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Twine: sonam
James Shasha’s sonam does not give you the illusion of choice. Riding fast from the fury of an oncoming store, your photobike is on as linear a path as the story that you are presented. Perhaps story is too strong a word — experimental poem comes to mind before story, though glimmers of plot are […]
News: Eczema Angel Orifice Comes to itch.io
Porpentine has released a Twine compilation of 25 works, including some of her award-winning hyper-text fiction, on itch.io as well as Steam Greenlight. Eczema Angel Orifice features an all new launcher, updated versions of several of the works as well as some new soundtracks by Porpentine collaborator Brenda Neotenomie. Some of the games featured in […]
Twine: Space Adventure Laika
Space Adventure Laika is the story of a little dog that’s going to die. You probably know that going in. It’s like watching the Titanic. No matter what happens in the interim, something tragic is on the horizon. Lives will be lost. Tears will be shed. But Laika isn’t about a human tragedy. You might already be […]
The Yearbook Office Commission’s Twine Game
The Yearbook Office, a website about “writings on staying alive” is looking for a Twine writer for a paying gig. According to Alice Lee, who runs the Yearbook Office site, she is looking for a Twine writer who is looking to be commissioned for a short (paid) Twine game. For an upcoming event on the […]
IF Comp 2014 Entries
Started in 1995, the IF Comp is a competition to talk about some of the best games in interactive fiction. As their site says, “the definition of IF has evolved in the years since then,” and includes a variety of games from traditional parser IF to newer Twine entries. There are several ways to contribute […]
Twine: Quing’s Quest VII: The Death of Videogames!
Amidst all the sexist hubbub of the past month, many game developers have taken to…well, making games to address the situation. Go figure. Deirdre “Squinky” Kiai (the developer responsible for Dominique Pamplemousse) is among these devs, and released Quing’s Quest for Ruin Jam 2014. Ruin Jam sprung up in response to #GamerGate (among other things) and has […]
Twine: Everything you swallow will one day come up like a stone
This game will be available for 24 hours and then I am deleting it forever. What you do with it, whether you distribute, share or cover it, is up to you. Suicide is a social problem. Suicide is a social failure. This game will live through social means only. This game will not be around […]
Interview: Richard Goodness of Fear of Twine
Richard Goodness is a Twine author and is currently curating a large exhibition of Twine games known as Fear of Twine. I recently had a chance to sit down and talk with Goodness about Fear of Twine, only exhibitions, and Twine-as-art. Storycade [SC]: What is Fear of Twine? Richard Goodness {GS]: Fear of Twine is an exhibition of 16 […]
War, Pestilence, Famine, Death, and Twine
There’s something unusual about the announcement of this year’s XYZZY Awards finalists. For the first time since since Inform 7 was released in 2006, most of the XYZZY Awards finalists were not created with it. In fact, this is the first time in the entire seventeen-year history of the XYZZY Awards that the plurality of […]
Twine: 20 Strokes
Julius Olofsson is a technically talented Twine developer. i first became aware of his work during Ludum Dare, where he crafted a very unique Twine game called Alone/Awake. 20 Strokes is an interesting creature. At first blush, it’s a game about swimming. The reader clicks the text to stroke. 20 strokes to reach the end of […]