March 03, 2004

Strange Visions Plus a New World Order: French comics, anyone? Or Latin American, then? Or consider the real rules of Inglish spelling? Mark Rosenfelder's Metaverse offers many different tidbits, opinions, and -- for me, the crown jewel in a diadem of rare and fascinating pages-- the wealth of information on Vertual Verduria, indepensible for anyone contemplating a venture into world-building.

How would you create a new language? This guy has given the matter some thought, is deeply interested in language structure, and has included tips and tools for the bold. A large site, and by no means all new, but great fun for word freaks, RPG and SF enthusiasts. He also offers some provocative editorials and reviews.

posted by beeswacky 20 years ago
  • Fantasy language creation is a big hobby among a shitload of people. I am too out of it right now to find the links, but I'm sure.. that.. uhh..
  • Wolof, wot a superb link for French comics! [banana]
  • Here's one chap who made languages his hobby. And he practically created a genre just to put them somewhere. Tolkien rules! At least for the Oscars this year....
  • link for French comics Yeah, fucking 'mazing, isn't it? Loads of work gone on in there.
  • {banana} back atcha, bees. The Rosenfelder link alone should keep me busy till the weekend.
  • Alnedra, yes, JRRT rules! RPG developed from the impression made on those of my generation (and later ones) by the Frodo/Smaug encounter etc! Sometimes a particular work stands head and shoulders above others of its kind -- the discovery of such is the reward of every inveterate reader. [Was only a small child in Oxford when JRRT was still active there, but never met him -- nor heard his name mentioned until, years later, in a school in California, the kid seated behind my desk told me about The Hobbit. Changed my life, seriously.]
  • beeswacky: Wow. To have been in Oxford, breathing the same air as Tollers did.... *runs off to weep in envy*
  • Dear Alnedra, I see that some day I shall to have to regale you with a more extensive list of famous people I have never met. But only after you share your list with me, of course.
  • Always dug Bilal.
  • Always dug Bilal. You have gould tatel. Ish.
  • Rosenfelder's site has long been one of my favorites. I don't much care about Frenchy comix, but the numbers! They are many!
  • Them is definitely some fancy numbers. *offers massive kudos to Mr Rosenfelder*