Krypteia is a multimedia game with both images and sound as an essential part of the experience. Though it is choice-based, it offers a map, inventory, and light puzzles. It is partly fantasy, but it is also about identity, community and the enforcement of community norms, the choice between being openly oneself and being safe. It took me on the order of 15 minutes to play once, and I then played a couple more times to reach alternate endings.
IntroComp is a long-running interactive fiction competition in which authors submit the beginnings of games and invite feedback and information about whether players would like to see more.
If you would also like to vote, you have through August 15 to try the entries and rate them.
Some thoughts follow on the IntroComp 2014 games I’ve tried so far. IntroComp is a long-running interactive fiction competition in which authors submit the beginnings of games and invite feedback and information about whether players would like to see more.
If you would also like to vote, you have through August 15 to try the entries and rate them.
Continue reading “IntroComp 2014: Mount Imperius, Going Down, 1st and Last of the Ninjas”
IntroComp is a long-running interactive fiction competition in which authors submit the beginnings of games and invite feedback and information about whether players would like to see more.
If you would also like to vote, you have through August 15 to try the entries and rate them.
Some thoughts follow on the IntroComp 2014 games I’ve tried so far. IntroComp is a long-running interactive fiction competition in which authors submit the beginnings of games and invite feedback and information about whether players would like to see more.
If you would also like to vote, you have through August 15 to try the entries and rate them.
Continue reading “IntroComp 2014: The Cuckold’s Egg, Hornet’s Nest, Bridges and Balloons”
The ShuffleComp results are in, with the top third of the games earning “commended” status.
I didn’t get to play all of the works during the competition period itself. There were 33 games, as many as in a typical IF Comp, with a shorter play window, and while some of the games were little five-minute pieces, many of them were surprisingly involved.
Continue reading “ShuffleComp Conclusions, and a couple more reviews”
Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 