1337

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1337: A Game Novel
Screenshot illustrating 1337's gameplay.
Author(s) Mark Fullmer
Publisher(s) Real1st Games
Release date(s) 2010
Authoring system HTML/PHP/SQL/FBML
Platform(s) Facebook App
Language(s) English
License(s) Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects B&W
Graphics Noir Comic
Sound/Music mp3
Ratings
Cruelty scale Merciful

1337: A Game Novel is an interactive serial novel by Mark Fullmer. It uses Facebook App functionality to integrate a player's personal information into the storyline and employs RSS feeds to dynamically incorporate current events.

How It Begins

An elite group of ubernerd gamers are beta-testing an MMORPG called 1337. As the gamers ascend levels, they begin to realize that the game is much more than just a videogame and they are faced with the challenge of winning their lives back.

Notable Features

  • Names of characters and other details are dynamically generated from readers' Facebook profiles.
  • Story navigation mimics a choose your own adventure. Each of the novel's 300 pages prompts readers to select an option or supply their own. Choices shape minor descriptions and plot elements.
  • Players' statistics are based on Jungian archetypes and traditional RPG character attributes (such as intro/extravert and lawful/chaotic).
  • The game extends beyond the program in the manner of an alternate reality game. This includes faux internet sites, scholarship on videogaming, news articles, and other online games.

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Facebook release

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