placeholder

The joy of text – the fall and rise of interactive fiction

The annual Interactive Fiction awards are taking place right now, showcasing the very best new works. By Leigh Alexander

Click to view the original at theguardian.com

Hasnain says:

"This degree of accessibility means that in many ways, text-based games lead among other kinds of computer games in terms of creative democracy, sophisticated subject matter, and even political themes – while plenty of the competition games are traditional or humorous, modern text games bring new perspectives to bear from creators who might have been restricted from access to the traditional, privileged computer-education background, whose tone still dominates mainstream gaming."

Posted on 2014-10-24T18:01:14+0000