Issue 8
Issue 8
Aloha, and welcome to the eighth issue of HomeStation Magazine!
This issue of HSM puts the spotlight on one of Home’s most notable groups. They are not a club, nor a fam, nor anything else so informal; they are a legitimate production company, well organized and dedicated to the creation of a product which is difficult to master: machinima.
That group is PSTalent.
You need only look as far as Home’s own cinema screens to see their work. And there’s a reason why their films are being shown in Home: because they’re really quite good. I’ve had the good fortune to meet DIRECTOR_ON_DUTY, along with several key members of his PSTalent team, and they’re a remarkably cohesive, tight-knit group.
I personally take my hat off to anyone who has the skill level and work ethic to consistently produce a quality product that gives back to the
Home community. It’s easy to talk a good game; it’s quite another thing to back it up. I’ve got a fair level of experience with professional showbiz, and let me tell you: it’s exhausting work. Now multiply that level of difficulty by trying to overcome the technical difficulties of filming in virtual reality, plus trying to still creatively tell a compelling story.
It is thus that we felt it wholly appropriate to feature PSTalent in HomeStation. They’ve earned it. And my Jedi powers sense even greater success coming their way.
This issue is absolutely jampacked with content:
- A gender-swapping sociological experiment (Gideon, Keara, Burbie and Orion)
- How to “live off the land” in Home and build up a substantial list of goodies without spending a dime (Burbie)
- Five darn good reasons to love Lockwood Publishing (johneboy1970)
- An interview with Locust_Star about Ooblag’s Alien Casino (Jersquall)
- How to actually get a girl to have a conversation with you in Home (Orion)
- A day at the Home Community Theatre (xx96791DEATHxx)
- The latest Echo Chronicles chapter, following the epic saga of the Homelings (SealWyf)
- An interview with a true Home athlete, RayBladeX (Burbie)
- A look at Irem, Granzella and the South Sea Island Retreat (Aeternitas)
- An examination of the upcoming Hub deployment within Home (Gideon)
So, from all of us at the HomeStation, thank you for coming along with us on this ride. We hope you enjoy Issue #8!
Mahalo nui loa,
NorseGamer
Editor-in-Chief, HSM
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I am completely THRILLED at this issue! EXCELLENT job! Love the cover. Love the “Brady Bunch” look. Love the intro from Norse. Love the Intro and Close in the article. <3 <3 <3 You're generous with the compliments so we're deeply humbled and flattered with your gestures. Thank YOU for the feature and all the hard work in composition and compilation!
Thank you Cat. The team did an awesome job putting together this issue. I am just as impressed as you are..Thank you for the opportunity to participate in such a historic and entertaining event.. Kudos to you all at PST
juss red it all an man its alot 2 take in i think u all touched base on everything an 4 that i m impressed cause of the shere amount thats going on an the depth WOW i mean the pst story alone was in mind blowin detail well done XD
Mike the Art Director always blows us away with his artwork in the magazine. He is really one of our unsung heroes. He always takes it to a new level. Great job Mike.
I’ll second that!
Wonderful job as always Mike, Norse and Terra. I loved the cover story(great job Sue), and the rest of the selection was well thought out. I am so glad I am a part of this great group of people who work so well together.
Great Job to you Norse and your Talented staff…Writers and the like….Sue…I loved loved loved your Piece about your Theatre Adventure…Mike…You are one hell of an art director..the Layouts are AMAZING!…
Oh I also wanted to say How much I enjoyed the piece on the PSTALENT gang….Those folks are not just a group of amateurs in my opinion…THEY ARE THE REAL DEAL PEOPLE!