EPISODE · Jan 13, 2015 · 1H 17M
31: Interactive Fiction
from The Short Game · host The Short Game
The Short Game attempts to discuss an entire genre-defying medium of game design: text-based interactive fiction. That’s right, we’re talking about old-school text adventures, but also newer developments like Twine games and more interactive text driven games. We discuss the history of interactive fiction, the interactive fiction scene today, and recommend a number of games that might be good for beginners or anyone interested in a good interactive read. Please forgive our decrease in audio quality this week; we were traveling and recording under less-than-ideal conditions. (Lots of) Links for this episode: Colossal Cave Adventure Zork Interview with the creators of Zork, in the form of a text adventure Infocom Feelies Planetfall Feelies Bureaucracy Feelies Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Infocom Adventure Twine – an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories Inform – a design system for creating parser IF IFComp – An annual celebration of new, text-driven digital games and stories from independent creators. Lost Treasures of Infocom for iOS IFDB – Interactive Fiction Database Emily Short on the IFDB Galatea by Emily Short Frotz for iOS – A great application for playing parser-based IF on iOS Child’s Play Savoir-Faire The Dreamhold – A free IF adventure designed for people who’ve never played IF before, by master IF designer Andrew Plotkin. Our highest recommendation for newcomers! Spider and Web Lost Pig Choice of the Dragon Counterfeit Monkey Creatures Such As We – IFComp winner, “A dating sim about how humanity connects through art, even out in the vastness of space.” King of Dragon Pass Fallen London aka Echo Bazaar Icebound Xyzzy Awards Spring Thing People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction – How to Play Card Brass Lantern – Beginners Page Inform (parser-based) Interactive Fiction Interpreters Hadean Lands by Andrew Plotkin 80 Days Blood & Laurels You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygank Shane Kelly – @8bitShane Laura Nash – @laurajnash
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The Short Game attempts to discuss an entire genre-defying medium of game design: text-based interactive fiction. That’s right, we’re talking about old-school text adventures, but also newer developments like Twine games and more interactive text driven games. We discuss the history of interactive fiction, the interactive fiction scene today, and recommend a number of games that might be good for beginners or anyone interested in a good interactive read. Please forgive our decrease in audio quality this week; we were traveling and recording under less-than-ideal conditions. (Lots of) Links for this episode: Colossal Cave Adventure Zork Interview with the creators of Zork, in the form of a text adventure Infocom Feelies Planetfall Feelies Bureaucracy Feelies Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Infocom Adventure Twine – an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories Inform – a design system for creating parser IF IFComp – An annual celebration of new, text-driven digital games and stories from independent creators. Lost Treasures of Infocom for iOS IFDB – Interactive Fiction Database Emily Short on the IFDB Galatea by Emily Short Frotz for iOS – A great application for playing parser-based IF on iOS Child’s Play Savoir-Faire The Dreamhold – A free IF adventure designed for people who’ve never played IF before, by master IF designer Andrew Plotkin. Our highest recommendation for newcomers! Spider and Web Lost Pig Choice of the Dragon Counterfeit Monkey Creatures Such As We – IFComp winner, “A dating sim about how humanity connects through art, even out in the vastness of space.” King of Dragon Pass Fallen London aka Echo Bazaar Icebound Xyzzy Awards Spring Thing People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction – How to Play Card Brass Lantern – Beginners Page Inform (parser-based) Interactive Fiction Interpreters Hadean Lands by Andrew Plotkin 80 Days Blood & Laurels You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygank Shane Kelly – @8bitShane Laura Nash – @laurajnash
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