A few days ago I talked to Greg Bear, the author of the blockbuster sci-fi epics ‘Eon’ and ‘Eternity’… amongst many other awesome Sci-fi novels.
I wanted to get his feedback on the chances of his supporting the idea of a Game World based on ‘Thistledown’ and ‘The Way’.
Background:
Thistledown - the hollowed out asteroid which Humans come to inhabit, creating 7 chambers of various utility, the key feature of which is that, due to it’s rotation, habitable space is all around.
The Way - The fabulous infinite corridor, created by the same Humans as created Thistledown as a result of the ability to manipulate space-time material, and through which they also learn to open gates to other worlds.
Well… I was happy to find that he has had this in mind since the mid 90’s and I believe would be happy to see it attempted, though would not really become overly involved until such time as he saw some results and the direction it was going… there was also brief mention of potential licensing further down the road… as he wishes to avoid a situation such as Larry Niven in is regarding recieving no royalties for the HALO epics.
All of which sounds like music to my ears, as I have always wanted to see a film of Eon and Eternity… better yet, to actually walk around in the 7 chambers and cruise the Way in a flaw ship! And shoot-up Jarts as well of course! 
So now I am looking for a few people to form a core group of designers/ modellers/ artists/ landscapers/ animators / multi talented jobbers who would be keen to undertake a lengthy and complex 3D world construction project… one which could develop into an official and licensed product.
(worst case scenario is that it would be created as a MOD of an existing game with new code and all new content. The goal and best case is that it is a licensed engine and released through a large publisher… we shall see… if we can prove our worth to Greg and show him a truly spectacular rendering of his vision… well who knows)
First things first though. I’m looking for a core group of only 10 people at this point. Please send your details and portfolio to me at admin(at)tencubed(dot)org . I would be happiest if you were a Greg Bear fanatic, failing that a Sci-fi fan…failing that supremely good at your craft!
Best Wishes
ekajatik