I’m proud to say that my interview with Emily Short, my favourite interactive fiction author, is on the front page of the equally fantastic game website Gamasutra. And yes, Infocom fans, I think her work is better than Zork-era games both from a programming and writing standpoint. Download her free games and find out why.
While you’re on Gamasutra you might want to read this great interview with Jon Mak, a Toronto game maker who’s EverydayShooter builds on the Japanese underground abstract shooters — it features his sweet indie rock guitar strumming against a throbbing colourfield that makes you feel more like you’re collaborating rather than conquering. He deservedly nabbed several awards at the 2007 IGF.
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This is very cool. (Yes, I’m wandering around the site again.) I have a bunch of Emily’s tutorials bookmarked — my project for NEXT year, after I’ve done a year of my website, is to learn IF and try my hand at it.
Ha! IFComp, the annual competition with a deadline in September, is a great way to structure that.