From 3140ac00639b50ccced95f67cd77f6dcbfa17bd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Micha=C5=82=20M=2E=20Sapka?= Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:25:18 +0100 Subject: feat: article for 2023-02-21 --- assets/ytcovers/LRhbcDzbGSU.jpg | Bin 0 -> 18956 bytes .../interactive-fiction-in-2023-and-get-lamp.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++ ...bcb36426071f_18956_0x300_resize_q75_h2_box.webp | Bin 0 -> 13922 bytes 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 assets/ytcovers/LRhbcDzbGSU.jpg create mode 100644 content/2023/interactive-fiction-in-2023-and-get-lamp.md create mode 100644 resources/_gen/images/LRhbcDzbGSU_hu8c6f03075df17def82f6bcb36426071f_18956_0x300_resize_q75_h2_box.webp diff --git a/assets/ytcovers/LRhbcDzbGSU.jpg b/assets/ytcovers/LRhbcDzbGSU.jpg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a1ad0267 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/ytcovers/LRhbcDzbGSU.jpg differ diff --git a/content/2023/interactive-fiction-in-2023-and-get-lamp.md b/content/2023/interactive-fiction-in-2023-and-get-lamp.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..33b97c46 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/2023/interactive-fiction-in-2023-and-get-lamp.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +title: "Interactive Fiction in 2023 and Get Lamp" +category: "blog" +abstract: people still make text adventures, and they are great! +date: 2023-02-21T09:21:46+01:00 +year: 2023 +draft: false +tags: +- interactive-fiction +- retro-gaming +- get-lamp +- jason-scott +- counterfeit-monkey +- emily-short +--- +> What the greatest of literature and greatest of art does is resonate back with yourself. And you know, a side-scrolling shooter where you're just endlessly blowing up identical spacecraft is not going to do that. But text adventures give us the possibility that a story could have meaningful consequences both internally and for the reader, the player, in a way that had never been seen before. +> (Get Lamp) + +Gaming has matured, and the above quote may no longer apply. We now see shooters with amazing storylines. But we are also plagued with multiplayer, where T-Bagging is more important than telling a story, so there's also a Doom to your Sam & Max. + +Interactive fiction is not so prevalent today (to the surprise of none), but it is still going strong. You can find hundreds of titles on [IFDB](https://ifdb.org/). + +I can recommend [Counterfeit Monkey](https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=aearuuxv83plclpl), the highest-rated game there. + +> Text is lost because people just expect computer games to have graphics, and if you want to play a game that doesn't have graphics, then you have to give them a very good reason not to. +> (Get Lamp) + +And if you want to get the proper mindset and learn what it was like, there is the amazing "Get Lamp" documentary + +{{}} + + + + diff --git a/resources/_gen/images/LRhbcDzbGSU_hu8c6f03075df17def82f6bcb36426071f_18956_0x300_resize_q75_h2_box.webp b/resources/_gen/images/LRhbcDzbGSU_hu8c6f03075df17def82f6bcb36426071f_18956_0x300_resize_q75_h2_box.webp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a7eb313a Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/_gen/images/LRhbcDzbGSU_hu8c6f03075df17def82f6bcb36426071f_18956_0x300_resize_q75_h2_box.webp differ -- cgit v1.2.3