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Facts of IF: What is Agency?
Agency is generally considered to refer to the degree of control the player has over the story: the ending, the plot, and what happens generally. However, when we measure agency, by asking players h… more →
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Links for an Epic Post
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gerrycanavan wrote 3 days ago: * The Great Game: an experiment in interactive fiction. Looks pretty promising; I voted for “L … more →
IF - an exciting world
vVR wrote 4 days ago: I’ve been silent for a long time now mainly because I’ve been working and also trying to … more →
"You have probably never heard of Professor Moriarty?" said he.
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georgek wrote 4 days ago: “You have probably never heard of Professor Moriarty?” said he. “Never.” … more →
Register For More
David Cornelson wrote 4 days ago: We just implemented the registration process at Textfyre.Com. If you’re an existing customer, … more →
Broken Legs review on JIG
Emily Short wrote 6 days ago: Over here. (Not by me.) … more →
Facts of IF: What is Agency?
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Conrad wrote 6 days ago: Agency is generally considered to refer to the degree of control the player has over the story: the … more →
Gamasutra interview with Susan O'Connor
Emily Short wrote 6 days ago: There’s an interesting interview over on Gamasutra with Susan O’Connor, who has written … more →
Facts of IF: More Puzzle Games - Ascot, Gleaming, and Grand Quest
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Conrad wrote 1 week ago: THE ASCOT I’m marking _The Ascot_ down as a puzzle game because, although it had a story, the … more →
JIG on Byzantine Perspective
Emily Short wrote 1 week ago: Here. … more →
Facts of IF: Why did Astounding Castle Do So Well?
Conrad wrote 1 week ago: If you’ve been following the theorizing here on OneWetSneaker, you’ve heard me hammering … more →
Facts of IF: Why Did Byzantine Perspective Do So Poorly?
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Conrad wrote 1 week ago: In general, I don’t much like puzzle IF. Nevertheless, I am a big fan of this game. This puz … more →
Could I have Glulx with my change?
David Cornelson wrote 1 week ago: Textfyre is still in the process of business development. This means that the business plan is fluid … more →
The Facts of IF - A Model of IF Comp Scoring
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Conrad wrote 1 week ago: I’ve come up with a predictive model for Comp scores. It’s accurate to well within my m … more →
Jay Is Games opens a competition for IF
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Emily Short wrote 1 week ago: JIG is running a competition for short IF games with the theme of “escape”, designed for … more →
IF Comp Results!
Emily Short wrote 1 week ago: Are out! Already! Thanks to the lightning fast work of the organizers. You can check them out here … more →
PTT on Shadow
Emily Short wrote 1 week ago: (And a differently-angled take on Shadow in the Cathedral, at Play This Thing!) … more →
What You Like -- First Results
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Conrad wrote 1 week ago: This graph represents the games of this IF Comp, cumulatively rated by quality, according to the dat … more →
Latest Playing: The Shadow in the Cathedral
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Emily Short wrote 1 week ago: “The Shadow in the Cathedral” is one of the best IF games released this year. Maybe not … more →
Review matrix updated!
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newlin wrote 1 week ago: Amazingly, I got around to updating the Google doc I was working on with this year’s reviews. … more →
