Seeing SCP as a Narrative Protocol

TalkSimon de la RouviereNovember 9, 2023

Simon (first name only; writer and crypto technologist) presents SCP (Secure Contain Protect), a collaborative horror-fiction wiki project, as a model of a 'narrative protocol' — a collaborative fiction system defined by open IP, a clear contribution medium (the wiki page format with required fields like classification and containment procedures), thin curation, no canon, and a pervasive 'passive theme' that lets contributors stumble into ideas. He distills these traits into general principles for designing successful collaborative fiction protocols and compares SCP's structure to internet memes as another example of a working narrative protocol.

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