A.D.A.P.T.

A.D.A.P.T. Devlog 1 After a year of conceptualizing and planning, I announced and began to start publishing the A.D.A.P.T. Entries, a space thriller about Judiasm, the building and falling of communities, the necessity o...

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The A.D.A.P.T. Entries 0.3 by stara david An Exploratory Documenting

A.D.A.P.T. Devlog - R. Kadish

Entry 0.3

staradavid.itch.io/entry-03

Due to illness and technical difficulties, this month's entry will be pushed to next thursday (April 3rd!!!). Check it out then!

A digital illustration of the ark and bimah of a futuristic synagogue in various shades of green, grey, purple, and copper. In the center of the arc is the image of the priestly blessing, with the hands made of copper, and surrounded by green and purple glass. The bimah is made of copper. Four lightbulbs hang down above the ark.

A green text box against a grey background reading the following: “The 108th floor left-side shul followed similar architecture to other synagogues in the Yehudim Quadrant, each of them made to accommodate each congregation’s minhag, customs, and traditions. As such, the actual layout of each differs according to the community’s beliefs, but the materials remain the same; arks from salvaged glass and metal, carbon-fibre seating, copper podiums. There is just one thing that makes this one unique– It’s where I grew up.” –Rivkah Kadish, PhD.

Entry 0.3 is all about life on AQA's final ship of the Inaugural Fleet– coming at you in a week!!!

The A.D.A.P.T. Entries – Entry 0.2 by stara david A Hierarchical Exposition

A.D.A.P.T. Devlog - R. Kadish

Entry 0.2

staradavid.itch.io/entry-02

Promotional-style poster with a black, purple and pink galactic background. In the top right corner is a white planet with white clouds around it, and in the top left corner is a logo with four circles spiralling out from a central one. The bottom half of the poster contains a stylized space rocket drawn in white, with white lines radiating outwards from it, transparent against the background. Above that reads text that says "Would you like to join the... Aquarian Quest Advancement Inaugral Fleet?".

[AQA Inaugural Fleet promotional poster circa 2158.]

Entry 0.2 releases IN A WEEK! Join us February 27th for our next installment!

Go read the first entry of @adapt-aqa.bsky.social it’s a stunning show of literally everything @staradavid.bsky.social has worked for as a writer, artist & student of the world. As someone who has known you for a long time, I just know everything that led to this, it’s rich & so, so real.

Welcome to the first part of The A.D.A.P.T. Entries. I'm so excited to finally be sharing this with the world. This is only the beginning... Part 2 will be posted February 27th!

The Adapt Entries – Entry 0.1 by stara david An Introductory Overview

A.D.A.P.T. Devlog - R. Kadish

Entry 0.1

staradavid.itch.io/entry-01

A grey, green, and white glitch-y background with blue text that reads as follows: Heading: AQA Spotlight of the Month. Body: Rivkah Kadish, PhD, 35, pictured in the A.D.A.P.T. Protocol Lab. Rivkah is a member of AQA's Adaptation team, where she uses her doctorate in sociology and social analysis to help create important technology that will help residents like you adapt to exoplanet life. Raised and educated in the Yehudim Quadrant of The Ostera, she serves as an exemplary indication of the success and excellence of AQA's carefully designed education system. While the A.D.A.P.T. Protocol remains confidential for now, you will begin to see the Adaptation Team's hard work come to fruition in the coming years as we begin our descent to the TRAPPIST-1 System!

Pixel art of an olive skinned woman against a grey, green and white background. She has black curly hair with a grey streak on the right side, and is wearing a long green skirt and 3/4 length purple shirt with blue holographic seams. She is sitting on a teal chair with a pointed triangular top, and her face is pixelated to the extent that you can only make out her eyes and mouth.

Entry 0.1 drops in a WEEK! In the meantime, a quick introduction to our protagonist:

A large part of the past year of my life has been spent planning, researching, and beginning to develop this project, and I'm so excited to start sharing these stories with the world, in whatever forms that may take.

As the ship’s path nears it’s end, join her as she explores her upbringing, falling in love, the less-than-savoury choices she’s had to make as a member of AQA’s adaptation team, and the secrets she’s uncovered over the years.

The entries will be found at staradavid.itch.io!

The A.D.A.P.T. Entries follow Rivkah Kadish, a Jewish woman born in what was once Montreal West but raised on The Ostera, the final flagship on the AQA Inaugural Expansion fleet making a forty year journey to the TRAPPIST-1 system.

Equal parts interactive fiction and narrative adventure, it is a space thriller about Judiasm, the building and falling of communities, the necessity of resisting dehumanization, and how even the best of intentions can be twisted in the face of systemic corruption and unaddressed prejudices.

A digital drawing of a grey spaceship window that looks out into a purple, pink, and red nebula, with a woman leaning against the windowsill looking out. She is illustrated in various shades of purple, has curly hair up in a bun, and is wearing a skirt. Along the top of the image is gold text, reading "The A.D.A.P.T Entries" in all caps.

The A.D.A.P.T. Entries is an episodic game in 12 parts from @staradavid.bsky.social. The first entry will release January 30th, with the consecutive entries releasing on the last Thursday of each month in 2025.

tomorrow.

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