Posts From 2018

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December 2018
(2018-12-28) "And tomorrow will be beyond imagining."

agency, the dark is rising, design, interactive fiction, interactivity, susan cooper, if
(2018-12-08) Cragne Manor is available to play

4 comments (latest 5 days later)

interactive fiction, ryan veeder, jenni polodna, michael gentry, anchorhead, if, too many authors to list, cragne manor
November 2018
(2018-11-19) System Syzygy

2 comments (latest 6 days later)

reviews, system's twilight, fool's errand, system syzygy, cliff johnson, mdsteele
(2018-11-17) Cyan news updates, late 2018

3 comments (latest 2019-05-15)

firmament, deep learning, zed, eagre games, cyan, myst, riven
(2018-11-13) Four years ago in planetary exploration

1 comment (1 day later)

failed experiments, extrasolar, real-time if
(2018-11-10) A Nebula Award category for game writing

awards, interactive fiction, sfwa, if, nebula
(2018-11-02) Vote: USA 2018 edition

politics, vote
(2018-11-01) Restless released in EctoComp

restless, unity, spirit ai, character engine, tea-powered games, ectocomp, interactive fiction, emily short, if
September 2018
(2018-09-24) Myst, 25 years old

mysterium, marker switch, interactive fiction, the five cores, if, cyan, myst, kickstarter
(2018-09-08) Memory Blocks at Different Games 2018

wpi, twine, ghoulnoise, interactive fiction, different games, secret project b64, if, memory blocks
August 2018
(2018-08-18) Incluing and the unreliable narrator: Unavowed's cold open

unavowed, wadjet eye, writing, interactive fiction, craft, if, unreliable narrator
July 2018
(2018-07-13) A question about Magic the Gathering rules timing

2 comments (latest 1 day later)

magic, microprose, mtg, algorithms, shandalar
June 2018
(2018-06-26) IF in pop culture and back again (guest post at sub-Q)

culture, interactive fiction, anchorhead, if, lifestyle, sub-q, cragne manor
(2018-06-21) Meanwhile and Hadean Lands: the summer sale!

hadean lands, sale, meanwhile, itch.io, interactive fiction, steam, if
(2018-06-19) Heliopause, Memory Blocks

bravemule, heliopause, space under the window, priscilla snow, twine, interactive fiction, if, memory blocks, sub-q
(2018-06-03) IF titles: the next generation of generation

1 comment (6 days later)

python, procgen, interactive fiction, ifdb, titles, if, neural nets
May 2018
(2018-05-21) Least interesting update ever

zarfhome, privacy, gdpr
(2018-05-14) A partial solution to the Slack problem

python, web services, accessibility, slack, irc, xmpp
(2018-05-11) Even more Myst Kickstarter stuff

6 comments (latest 7 days later)

linking book, interactive fiction, inkwell, if, cyan, realmyst, myst, riven, kickstarter
(2018-05-08) Keeping an eye on the Myst Kickstarter

8 comments (latest 22 hours later)

linking book, interactive fiction, uru, if, cyan, realmyst, myst, kickstarter
April 2018
(2018-04-16) Missing moments in games

el shaddai, design, unification of theme and mechanic, everything
(2018-04-09) Myst 25th-anniversary Kickstarter

1 comment (21 hours later)

linking book, interactive fiction, uru, if, cyan, realmyst, myst
(2018-04-08) Why does Twitter allow third-party clients?

2 comments (latest 19 hours later)

twitter, echofon, web services, accessibility, tweetbot
March 2018
(2018-03-21) The Firmament demo

firmanent, gdc, vr, cyan
(2018-03-14) A few recent narrative and adventure games

reviews, lisssn, brianna lei, what isn't saved will be lost, interactive fiction, rhem, butterfly soup, knut muller, if, cat manning
(2018-03-09) Open letter: Slack should not discontinue its gateways

1 comment (4 days later)

web services, accessibility, slack, irc, xmpp
(2018-03-01) Cyan announces Firmament

5 comments (latest 09-22)

firmament, vr, cyan
January 2018
(2018-01-21) My favorite games of 2017

1 comment (3 days later)

reviews, gorogoa, narrative, interactive fiction, night in the woods, cinco paus, igf, universal paperclips, if
(2018-01-17) Meanwhile is now available on Steam! Plus extra DLC comic!

4 comments (latest 2 days later)

m37, unity, missing science project, meanwhile, comics, kid detective, interactive fiction, steam, shiga, if, little jimmy
(2018-01-07) 2018 IGF nominees: fascinating experiments

reviews, where the water tastes like wine, narrative, interactive fiction, getting over it, igf, tacoma, reigns her majesty, if, the sexy brutale
(2018-01-04) 2018 IGF nominees: real lives

reviews, bury me my love, lost memories dot net, another lost phone laura's story, narrative, interactive fiction, igf, cosmic top secret, if, attentat 1942
(2018-01-03) Tacoma: design ruminations

3 comments (latest 02-01)

reviews, ruminations, fullbright, immersive, narrative, interactive fiction, igf, tacoma, nonlinear, if