Saturday, March 28, 2020

Week 11: Secure, Contain, Protect

http://www.scp-wiki.net/
WARNING: Lots of horror, with all dark things associated with that

This site is called SCP - which stands for Secure, Contain, Protect. While technically it isn't a blog or a single-person writing platform at that, the Wikipedia-like nature of it I think is both intriguing and helpful. The site is a nexus for people to write together and create a shared world that is under the Creative Commons license, using community-made writings and forums to help writers find inspiration for terrifying creatures or even create their own and flex their skills.

The concept of SCP follows that there is a secretive Foundation that secures anomalous materials, creatures, and even fully sapient human-like beings. This allows anyone who can write a relatively decent article to propose an item and participate in the public forum of creating something that can be used by anyone and everyone who has access to it.

While it may seem like a project devoid of uses with the concept of Gladwell's Revolution, I believe it allows any individuals who want to participate to create together and form a community around horror. Writers from around the globe can come together and participate to a world, and the SCP Foundation has become influential in the world of horror even today, with large-budget video games and even movies being partially influenced by the world of the SCP wiki, notably the video game Control and the cult-classic movie Cabin in the Woods.

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