Really interesting writeup about learning #Inform7 (the #textAdventure #programming language I use), from one of this year's Best In Show winners from the #SpringThing #interactiveFiction competition. https://golmac.org/about-the-time-i-wrote-an-inform-7-game/ #GameDev #IndieGames #CreativeWriting

I've written a post about learning Inform 7, among other things. I share my messy code in hopes of encouraging non-programmers to try Inform 7 if it interests them.

https://golmac.org/about-the-time-i-wrote-an-inform-7-game/

#Inform7 #RepeatTheEnding #SpringThing

Check it out! #AdventureSnack is recommending Elftor and the Quest of the Screaming King. #InteractiveFiction #SpringThing #fantasy #comedy #parody https://adventuresnack.substack.com/p/earn-your-planet-destroyer-license

Tell your friends

https://golmac.org/spring-thing-2023-just-one-week-ish-left/

#InteractiveFiction #SpringThing #SpringThing2023

Finished my last review for the 2023 #SpringThing #interactiveFiction competition. I played 20 of the 26 game entries, a wonderful mix of traditional #parser #textAdventure #games and choice based #Twine pieces and others. Thanks all! Here's my final sum up https://intfiction.org/t/viv-dunstan-s-2023-spring-thing-autumnal-jumble-impressions/61524/64 #GameDev #IndieGames #CreativeWriting

We are doing a #SpringThing next week. Advertised mostly in our geographic neighbourhood because of our reduced capacity to host (see older posts) but I reckon Mastodon folks won't be a large crowd. We are still going! #Beltane #Ibrox #UnexpectedGarden #GovanFreeState #MayThe4th

Was just stunned by a #SpringThing #interactiveFiction game. I was so gobsmacked that the review I then wrote could only start with "Wow. I’m not quite sure what to say about this." https://intfiction.org/t/viv-dunstan-s-2023-spring-thing-autumnal-jumble-impressions/61524/38 #indieGames #textAdventures #gameDev #creativeWriting #parserGames

I did a short Q&A with Amanda Walker about my I7 game "Repeat the Ending" over at intfic. Very happy/flattered that she asked. Link below. Interested in playing Spring Thing games or nominating them for ribbons? Follow the links in the reply. 🧵

https://intfiction.org/t/amandas-springy-thingy-reviews/61523/60?u=kamineko

#InteractiveFiction #SpringThing #SpringThing2023 #Inform7

Do also check out the rest of the #SpringThing entries here: https://www.springthing.net/2023/play.html

It's a truly excellent #InteractiveFiction event so if you don't at least take a glance then you're missing out.

Did I mention that I was writing an Inform 7 game? Well, it's loose in the world! It's weird, self-referential, and a little ridiculous.

Blurb:
"Explore the critical edition of a forgotten 1996 Inform 5 game about loss, mental illness, and the second law of thermodynamics."

Featuring artwork by Callie Smith.

That's not all! There are a ton of cool Spring Thing games you can play right now.

https://www.springthing.net/2023/play.html

#InteractiveFiction #inform7 #SpringThing #SpringThing2023

It's a bit weird being #awake for some hours in the day. Last week I had two days when I was #sleeping #neuro #CerebralVasculitis for 16.5 and 15 hours (total asleep/unconscious time, not just lying down resting). I'm still sleeping a lot, e.g. yesterday 12 hours total. But some awake time in the middle. I've been playing and reviewing more #SpringThing #InteractiveFiction games. Also hope to get back to #academic #paper #writing, though need to be more awake for that. Also emails to reply to.

Just played another #SpringThing #InteractiveFiction game. Beat Me Up Scotty is a word-solving puzzle game based on #StarTrek The Original Series. I laughed so much throughout. Recommended. https://www.springthing.net/2023/play.html#BeatMeUpScotty #StarTrekTOS #SciFi #Games #IndieGames

Playing and reviewing my first #InteractiveFiction game of the 2023 #SpringThing / #AutumnalJumble. I plumped for Secret of the Black Walrus, a choice-based #SherlockHolmes esque piece set in #Victorian #London. Except you are playing a female #detective, Madame Soo. It was great fun, with some neat mechanics. Recommended! Also nice to get that review in because I was the first reviewer to review it. https://www.springthing.net/2023/play.html #ComputerGames

The Spring Thing Festival of Interactive Fiction begins today! Come play some swell community-made IF of varied subject matter. Choice and parser formats.

https://www.springthing.net/2023/play.html

#InteractiveFiction #SpringThing #SpringThing2023

I wrote about 6,000 words of #InteractiveFiction today! I've been doing a bit more with #GDevelop lately so it was good to have another go with #Twine. #gamedev #SpringThing

Spring Thing countdown:

After leaving my game alone for several days, I have returned for some final checks. Thoughts:

- There is so much text! I find something to hone or economize every time I hope the project.

- This game is really, really not going to be for everyone.

- I will be glad to have this game submitted; at long last I won't be able to tinker with it.

Games are due Sunday before midnight, local time.

#InteractiveFiction #SpringThing #SpringThing2023

Hey IF people! The deadline for submitting your intent to enter Spring Thing is due 11:59 pm (your local time), March 1. If you plan to enter but haven't registered, here's a link.

https://www.springthing.net/2023/submit.html

#InteractiveFiction #SpringThing #SpringThing

So #InteractiveFiction people. Who's entering #SpringThing2023 ? What's your game about?

#InteractiveFiction #SpringThing