Carly A. Kocurek, PhD - Games, Scholarship, Media

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Tag : interactive fiction

Belatedly Introducing Choice: Texas

Belatedly Introducing Choice: Texas

A few weeks ago, Allyson Whipple and I launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds for the completion of an interactive fiction game we’ve been working on called Choice: Texas.… Read the rest

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What I’ve Been Playing: Depression Quest

What I’ve Been Playing: Depression Quest

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction title that is more or less exactly what its title implies, which is to say, it’s a game about depression.

Specifically, it is an interactive fiction-style game in a “choose-your-own-adventure” style.… Read the rest

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What I’ve Been Playing: Lost Pig & Cabinet Noir

What I’ve Been Playing: Lost Pig & Cabinet Noir

This past week, in my “Critical Analysis of Video Games” class, my students and I played Adventure and discussed the game and interactive fiction more generally. Most of my students admitted finding Adventure a frustrating game, and one summed up the problem as “Guess the Verb.”… Read the rest

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