Michael Lutz, author of the deeply creepy My Father’s Long, Long Legs, has a new piece out called The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo.
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Category: interactive fiction
Ice-Bound Kickstarter
Aaron Reed and Jacob Garbe are currently Kickstarting an amazing project called Ice-Bound, which is an impressive experiment in combinatorial narrative and augmented reality: the story uses both an iPad app and a printed book. Their Kickstarter and website have lots of background on the project’s techniques, as well as loads of screenshots: this is nearing completion, and now needs money for print run support.
Aaron’s work is consistently some of the most unusual, format-expanding stuff being done in IF, and I’m extremely excited to see where this particular project goes. Definitely worth checking out.
IF Comp 2014: Excelsior (Arthur DiBianca)
Excelsior is a parser-based puzzle game with minimal story. I did not complete it.
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IF Comp 2014: Tower (Simon Deimel)
Tower is a parser-based puzzle game in a fantasy-surreal setting. I played it to completion, though I relied on the hints and walkthrough on a couple of occasions.
IF Comp 2014: Black Lily (Hannes Schueller)
The Black Lily is a parser-based mystery of sorts. I played it through using the walkthrough, and then I managed to find several additional endings.
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IF Comp 2014: The Urge (Paperblurt)
The Urge is a choice-based piece about a serial killer. I played it to three endings.
Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 