In Fleet, writers of all ages and backgrounds work together to write about the experiences of their characters, who are officers assigned to starships and starbases in Starfleet. For more information, see below. Each writer assumes the perspective of one or more characters, and describes the events of the character's life as it unfolds in combination with the lives of other characters, represented by other writers. In Fleet, interactive fiction takes place in a science fiction universe inspired by Star Trek. Fleet characters are Starfleet personnel, assigned to starships and starbases and charged with protecting the welfare of the Federation and exploring the universe.
Interactive fiction is a form of collaborative writing.
It is also a variety of narrative roleplaying, emphasizing creative writing, the development of characters and themes, and the shared process of writing. Fleet writers interact with other writers representing characters that live and work together. As writing is shared, adventures, themes and relationships develop. More Information Fleet was created as a Star Trek roleplaying game in January 1995 on CompuServe. Since that time, Fleet has been played by hundreds of writers in CompuServe forums, Microsoft Network bulletin boards, sites on the web, and by e-mail.