GridStream Productions
Encyclopedia
GridStream Productions (also known as GridStream or GSP) is an non-profit internet radio
broadcast
station that plays rock
, alternative, metal, indie
and a vast variety other music as well as talk shows and interviews
. Founded in 2002, it is one of the oldest existing MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) internet radio stations.
celebrity Lan Tarryk Kozar, Justin Boco Devane, and others, and continues to be run by some of the original staff and founders. The broadcasts (or Gridcasting as they call it in a roleplaying sense) are hosted from within the virtual world of Anarchy Online
an MMORPG
by Funcom
. The fan base is mostly AO (Anarchy Online) players, although there are listeners from other games and even listeners who do not play games. GridStream was one of the very first MMORPG radio stations on the internet and helped to pioneer
the concept
of broadcasting from within a virtual world
, it is also currently one of the oldest MMORPG radio stations still broadcasting.
GridStream also has done interviews, like the exclusive they did with Nick Wheeler of The All American Rejects in connection with their in-game concert in Anarchy Online.
GridStream Productions is also currently planning the first ever fan convention for Anarchy Online. It will be taking place August 10-12, 2012 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Visit http://ao-con.com for more information.
, alternative, metal, indie
, electronics
, talk shows, interviews, skits, funny or fake ads. There are no commercial ads on the station although they do promos for in-game organizations or player guilds. The humor and the radio station in general is mostly targeted to adults or mature audiences.
games in the future such as The Secret World.
Internet radio
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broadcast
Broadcast
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station that plays rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, alternative, metal, indie
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
and a vast variety other music as well as talk shows and interviews
Interviews
Interviews is:# the plural form of "interview"# a compilation album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, see Interviews # a C++ toolkit for the X Window System, see InterViews...
. Founded in 2002, it is one of the oldest existing MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) internet radio stations.
History
GridStream Productions was founded around May 2002 by Anarchy OnlineAnarchy Online
Anarchy Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game published and developed by Funcom. Released in the summer of 2001, the game was first in the genre to include a science-fiction setting, dynamic quests, free trials, and in-game advertising. The most ground breaking feature in...
celebrity Lan Tarryk Kozar, Justin Boco Devane, and others, and continues to be run by some of the original staff and founders. The broadcasts (or Gridcasting as they call it in a roleplaying sense) are hosted from within the virtual world of Anarchy Online
Anarchy Online
Anarchy Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game published and developed by Funcom. Released in the summer of 2001, the game was first in the genre to include a science-fiction setting, dynamic quests, free trials, and in-game advertising. The most ground breaking feature in...
an MMORPG
MMORPG
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
by Funcom
Funcom
Funcom Productions A/S is a Norwegian video game developer specializing in online games. It is best known for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game titles Age of Conan, Anarchy Online, and its The Longest Journey series of adventure games...
. The fan base is mostly AO (Anarchy Online) players, although there are listeners from other games and even listeners who do not play games. GridStream was one of the very first MMORPG radio stations on the internet and helped to pioneer
Innovator
An innovator in a general sense, is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before. That often opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.-History:...
the concept
Concept
The word concept is used in ordinary language as well as in almost all academic disciplines. Particularly in philosophy, psychology and cognitive sciences the term is much used and much discussed. WordNet defines concept: "conception, construct ". However, the meaning of the term concept is much...
of broadcasting from within a virtual world
Virtual world
A virtual world is an online community that takes the form of a computer-based simulated environment through which users can interact with one another and use and create objects. The term has become largely synonymous with interactive 3D virtual environments, where the users take the form of...
, it is also currently one of the oldest MMORPG radio stations still broadcasting.
Shows and specials
GridStream Productions is run by players for players of Anarchy Online, and works closely with Funcom and the Anarchy Online developers, hosting parties, the large ARK holiday parties and the anniversaries of Anarchy Online, contests with in-game and sometimes real prizes. GridStream Productions has roughly 20 DJ's based all over the world, with different tastes in music providing a varied listening experience.GridStream also has done interviews, like the exclusive they did with Nick Wheeler of The All American Rejects in connection with their in-game concert in Anarchy Online.
GridStream Productions is also currently planning the first ever fan convention for Anarchy Online. It will be taking place August 10-12, 2012 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Visit http://ao-con.com for more information.
Content
Radio content varies but is mostly rockRock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, alternative, metal, indie
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
, electronics
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, talk shows, interviews, skits, funny or fake ads. There are no commercial ads on the station although they do promos for in-game organizations or player guilds. The humor and the radio station in general is mostly targeted to adults or mature audiences.
In-game requests
GridStream does not have a normal online request system, the Radio DJ's do take suggestions through the GSP forums, or use an in-game request system available only to Anarchy Online players.Future goals
GridStream Productions has no plans of leaving Anarchy Online, but may or may not cover other FuncomFuncom
Funcom Productions A/S is a Norwegian video game developer specializing in online games. It is best known for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game titles Age of Conan, Anarchy Online, and its The Longest Journey series of adventure games...
games in the future such as The Secret World.