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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: 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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Review: Hana Feels by Gavin Inglis

Hana Feels by Gavin Inglis Interactive story / Twine game 2015 I’m always anxious about reading fiction about depression. There’s a tendency towards romanticising mental illness – or at least the ‘pretty’ side of mental illness – that rubs me the wrong way. Fortunately, Hana Feels might be about depression,…

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Review: The Domovoi by Kevin Snow

The Domovoi by Kevin Snow Twine game / Hypertext 2014 The Domovoi is one of two games created by Kevin Snow and available on his Bravemule website, with a third being created and funded by Kickstarter. The Domovoi draws its inspiration from a mythical creature of Slavic origins. Whilst at…

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