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flac · 3124 days ago · link · · parent · post: The 2016 iteration of the worst first sentences prize

Tangentially, anyone who doesn't know who Adam Cadre is should really play through some of his interactive fiction. Along with people like Emily Short and Andrew Plotkin, he has had one of the biggest impacts on where the field is right now, and what people are trying to accomplish with modern IF. A good starting point would be Photopia, which is just a beautiful piece.

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user-inactivated · 3124 days ago · link ·

Wait this is amazing. I died in two commands? But now there's a new story.

EDIT: actually what the hell is going on.

+discuss