Hello,
Welcome to the 2025 annual report! Below is a more formal version of the report than in previous years. If you have any questions about this or need assistance please feel free to reach out:
Summary
The New Universes Project (TNU) continued to evolve as a mission-driven digital creative-community organization. While narrative role-play activity decreased significantly, organizational capacity grew in technical infrastructure, event programming, and community support initiatives. Programming emphasis shifted toward conventions, workshops, community services, and digital access support.
Key organizational development included appointing a full-time volunteer Chief Technology Officer in August 2025, strengthening long-term technical capacity, continuity, and systems oversight.
Program Activity Overview
1. Digital Conventions and Community Events
Major activities included:
SciWorld 2025
FallFest 2025
Launch of new community workshops
Verified active participation: ~ 50 participants per major event
Server presence (context only): 294+ during FallFest
Events supported community connection, creative development, safe engagement, technical collaboration, and peer-learning.
2. Workshops and Community Support Services
Workshop programs initiated this year delivered:
Community mental health over the holidays workshop in December 2025.
Workshops are positioned for expansion in 2026.
3. Bot & Technical Service Infrastructure
Ari bot:
~68 servers
~5,000–10,000 user access footprint
Provides moderation assistance, community utilities, and digital infrastructure support.
Planned 2026 expansion: ArchiveBox-powered archival bot to preserve digital cultural history and organizational narrative assets.
4. Hosting & Digital Access Services
~15–20 individuals/projects supported
Creation of an ArchiveBox writing archival web tool for use by GMs and writers alike to store their ongoing stories and finished work.
Focus on digital equity, accessible hosting, and beginner-friendly infrastructure onboarding
5. Creative Role-Play Program
Averaging ~1 post per month in 2025
Marks a shift toward education, workshop, and community services programming
Revival planning underway for 2026 through modular storytelling and seasonal micro-arcs as players deem feasible.
Forward Priorities (2026 Preview)
Renew creative RP through modular narrative formats
Grow workshop and peer-support educational programming
Expand bot functionality and deploy an archival bot
Pursue micro-grants to supplement volunteer-driven model
Strengthen digital community partnerships
Maintain convention and community-event pipeline
Implement new Cloudflare in-kind credits to better infrastructure deployment
Regards,
Josh
TNU Project