Posts From 2016

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January 2016
(2016-01-07) IGF nominees: my comments

2 comments (latest 2021-02-12)

gdc, narrative, interactive fiction, igf, if, structure
(2016-01-24) Hadean Lands sale at IndieGameStand

4 comments (latest 2 days later)

interactive fiction, hadean lands, sale, critical hit, if
(2016-01-26) Introducing Lectrote, an interpreter

8 comments (latest 10-27)

glulx, hadean lands, software, interactive fiction, if, quixe, interpreters
February 2016
(2016-02-12) Meanwhile for Apple TV coming soon

zarfplan, apple tv, zarf, meanwhile, interactive fiction, if
(2016-02-17) The Space Under the Window on sub-Q

zarf, interactive fiction, old-school, if, sutwin, sub-q
(2016-02-28) Lectrote now autosaves; Hadean Lands is that much closer to Steam

1 comment (2019-04-27)

glulx, hadean lands, lectrote, software, interactive fiction, if, interpreters
(2016-02-28) Meanwhile for Apple TV!

zarfplan, apple tv, zarf, meanwhile, interactive fiction, if
March 2016
(2016-03-05) Firewatch: afterthoughts

2 comments (latest 3 hours later)

changes in the weather, interactive fiction, firewatch, campo santo, if
(2016-03-24) Notes from GDC

gdc, interactive fiction, networking, if, obduction, conferences
April 2016
(2016-04-12) More progress towards Hadean Lands on Steam

glulx, hadean lands, lectrote, software, interactive fiction, steam, if, interpreters
(2016-04-17) IF awards and how we think about them

10 comments (latest 04-30)

ifcomp, awards, spag, interactive fiction, xyzzy, if, hugos
(2016-04-21) The irritating case of Hadean Lands pricing on Steam

17 comments (latest 05-03)

humble, itch, hadean lands, interactive fiction, steam, ios, if, pricing
June 2016
(2016-06-01) Hadean Lands: update available on Humble and Itch

7 comments (latest 3 days later)

humble, itch, hadean lands, lectrote, interactive fiction, steam, if
(2016-06-17) Bring Out Your Dead: Flashpaper

itch, zarfplan, zarf, emily short, interactive fiction, flashpaper, jams, if
(2016-06-20) Hadean Lands is now up on Steam

6 comments (latest 1 day later)

hadean lands, zarfplan, zarf, lectrote, interactive fiction, steam, if
(2016-06-28) So I bought a Steam Machine. How did that go?

4 comments (latest 1 day later)

consoles, steam, valve, windows
(2016-06-30) The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation: a new nonprofit

nonprofit, zarf, jmac, flourish klink, twine, interactive fiction, chris klimas, carolyn vaneseltine, if, iftf
July 2016
(2016-07-06) Hadean Lands, two weeks in

4 comments (latest 08-21)

hadean lands, zarfplan, zarf, lectrote, interactive fiction, steam, if
(2016-07-17) Soma: meanderings by a wuss

2 comments (latest 1 day later)

horror, puzzles, soma, identity, black goo, interactive fiction, frictional games, if
(2016-07-21) SFWA eligibility for game writers

1 comment (5 days later)

interactive fiction, sfwa, professional validation for the win, if
(2016-07-27) Point-of-view in The Witness: design ruminations

1 comment (08-12)

puzzles, islands, braid, point of view, interactive fiction, super mario bros, if, adventures, myst, the witness, jon blow
August 2016
(2016-08-07) Mysterium news roundup

4 comments (latest 10 hours later)

starry expanse, mysterium, cyan, obduction, myst
(2016-08-13) Very quick takes on recent games

1 comment (2 days later)

lifeless planet, submerged, eyes of ara, path to thalamus, everyone's gone to the rapture, walking simulators, interactive fiction, eidolon, if, californium
September 2016
(2016-09-07) Dropbox dropping support for playable HTML

4 comments (latest 5 days later)

dropbox, twine, interactive fiction, mastaba snoopy, if, mime types
(2016-09-08) My Obduction nonreview

1 comment (09-28)

puzzles, interactive fiction, cyan, if, obduction, adventures, myst, the witness, riven
October 2016
(2016-10-03) More very quick takes on recent games

2 comments (latest 2021-12-29)

ilamentia, the ball, the guest, metrico, walking simulators, interactive fiction, naissancee, rise of the tomb raider, if, the vanishing of ethan carter
(2016-10-16) Alchemy game notes, circa 2003

interactive fiction, hadean lands, zarfplan, historical trivia, if
November 2016
(2016-11-06) Even more very quick takes on recent games

apartment 666, abzu, haven moon, pavilion, interactive fiction, subject 13, hue, if
(2016-11-23) Hadean Lands on sale this week!

2 comments (latest 3 hours later)

itch, hadean lands, zarfplan, interactive fiction, steam, ios, if, humble store, sales
December 2016
(2016-12-07) Quern: Undying Thoughts: design ruminations

puzzles, quern undying thoughts, islands, donkey puzzle, interactive fiction, if, obduction, adventures, game design, myst