Two people make up one story: one runs the world, the other plays the hero. You take turns, a beat at a time, and the story becomes a film.
TickTale has two seats. The Controller sets the stage: the room, the cast, the props and the music, and speaks for everyone in it. The Player plays one character, the hero, and decides what they say and do.
The Controller raises the curtain on an opening scene. Then you take turns. Each turn the Player walks, says one line and does one thing; the Controller answers by changing the scene and speaking back. Every turn sent is a beat.
Play live, with a clock that passes the turn after 30 seconds, a minute or two minutes, or slowly, a turn a day. A story can last ten minutes or a week. It ends when the curtain falls: the Controller draws it, or the Player proposes it.
Every beat is kept. When the curtain falls, the story plays back as a flipbook film you can watch, share as a link, or save as a video or GIF.
A browser, on a computer or a phone. There is nothing to install, a guest seat is enough to start, and Players never pay.
No AI writes, draws or plays: every word and every move comes from the two of you.