes game that will decide the fate of the planet. Search for hidden treasure, face down dangerous enemies and–if you can–avoid becoming the victim of “fowl” play. Only YOU can unravel The Firm’s true motivations. But will you expose the mystery, or become just another pawn in the grand conspiracy taking place on the streets of Grange?
10 Mar 2023
Ep8 Story City Adventure Hour: Dimity Powell & The Chapel of Unlove
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-Dimity-Powell.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 1pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will we rescue or ruin a wedding with with creator Dimity Powell? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “The Chapel of Unlove”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest Dimity Powell here (https://dimitypowell.com/). Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DP1-comp.jpg)The Chapel of Unlove art created by Ken Best. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DP7-comp.jpg)The Chapel of Unlove art created by Ken Best. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DP16-comp.jpg)The Chapel of Unlove art created by Ken Best. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Jed Walters The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-Dimity-in-60mins.png) CREDITS Story: The Chapel of Unlove Author: Dimity Powell Artist: Ken Best Musician: Jed Walters Original Voice Actor: Ben Mackensie Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven, and Brett Ludwig ABOUT THE STORY: One missing bouquet, two missing rings. Will you save the day, or sabotage your godmother’s wedding?! You godmother is about to marry the man of your nightmares, an Elvis impersonator named, Barry. Despite the stunning Sanctuary Cove Resort location they’ve chosen for their nuptials, things turn decidedly ugly when the wedding bouquet suddenly disappears along with your godmother’s antique wedding rings. As the official ring bearer, you’re torn between fulfilling your godmother’s dream wedding or eradicating all things Elvis from your life. Will you help them make it to the chapel on time or sabotage this clearly disastrous match?
10 Mar 2023
Ep7 Story City Adventure Hour: Jason Theodosis, Sam Piaggio & the Escape of Bloggo – Creature of the Maiwar
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Live-Stream-post-Jason-Theodosis.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 1pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator and YOU get to discover a new city via our very high tech webcasting of Google street view. There’s a monster on the loose. Will we help him or plot his capture with creator Jason Theodosis? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “Escape of Bloggo: Creature of the Maiwar”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest Jason Theodosis (https://www.jasontheodosis.com/) here (https://www.instagram.com/jtthe0/), and Sam Piaggio (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5DZhl5yxPy39gOruqnQVrw) here (https://twitter.com/the_realSammyP). Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/JT3-comp.jpg)Escape of Bloggo art created by Clare Neal. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/JT9-comp.jpg)Escape of Bloggo art created by Clare Neal. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/JT14-comp.jpg)Escape of Bloggo art created by Clare Neal. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Diveakssh Schae. The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-60min-Jason-Theodosis.png) CREDITS Story: Escape of Bloggo – Creature of the Maiwar Author: Jason Theodosis Artist: Clare Neal Musician: Divi Schae Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven, and Sam Piaggio ABOUT THE STORY: A monster is on the loose. Will you help him? Or plot his capture? You’re a journalist, researching a story in the Dutton Park Ecosciences precinct when all hell breaks loose. Bloggo, the deadly swamp creature born in the flood of ’74, has escaped. The safety of Dutton Park, nay, Brisbane, is in your hands as you’re thrown in to a game of tug-of-war; mind versus heart; logic versus intuition. Whichever wins, you’ll be confronted by an adventure that will have you questioning: who should you trust? Who should you help?
22 Feb 2023
Ep6 Story City Adventure Hour: Rebecca Dawson & The Agency
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Live-Stream-post-Rebecca-Dawson.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 1pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will our first mission as a secret extraterrestrial agent end in victory or flames with creator Rebecca Dawson? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “The Agency”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest Rebecca Dawson…. just kidding, she doesn’t have an online presence so you’ll just have to love this brief and fleeting interaction with her! Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RK1-final-jpeg-96dpi.jpg)The Agency art created by Remy Catchlove. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RK13-final-jpeg-96dpi.jpg)The Agency art created by Remy Catchlove. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RK8-final-jpeg-96dpi.jpg)The Agency art created by Remy Catchlove. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Tim Whitt The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-60mins-Rebecca-Dawson.png) CREDITS Story: The Agency Author: Rebecca Dawson Artist: Remy Catchlove Musician: Tim Whitt Original Voice Actor: Zara Nicolson Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven, and Brett Ludwig ABOUT THE STORY: As a rookie agent for Australia’s secret extra-terrestrial agency, you must investigate an alien mystery in the small country town of Barmera. Are the inhabitants being preyed upon by dangerous alien technology, or are they being replaced?
15 Feb 2023
Ep5 Story City Adventure Hour: Benjamin Brown & The Book of the Sun
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Live-Stream-post-Ben-Brown-1.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 1pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will our magic and wits be enough to save Australia’s first (kinda?) ancient book of magic with creator Benjamin Brown? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “The Book of the Sun”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guests Benjamin Brown (https://www.instagram.com/coordinatefactualist/) and Maureen Flynn (https://maureenflynnauthor.com/) here. Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BB1-comp.jpg)The Book of the Sun art created by Ken Best. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BB4-comp.jpg)The Book of the Sun art created by Ken Best. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BB15-comp.jpg)The Book of the Sun art created by Ken Best. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Jed Walters The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-60min-Benjamin-Brown.png) CREDITS Story: The Book of the Sun Author: Benjamin Brown Artist: Ken Best Musician: Jed Walters Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven, and Maureen Flynn ABOUT THE STORY: Australia’s first book of magic and ruthless occult gangs rise up in Southport. Will you stop the Book of the Sun falling into the wrong hands or perish along the way? Your friend and confidant Abramelin the mage has summoned you to Southport, pleading for your aid in a matter he is unwilling to discuss over the phone. You’re a magus, a freelance magician making your way in the half-world of magic and conspiracy, but now you’ve been caught up in the machinations of greater powers. Implacable foes surround you and your friend, seeking to take what is yours and use it for their own foul ends. And worse, something ancient and powerful stirs in the Broadwater, shrugging off its eons-old sleep. Will you battle the agents of evil, or fall sway to their spell?
8 Feb 2023
Ep4 Story City Adventure Hour: Mark Jackson & The Captain & the Curse
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-Mark-Jackson-1.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 1pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will we save ourselves from a Ghostly Curse with creator and landscape architect Mark Jackson? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “The Captain and the Curse”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest Mark (https://www.youtube.com/@markjackson2245) Jackson (https://www.instagram.com/groovejackson/) here. Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/01_InfoC_LowR.jpg)The Captain and the Curse art created by Victoria Casson. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/06_Lighthouse_LowR.jpg)The Captain and the Curse art created by Victoria Casson. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13_Courtyard_LowR.jpg)The Captain and the Curse art created by Victoria Casson. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Atom James The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adventure-Hour-Mark-Jackson-in-60mins.png) CREDITS Story: The Captain and the Curse Author: Mark Jackson Artist: Victoria Casson Musician: Atom James Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven ABOUT THE STORY: Can YOU see the ghosts that roam Port Adelaide? Are you brave enough to help a sailor lost in time find his way home before you too, are cursed? The stones of Port Adelaide tell a story; the wind through the streets sings a sad, sad song. The history of the Port is long; many people have come here, yet some are trapped outside their time. If you listen closely, you can hear the calls of these ensnared souls’ You are charged with the duty of collecting repair parts and cargo for a ghost ship in Port. Will you succeed in your quest to release the Ghost Trader from his curse, or will you become another of Port Adelaide’s mournful wraiths?
1 Feb 2023
Ep3 Story City Adventure Hour: Sands Gonzaga & The Treasure of Light
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Live-Stream-post-Sands-Gonzaga.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 1pm AEDT) for our weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will we discover the Treasure of Light before other nefarious treasure hunters with creators Sanderson Gonzaga, Tom Dullemond and Jennifer Kennedy? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “The Treasure of Light”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest Sands (https://www.deviantart.com/sandsgonzaga) Gonzaga (https://www.instagram.com/sandsgonzaga/?hl=en), Tom Dullemond (https://cacotopos.wordpress.com/) and JYT Kennedy (https://jytkennedy.blogspot.com/) here. Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/JFc1r.jpg)The Treasure of Light Art Created by Sandeson Gonzaga. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/JFc3r.jpg)The Treasure of Light Art Created by Sandeson Gonzaga. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/JFc12r.jpg)The Treasure of Light Art Created by Sandeson Gonzaga. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Adam Richie The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/JFc14r.jpg) CREDITS Story: The Treasure of Light Author: Jason Fischer Artist: Sandeson Gonzaga Musician: Adam Richie Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven, Tom Dullemond, and JYT Kennedy ABOUT THE STORY: Search through a city’s secret past, and find an ancient treasure before it’s too late! You have discovered an ancient document, a clue leading to the lost treasures of Colonel William Light, surveyor and architect of Adelaide. Throughout the years, clues to the treasure’s location have been hidden in the foundation stones of several historical buildings, forgotten until now. With your archaeologist friend, Rhonda, you set out to find Light’s treasure, but there’s a catch – the ruthless tomb-robber Percy Graves is hunting for it too, and he’s hot on your heels. Will you find the treasure in time, or will it be stolen from under your nose?
25 Jan 2023
Ep2 Story City Adventure Hour: Tom Dullemond, Kathleen Tully & The Guardian of the Nexus
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Live-Stream-post-Tom-Dullemond.png) Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 1pm AEDT) for our new weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will we help the AI of chaos or the AI of order triumph with week with creators Tom Dullemond and Kathleen Tully? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “The Guardian of the Nexus”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest Tom Dullemond (https://cacotopos.wordpress.com/) and Kathleen Tully (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleentully/) here. Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TD1comp.jpg)The Guardian of the Nexus Art Created by Madonna Barraclough. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TD8comp.jpg)The Guardian of the Nexus Art Created by Madonna Barraclough. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TD7comp.jpg)The Guardian of the Nexus Art Created by Madonna Barraclough. Sample audio so you can hear the original musical talents of Timekeeper Music The start of our story! One of our endings! (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Live-Stream-post-Kathleen-Tully.png) CREDITS Story: The Guardian of the Nexus Author: Tom Dullemond Artist: Madonna Barraclough Musician: Kathleen Tully & Timekeeper Music Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven and Brett Ludwig ABOUT THE STORY: You are uploading your avatar into the Nexus Brisbane Virtual City Simulator, just another traveller checking out cyberspace. But something is seriously wrong. You’ll be racing against time to work with or against two escaped A.I.s while the very buildings of Brisbane are transformed around you. Will you choose the path of chaos or order?
19 Jan 2023
Ep1 Story City Adventure Hour: Clare Neal & The Infected
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Adventure-Hour-2.png) Who’s got 2 thumbs, a new Twitch channel, & a need for Adventure? Join us every Thurs/Fri 7pm MST (Fri/Sat 1pm AEDT) for our new weekly Adventure Hour where we live read/argue/laugh our way through a choose your adventure with its creator. Will we live, die, or turn into a frog this week with creator and visual artist Clare Neal? In this Adventure Hour we’re diving into choose your adventure “The Infected”. Subscribe via your favourite podcasting app here (https://about.storycity.app/stories/subscribe-to-podcast/), on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@StoryCity), or on Twitch here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). Download the Story City App here (https://storycity.app/forward-to-store) Learn how to activate spoiler mode & try other pathways to the story here. (https://youtu.be/ZJi6siJLAOA) Discover more from our guest Clare Neal here. (https://www.clarenealcreative.com/) Become a Story City Creator for free here (https://about.storycity.app/creators/). Watch Adventure Hour Live every week on Thurs/Fri at 7pm here (https://twitch.tv/storycity). (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/BPC1.jpg)The Infected Art Created by Clare Neal (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/BPC3.jpg)The Infected Art Created by Clare Neal (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/BPC11.jpg)The Infected Art Created by Clare Neal CREDITS Story: The Infected Author: Ben Carey Artist: Clare Neal Musician: Diveakssh Schae Original Voice Actor: Kevin Powe Live Stream Hosts: Emily Craven and Brett Ludwig (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Live-Stream-post-Clare-Neal.png) ABOUT THE STORY: Brisbane has been infected with a deadly disease! It is up to you to find the ingredients to make the cure. You’ve been under quarantine in your home for the past four days. But this morning your Uncle Frederick burst through the door and said he needed your help to cure the disease. Luckily, the Brisbane Botanic Gardens aren’t too far away and they are teeming with medicinal plants. Unluckily, the Gardens are also crawling with infected. The clock is ticking; can you create a cure in time? This adventure starts outside the Planetarium at the Mount Coot-tha Brisbane Botanic Gardens. Thanks to the Brisbane City Council’s Botanic Gardens in Mt Coot-tha for funding this adventure in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens! Learn about the flora of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens while finding a cure for a deadly virus that has taken over Brisbane…
15 Feb 2022
Celebrating Diverse Voices: Examining the Maiwar Exhibition Tour, BrisAsia Art Tour, & the UNESCO City of Literature Jaipur Festival
Cosplayers at the BrisAsia festival in 2016. Christy Gallois on Flickr. Public domain While social media has done a good job of giving a platform to more diverse voices, it lacks the opportunities for hearing from those voices while engaging with the world around you. Municipalities and festivals need to find more creative ways to celebrate diversity. With sometimes limited resources, how can we amplify diverse voices while engaging with the public? To date almost a dozen municipalities and festivals across the world have used the Story City platform to create interactive experiences allowing over 25,000 users to interact with local stories and public spaces. It also gives local creative communities the opportunity to share their work with the world. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Blog-1.jpeg)Jal Mahal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jal_Mahal) in Jaipur, India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur) — the city upon which Melbourne’s Jaipur Festival is based. Credit: Firoze Edassery on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) So how does it work? We could tell you how it works (https://about.storycity.app/work-with-story-city/) but let’s look at all the details about the Maiwar Exhibition Tour (https://about.storycity.app/stories/archived-stories/#archive_1), the Weaving Our Heritage BrisAsia Tour (https://about.storycity.app/stories/archived-stories/#archive_2), and the UNESCO City of Literature: Jaipur Festival (https://about.storycity.app/stories/writing-our-melbourne/) – projects designed on the Story City Platform. The Details * Who: Brisbane City Council, Engage Arts (https://engagearts.com.au/2016/03/22/brisasia-festival-2016-weaving-our-heritage/), Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature, Jaipur Literature Festival Melbourne (http://mwf.com.au/jlf-melbourne/) * Locations: Brisbane and Melbourne (Australia)* 41 locations* 2 art walks* 3 fictional adventures The Ask The world is a diverse place. Both Brisbane City Council and the Jaipur Literature Festival Melbourne wanted to find ways to celebrate the rich diversity of each city while highlighting the diverse voices that make each city unique. They also wanted to creatively educate visitors and locals about cultural history and storytelling. The Challenges (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/blog-2.jpeg)Maiwar Exhibition Tour (https://about.storycity.app/stories/archived-stories/#archive_1) in July 2016 for Black History Month. Work by Hannah Bronte. Creating immersive experiences that will resonate with a broad audience can be challenging for municipalities and creative festivals and organizations. There are so many barriers such as accessible timing, creating universal and engaging content, and finding ways to celebrate diversity in a culturally acceptable way. With the Maiwar Exhibition Tour and the Weaving Our Heritage BrisAsia Tour, Brisbane City Council wanted to find ways to: * Provide an in-depth understanding of the art, artists, and indigenous culture.* Promote and educate on multicultural storytelling and art.* Create tours that could be done by visitors at their own pace 24/7 and beyond the original festival. For the UNESCO City of Literature: Jaipur Festival, Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature wanted to:
19 Jul 2019
Free Walking Tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina
(https://prensaobrera.com/prensaObrera/1470/libertades-democraticas/miles-en-plaza-de-mayo-por-la-aparicion-con-vida) Prensa Obrera (https://prensaobrera.com/prensaObrera/1470/libertades-democraticas/miles-en-plaza-de-mayo-por-la-aparicion-con-vida) under CC License 4.0. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) We’re excited to announce the launch of our second international Free Walking Tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in partnership with Context Travel (https://www.contexttravel.com/cities/buenos-aires)! In this free, digital walking tour you will steep yourself in the political intrigue and power struggles of Argentina, from the colonialism of the Spanish, to the revolution of 1810, to the Dirty War in the the 70’s when 30,000 young Argentinians went missing. The events that shaped Argentina and it’s people all start right here in Plaza de Mayo, the perfect place to uncover this turbulent history before setting out to explore the rest of the city! You will be guided by local Buenos Aires storyteller, Context Travel Guide, and architect, Juan Pablo, who has lived here for over 30 years. The walking tour is hosted on the free, Story City App, which uses GPS to guide you through Plaza de Mayo’s most historic sites. Even if, as an international traveller, you don’t have mobile data in Argentina, you can pre-download this tour via Wi-Fi to your mobile device and do the tour offline! Which means the tour is available 24/7 so you can do the tour when it suits you! You can download the app on your iOs or Android device here. (https://about.storycity.app/about/download-story-city-today/) We partner with local people and businesses, like our guide for this tour (https://www.contexttravel.com/cities/buenos-aires/tours/buenos-aires-architecture-tour-the-belle-epoque-era), Juan from Context Travel (https://www.contexttravel.com/cities/buenos-aires), so you get the best local information, history, and intrigue! The tour includes both audio and text as well as visuals of some of Buenos Aires most politically charged sites. Check out the video below to see how Story City works! The free walking tour of Buenos is only Story City’s second history tour, so while the video below talks about our fictional Australian choose your adventures, don’t worry, the tour of Plaza de Mayo is full of facts, local history, and political drama and tragedy. The tour should take you between 30 to 40 mins and will visit five unmissable locations in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, including: * ** Buenos Aires City Hall* ** Buenos Aires Cabildo (site of the 1810 revolution)* ** Casa Rosada (the site of tragic bombing during a coup)* ** And the centre for the Grandmother’s of the Square demonstrations in the country. (https://www.contexttravel.com/cities/buenos-aires/tours/buenos-aires-architecture-tour-the-belle-epoque-era) Get started and download the app today! Check out the sneak preview at the bottom of the post to get a taste of what awaits you on the Buenos Aires free walking tour. This tour starts in front of the Buenos Aires City Hall on Plaza de Mayo. The tour was created in partnership with Juan Pablo and Context Travel (https://www.contexttravel.com/cities/buenos-aires)<a href="https://www.
24 Jan 2018
Free Walking Tour in Ouro Preto Brazil
(https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ouro-Preto-Pilar-Church.jpg)We’re excited to announce the launch of our first international Free Walking Tour in the Brazilian Town of Ouro Preto! In this free walking tour not only will you hear the history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, but we will be revealing local stories and urban legends you would never find in a guide book that involve rebellion, hidden treasure, heroic slaves, breathtaking artwork and gold heists. You will be guided by local Ouro Preto storyteller, and owner of Chico Preto Hostel, Marcelo Mortimer, who has lived in Ouro Preto for over 30 years. (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/OP4-do-Pilar-Church.jpg)The walking tour is hosted on the free, Story City App, which uses GPS functionality to guide you on this tour through Ouro Preto town. Even if, as an international traveller, you don’t have mobile data in Brazil, you can pre-download this tour via Wi-Fi to your mobile device and do the tour offline! Which means the tour is available 24/7 so you can do the tour when it suits you! You can download the app on your iOs or Android device here. (https://about.storycity.app/about/download-story-city-today/) We partner with local people and businesses, like our guide for this tour, Marcelo, so you get the best location information, history, and urban legends. The tour includes both audio and text as well as visuals of some of Ouro Pretos most spectacular sites. Check out the video below to see how Story City works! The free walking tour of Ouro Preto is Story City’s first history tour, so while the video below talks about our fictional Australian choose your adventures, don’t worry, the tour of Ouro Preto is full of facts, local history and urban legends. The tour should take you between 1hr to 1.5hrs and will visit 10 unmissable locations in Ouro Preto town including: * ** Museum de Inconfidencia, * ** Casa Dos Contos, * ** Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosario, * ** Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Pilar, * ** Igreja do Sao Francisco de Assis, * ** The Oratory of the Vira Saia and many more! Get started and download the app today! Check out the sneak preview at the bottom of the post to get a taste of what awaits you on the Ouro Preto free walking tour. This tour starts in Ouro Preto’s main square, Pra a Tiradentes. This Story City tour was created in partnership with Marcelo Mortimer and the Chico Preto Hostel. (http://business.google.com/website/chico-preto-hostel/) Sneak Preview of The Urban Legends of Ouro Preto Tour with Story City (https://about.storycity.app/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/OP1-Praca-Tiradentes.jpg) Praca Tiradentes Welcome to Story City’s mini-tour of Ouro Preto. Today not only will we be diving into the history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, but we will be revealing local stories and urban legends you would never find in a guide book that involve rebellion, hidden treasure, heroic slaves, breathtaking artwork and gold heists. During this hour to an hour and a half we will visit 10 unmissable locations in Ouro Preto town. You will be getting these stories directly from our local Ouro Preto guide and storyteller. ‘My name is Marcelo Mortimer, I am the owner of Chico Preto Hostel. I moved here in 1986 but’ not continuous living here. I have been in Belo Horizonte and outside Brazil, but Ouro Preto, I consider as my town, it’s my place.’ Marcelo has had many careers in his life – apart from owni...
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