Subcutanean releases in February 2020 and can be preordered/crowdfunded at Indiegogo. Byron Alexander Campbell: Your past work includes twitter bots, interactive fiction, generative texts, collaborative storytelling games, and whatever the…
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In the Trees by John Peck Caspian Depression Games, 2017 Caspian Depression Made with Twine In the Trees self-identifies thus: “In the Trees is a classic text adventure, created in Twine…
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This article, which originally appeared on the Black Clock blog in 2011 as part of an ongoing exploration into interactive storytelling, has been revised for publication on Entropy. It’s practically a…
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Session Report: Ice-Bound and themes of Identity, Human Dignity, the Fallibility of Memory, Fatal Flaws, Duplicates and Authenticity, Rebelliousness and Authority, Romance, the Lure of Exploration, Addiction and Free Will….…
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Here’s something I never knew existed: gamebooks. When I was a kid, I devoured the Choose Your Own Adventure series, checking out every book I could find in the library and…
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Agents of SMERSH by Jason Maxwell 8th Summit, 2012 8th Summit The Facts of the Case: If you’ve ever watched a James Bond movie, chances are you’ve no doubt…
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Wait! Read the intro to the Playing Detective series first! Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective by Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg and Gary Grady Sleuth Publications, 1981 / Ystari Games, 2012 Ystari…
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Ever since I first watched Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke tromp about Victorian England on public television as a nine-year-old kid, I have wanted to be a detective. As I…
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Hadean Lands by Andrew Plotkin Zarfhome Software Consulting, 2014 Zarfhome Software / iOS App Store It’s a marriage made in the realm of ideal forms. To most of its potential…