Signals From a Dead Channel

About this series: Signals from a Dead Channel is a weekly column offering an insight into the development of a new online game, written by Gareth-Michael Skarka, one of the Skotos Seven. It takes the reader behind the scenes as a new game of modern horror is built from the ground up.

• Fading Signal (5/1/2001) – Final words on the Arcana project. END OF SERIES
• Rediscovering the Fear-Factor (3/6/2001) – Gareth-Michael Skarka decides to play his Arcana cards differently.
• The Inevitable Questioning of Purpose (2/20/2001) – Is Arcana going in the right direction?
• These Are The People In Your Neighborhood ñ Part I (2/6/2001) – Gareth-Michael Skarka explores the first setting for the Arcana game.
• Location, Location, Location. (1/23/2001) – Gareth considers containable locales for the initial Arcana Stages.
• Q&A From Hell (1/16/2001) – Dark fantasy or horror? Gareth responds to his critics.
• Doomed, I Tell You! (1/9/2001) – Gareth explains how the Arcana werewolves are more than superheroes with fur.
• The Real Millennium (1/2/2001) – A review of the story thus far & an explanation of the Arcana's greatest dilemma.
• Bring on the Bad Guys (12/12/2000) – A hero needs a villain. Gareth-Michael Skarka examines the opponents of the Arcana.
• Theory and Practice (12/5/2000) – Gareth-Michael Skarka talks about how to turn a cool idea into an online game.
• Cups, Swords, Staves and Coins (11/28/2000) – Gareth lays out the suits of the Arcana.
• The Arcana (11/21/2000) – Gareth-Michael Skarka delves into the secrets of the Tarot and the history of the Arcana.
• Let Slip the Dogs of War (11/14/2000) – Gareth-Michael Skarka discovers werewolves in the Tarot.
• Studies in Horror (11/7/2000) – Gareth-Michael Skarka discusses the problems of presenting horror in Skotos games.
• Reflections in a 737 (10/30/2000) – Gareth-Michael Skarka begins describing the evolution of one of the next Skotos games.