This is the second in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.
I said this lesson would be about objects, but we’re actually … Keep reading
I’m working on a commercial game in Unity 4. But before I write the first line of C# or import my first sprites, I’m building prototypes in Twine.
Twine, for the uninitiated, is a tool for making hypertext games in the form of webpages. This has been done before, … Keep reading
This is the first in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.
Inform 7 is available for Mac OS, Windows, and Linux … Keep reading
The fastest path from zero to game, using the Inform 7 engine.
1. Setting up Inform 7; how to make and connect rooms
2. How to make objects, both hidden and visible
3. How to make doors and keys; a quick look at text … Keep reading
Sunrise.
Games are not required to use this theme, but doing so will qualify the game for the Use of Theme awards. If you use the theme in a way that will not be immediately obvious to players, then consider putting an explanation in an ABOUT section for the judges’ … Keep reading
ParserComp 2015 is a … Keep reading
The first time I participated in a game jam was the 2012 Global Game Jam, and I impressed Courtney Stanton. She asked me afterward:
“How were you planning to finish that in a weekend? If you had a month, maybe… but 48 hours?”
Once I got over being … Keep reading
It’s 10:10 AM, and I just brewed a second cup of coffee, even though I usually limit myself to one. I need the second cup because I didn’t get enough sleep last night and I’m trying to learn how Unity converts between world space and screen space.
I have … Keep reading
“With Those We Love Alive”, a new Twine work by Porpentine, does something I’ve never seen before.
It does this.
i just played ‘with those we love alive’ by @aliendovecote and strongly recommend you do the same pic.twitter.com/zCmJUDGubM
— [nobunaga voice] (@baphomeme) October 18, 2014
On Friday night, I posted about GamerGate, and my traffic spiked through the roof. Most of the traffic came from over 7,500 people who wanted to read that post. Thanks to Google Analytics, this gave me a reasonable geographic estimate of who
a) has some level of interest in … Keep reading
