With all the latest bits falling into place, we're looking at an early 2012 launch of the website. Stay tuned, we're nearly there!

A lot of time and effort has gone into getting our own CMS ready for prime time (yes, WordPress is definitly out of the window). For now it's on version 0.7, with the latest addition being the comment/reaction possibility. Still some work to do before the Concatenator website can run on this platform.

The new design for the website is slowly -but steadily- coming along. It's all in glorious HTML5, so we're ready for the future!

We have made a drastic and probably also a dramatic decision. For the time being the adventure and blog part of the website are on hold. It simply takes up to much time and effort to develop them, which is especially true for the adventure. We are now turning are heads towards a smaller, slimmer website with the basic information. And maybe plug in some stuff later on from the old website. But for now it's back to the drawing board to let the fresh ideas roll in.

A still from the end animation after completing the adventure. The golden plate attached to the Pioneer 10 spacecraft is drifting through the universe, with planet earth in the background. We truly wonder how many people will actually see this animation in the end. We might not even get there ourselves.

The complete text has been through another round of corrections and we are now gearing up towards version 3.

With the release of WordPress 3.0 we are now ready to install the blog. Picking a nice theme and getting some content in before putting it all online is the next step.

The original idea was to have some latin influences throughout the text, e.g. in the main title and chapter headings. But bearing in mind that Tractatus concatenare : nova penicillum would be really hard to look up on the web or any other index, let's stick with English all the way. So no more Aeternus, Stupor Mundi and Ego Medius, just Eternal, World and Man.

Part 1 has been read again and now also has a version 2 status. This means that all of the text has made it to the version 2 mark. Time to take a break and lean back a bit before making it to the final version 3, which will be the one that will be translated into English.

Also the complete part 3 had a very thorough re-read and is now in version 2 status.

The complete part 2 had a very thorough re-read and is now in version 2 status.

Chapter 4 Singularity is now ready. This means that keyboard and pen can rest for a while because the complete text now has the version 1 status. What started more than 15 years ago has now reached a milestone in it's development. A big hurray for the perseverance and achievement so far. Next stop is a thorough read and correction round to get to the version 2 status.

Chapter 3 titled Nothing is Lost version 1 is now ready. Now there is only Chapter 4 left and then the complete text will have a version 1 status.

Chapter 2 titled The Antagonists version 1 is now ready. Next stop is a version 1 for Chapter 3.

This animation is displayed at the end of every chapter where you collect the link to the next chapter and a link to the PDF file of the corresponding chapter of the printed book.

The first chapter The One Self consists of 6 screens in total. Four are now finished, only 2 more to go.

The welcome screen with the introduction text. You will only see this once, after that you will be directed to the screen that you last visited during the adventure.

The adventure part of The One Self is taking shape. Below a screen where a melon is used as a metaphor for the core of our existence, the pit of The One Self.

The main menu screen of the adventure will evolve during the journey. Furter below is the first version, way back from 2001.

The 2001 version.

First version of the Adventure Main menu screen on entering for the first time. The left flower of The One Self is already highlighted.

First version of the Start Adventure screen with the system requirements.

3D renders of the concatenator symbol and the suitcase are ready, and so for the time being also the homepage.

Sorting out and cleaning up a lot of old files, especially Flash movies, shared libraries, preloaders and directory structure.

The feedback form is mostly functioning now. Giving visitors a way of sending in his or her remarks about the webiste or book.
The main menu is getting better and better (see picture below), navigation to the sub items is in place. Now we only need some content...

Part 2 and 3 have had a thorough read through, so they now have the Version 1 revised status. From now on the focus will be on the development of the website.

Content or structure of the Concatenator looks like this:

Pars I Aeternus
Introduction
1. The one Self
2. The antagonists
3. Nothing is Lost
4. Singularity
Only part 1 will be made for the website.

Pars II Stupor Mundi
Introduction
1. Society
2. Politics
3. Religion
4. The individual
5. Transection

Pars III Ego Medius
Introduction
1. Consciousness
2. Hero
3. Neurotic types
4. Recognition and values
5. Reward
6. Transection

The logo of The Concatenator is the infinite symbol (resembles the number 8 on its side), but with added undulating points on both sides. All will be later explained in Part I. For now, enjoy the logo with 1 material as a 3D rendering, or in the concatenated (!) version above.

Chapter 5 Transection version 1 is now ready. This means that Part 2 and 3 both have the version 1 status.
The next few months will be spend in transforming the publication to a website adventure. Stay tuned for some preliminary sketches, ideas, testpages etc.

Finally got round to finish of Chapter 2 Politics. Only Chapter 5 Transection left before completing Part II.

Part II is getting along very well. Chapter 3 Religion and Chapter 4 The Indivivual have the version 1 status. Chapter 5 The human intellect has been incorporated into Chapter 4.

The introduction of Part II and Chapter 1 Society have the version 1 status.

Chapter 6 Transection is finished. This means that Part III Ego Medius is now complete and has the version 1 status.

Part III Ego Medius, Chapter 4 Value and 5 Reward now have the version 1 status.

Part I, Chapter 1 The One Self, version 1 is ready!
Part III Ego Medius, Chapter 1 Consciousness, 2 Hero and 3 Neurotic types also have the version 1 status.

Updating old files. Saving Flash files version 7 to the new CS4 (version 10). Getting rid of very old MacroMedia Director files (1999!).

Publishing date for website and book is 2010. A lot of work has still to be done ...

Content or structure of the Concatenator looks like this:

Pars I Aeternus
Introduction
1. The One Self
2. The Antagonists
3. Nothing is Lost
4. Singularity
Only part 1 will be made for the website.

Pars II Stupor Mundi
Introduction
1. Society
2. Politics
3. Religion
4. The individual
5. Human intellect
6. Transection

Pars III Ego Medius
1. Consciousness
2. Hero
3. Neurotic types
4. Values
5. Rewards
6. Transection
Final words

The Concatenator is a journey through a philosophical seastorm which throws anchors overboard to get a grip on this planet we call earth, with humanity as its crew. Beside the -to be published- book, there will also be a website where the content of Part 1 will be presented in a series of puzzles, poems, texts etc., which gives the visitor insight in human development and behaviour throughout the centuries. In the end the visitor may mentally lead shipwreck, but also feel that the Concatenator has given him a lifejacket to pedal to the nearby shores of a new island which dawns on the horizon. Good morning beautiful!

The prelaunch website of The Concatenator is online, what a glorious day! There is no turning back now.