
Drew Cook (and sometimes cohost Callie Smith) discusses narrative games past and present with a humanities and craft writing emphasis.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | Video GamesLeisure | ||||

Callie and Drew discuss Emily Short's Bee, one of their favorite IF works.
Drew's detailed text-only playthrough of Bee with commentary
Episode Transcript
A long-form reflection on game design and parser craft theory continues with a discussion of Inform Design Manual 4's version of Graham Nelson's "The Craft of the Adventure." Particular attention is paid to mimesis, challenge, and, as Drew puts it, "... more
Drew returns to discuss a foundational work of game design craft, Graham Nelson's The Craft of the Adventure (1995). This is part of a larger, multipart examination of narrative friction in Brian Moriarty's Trinity (1986).
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After nearly two years, host Drew Cook returns solo! This reboot episode lays out a framework for future discussions of Infocom's Trinity and Nacon's Vampire: The Masquerade--Swansong.
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