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“Practice Mode”

By Carolyn VanEseltine • October 2, 2015 Choice-Based, Games

After four years away, my friend Allen Holt returned to his webcomic Overthinking.It with a sequence about anxiety and the unhelpful things we tell ourselves. The first in the sequence is Beast #1.

The Beasts looked painfully familiar to me, and I wanted to recognize that fellow-feeling in … Keep reading →

“What Are Little Girls Made Of?”

By Carolyn VanEseltine • October 3, 2014 Choice-Based, Game Jams & Speed IF, Interactive Fiction

“What Are Little Girls Made Of?” was written in three hours for Ectocomp 2012, the annual Halloween SpeedIF competition, where it received 2nd place. It’s a short, dark, and disturbing game that latches onto a couple childhood fears and never lets go.

When I first released this game, it … Keep reading →