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Graham Nelson Quotes

The ‘interactive fiction’ format hasn’t changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn’t since 1700 Picture Quote #1

For a fortnight nobody at all emailed me, or posted a follow-up. Doesn’t anyone care, I thought? It turned out my newsreader was broken, and hadn’t posted at all Picture Quote #1

The ‘interactive fiction’ format hasn’t changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn’t since 1700 Picture Quote #1

Then in my early teens, when the home computer bubble was blowing, I had one of the first, an Acorn Atom, and used to write primitive adventures on that Picture Quote #1

This means keeping many trails open at once, inevitably requiring a fairly ‘parallel’ plot. This plot should be discovered rather than announced, so show, don’t tell Picture Quote #1

What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this Picture Quote #1

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If you’re setting a game during the Cuban Missile Crisis, look through a library. Find out what people were wearing, what other issues were in the news, how houses were furnished, what cars were being driven. Especially include things which now seem foreign Picture Quote #1

A deliberate choice on my part was for the player to continue to find new possibilities in the early Attic rooms far into the game. I think this builds atmosphere, though it means there’s no neat division of the prologue from the middle game Picture Quote #1

What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back - tracking, though some actually enjoy this Picture Quote #1

This means keeping many trails open at once, inevitably requiring a fairly ‘parallel’ plot. This plot should be discovered rather than announced, so show, don’t tell Picture Quote #1

Then in my early teens, when the home computer bubble was blowing, I had one of the first, an Acorn Atom, and used to write primitive adventures on that Picture Quote #1

Players very widely disagree with me about what’s hard and what’s easy. and in a way, ‘I won, but it was a fight’ is the best compliment a game can receive Picture Quote #1

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If pushed, though, I’d say that the next stage will be reached when it it’s no longer true that about 75% of the best games were written in 1980’s on the way to that Picture Quote #1

I’m rather pleased with the new manuals. I see Inform now as a gauche young adult, having got past the stage of growing out of his shoes every few months Picture Quote #1

I don’t really believe in ‘directions’ in art; the rope twists as you follow it, that’s all Picture Quote #1

For a fortnight nobody at all emailed me, or posted a follow-up. Doesn’t anyone care, I thought? It turned out my newsreader was broken, and hadn’t posted at all Picture Quote #1

By the new year of 1994, it had grown up into Inform 4 and could produce games twice as large Picture Quote #1

At the end of April I archived ‘Curses’ and Inform, and announced them on the newsgroups Picture Quote #1

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I like to employ a form of repetition, in which the same elements recur but in different and unexpected ways. Rather than being discarded as soon as they are understood or passed over Picture Quote #1

Writing a really general parser is a major but different undertaking, by far the hardest points being sensitivity to context and resolution of ambiguity Picture Quote #1

I try to make puzzles range all the way from easy to hard, and to leave many open at once Picture Quote #1

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The ‘interactive fiction’ format hasn’t changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn’t since 1700 (Graham Nelson Quotes) For a fortnight nobody at all emailed me, or posted a follow-up. Doesn’t anyone care, I thought? It turned out my newsreader was broken, and hadn’t posted at all. (Graham Nelson Quotes) The ‘interactive fiction’ format hasn’t changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn’t since 1700. (Graham Nelson Quotes) Then in my early teens, when the home computer bubble was blowing, I had one of the first, an Acorn Atom, and used to write primitive adventures on that. (Graham Nelson Quotes) This means keeping many trails open at once, inevitably requiring a fairly ‘parallel’ plot. This plot should be discovered rather than announced, so show, don’t tell. (Graham Nelson Quotes) What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this (Graham Nelson Quotes) If you’re setting a game during the Cuban Missile Crisis, look through a library. Find out what people were wearing, what other issues were in the news, how houses were furnished, what cars were being driven. Especially include things which now seem foreign (Graham Nelson Quotes) A deliberate choice on my part was for the player to continue to find new possibilities in the early Attic rooms far into the game. I think this builds atmosphere, though it means there’s no neat division of the prologue from the middle game (Graham Nelson Quotes) What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back - tracking, though some actually enjoy this (Graham Nelson Quotes) This means keeping many trails open at once, inevitably requiring a fairly ‘parallel’ plot. This plot should be discovered rather than announced, so show, don’t tell (Graham Nelson Quotes) Then in my early teens, when the home computer bubble was blowing, I had one of the first, an Acorn Atom, and used to write primitive adventures on that (Graham Nelson Quotes) Players very widely disagree with me about what’s hard and what’s easy. and in a way, ‘I won, but it was a fight’ is the best compliment a game can receive (Graham Nelson Quotes) If pushed, though, I’d say that the next stage will be reached when it it’s no longer true that about 75% of the best games were written in 1980’s on the way to that (Graham Nelson Quotes) I’m rather pleased with the new manuals. I see Inform now as a gauche young adult, having got past the stage of growing out of his shoes every few months (Graham Nelson Quotes) I don’t really believe in ‘directions’ in art; the rope twists as you follow it, that’s all (Graham Nelson Quotes) For a fortnight nobody at all emailed me, or posted a follow-up. Doesn’t anyone care, I thought? It turned out my newsreader was broken, and hadn’t posted at all (Graham Nelson Quotes) By the new year of 1994, it had grown up into Inform 4 and could produce games twice as large (Graham Nelson Quotes) At the end of April I archived ‘Curses’ and Inform, and announced them on the newsgroups (Graham Nelson Quotes) I like to employ a form of repetition, in which the same elements recur but in different and unexpected ways. Rather than being discarded as soon as they are understood or passed over (Graham Nelson Quotes) Writing a really general parser is a major but different undertaking, by far the hardest points being sensitivity to context and resolution of ambiguity (Graham Nelson Quotes) I try to make puzzles range all the way from easy to hard, and to leave many open at once (Graham Nelson Quotes)