Monthly Archives: March 2009

IF Writing Month Wrapup

I was a little preoccupied last week, so I didn’t participate in the fourth and final week of IF Writing month, where the assignment was to implement a new verb, and get your game beta-tested. However, I nevertheless did get … Continue reading

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A Message From the Author

It’s Round Table time again! Continuing with the theme of literary games, this month, we’re focussing on the role that the author’s “voice” plays in a game design. To what extent is it important, and to what extent should we … Continue reading

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IF Writing Month Week 3 – Spare Some Change

This week’s assignment was to develop an interesting NPC. To tell you the truth, I’m not sure I fulfilled the criterion of “interesting” in this case, but at the very least, I did play around with (rather minimally) implementing a … Continue reading

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My First Podcast Appearance!

Corvus was ever-so-kind enough to invite me to participate in this month’s Blogs of the Round Table podcast dealing with literary themes in games, and I thought it sounded like fun, so I ever-so-kindly obliged. It’s now up, so if … Continue reading

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IF Writing Month Week 2 – Grocery Shopping

My second entry to IF Writing Month is now up. This week’s assignment was to develop a winnable story with a unique player character, so I made mine about a woman with extreme social anxiety making a trip to the … Continue reading

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