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Review: Phantom Williams’ 500 Apocalypses

500 Apocalypses by Phantom Williams 2016 Hypertext 500 Apocalypses is a fictional ‘memorial garden’ containing short entries about different worlds’ apocalypses. It’s a hypertext database, which can either be explored linearly or through using the hyperlinks to jump around the entries. No entry is entirely like another. Some are atmospheric…

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Opening Up Digital Fiction Writing Competition 2.0

Cymraeg >> Deadline for submissions: 15 Feb 2018 Announcement of winners: 31 July 2018 Submit Entries Here Entries accepted in English and Welsh. Wonderbox Publishing, in conjunction with Bangor University (Wales), is sponsoring the second annual competition to discover the best “popular” digital fiction: digital fiction that appeals to mainstream…

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Review: Andy Kelly’s Derelict

Derelict by Andy Kelly 2017 Hypertext / Twine Game Derelict was written by Andy Kelly, @ultrabrilliant on Twitter, writer for PC Gamer, and contributor to Edge and The Guardian, amongst other places. It’s a short — I played in less than an hour — interactive horror science fiction story. Like…

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Review: Peter J. Favaro’s Alter Ego

Alter Ego by Peter J. Favaro, Ph.D. 1986 Text Adventure Game / Multiple Choice Game (ChoiceScript) There are many reasons to play video games. Enjoyment is often a key factor (despite that friend who’s known to chuck their X-BOX controller into a wall); they also provide a valuable sense of…

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Review: Zoe Quinn’s Depression Quest

Depression Quest by Zoe Quinn 2013 Hypertext / Twine Game Steam / Play for Free I know, the title doesn’t scream ‘thrilling-thing-you-want-to-do’ but bear with me for a second. Depression Quest is an interactive Twine game with collaborators Patrick Lindsey and Issac Schankler. You play as someone living with depression…

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