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24 alternatives to Hamlet on the Holodeck

The future of narrative in cyberspace

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hamlet on the Holodeck launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   WeWrite▲90

   Crowdsourced Storytelling

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Presence▲81

   Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Robot Overlordz - 224: Conscientious Futures▲66

   Self-publishing, corporate sovereignty, and the future of AI

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Dark Net▲62

   A revelatory examination of the internet

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Cyber-Proletariat: Global Labour in the Digital Vortex▲67

   How technology is shaping the future of human labor

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6ZJ
   Zuck.js, a JavaScript library that lets you add Stories everywhere▲339

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Storium▲69

   Online Storytelling Game

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mayday! Deep Space▲103

   New take on interactive fiction from author of Robopocalypse

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Will VR make us better humans?▲105

   An illustrated explainer, from Hardbound.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations▲63

    Critical thoughts on the internet and its effects on society

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chatbots▲102

    Conversational UI and the future of online interaction

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    From Barbie to Mortal Kombat▲67

    Explores the complicated issue of gender in computer games­

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism▲56

    How machines effect humans in our hyperconnected world

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Game Writing▲73

    Narrative Skills for Videogames

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    WriteTheScene▲67

    Realtime storytelling with strangers

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cumulus▲70

    New cyberpunk novel set in near-future Oakland

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Exposed: Desire and Disobedience in the Digital Age▲62

    Digital Transparence and Expository Society

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dark Territory▲69

    The Secret History of Cyber War

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Inside Podcasting▲126

    Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Age of Spiritual Machines▲57

    AI and achieving the singularity

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →