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* Reviews (in Italian) [http://oldgamesitalia.net/articoli/recensiamo-spring-thing-parte-1] [http://oldgamesitalia.net/articoli/recensiamo-spring-thing-parte-2] at oldgamesitalia.net. | * Reviews (in Italian) [http://oldgamesitalia.net/articoli/recensiamo-spring-thing-parte-1] [http://oldgamesitalia.net/articoli/recensiamo-spring-thing-parte-2] at oldgamesitalia.net. | ||
* [https://heterogenoustasks.wordpress.com/tag/spring-thing-2016/ Reviews] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]. | * [https://heterogenoustasks.wordpress.com/tag/spring-thing-2016/ Reviews] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]. | ||
* Reviews by Brendan Caldwell: [https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/30/free-loaders-theres-a-storm-coming/ Sisters of Claro Largo], [https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/05/07/best-free-games-of-the-week-18/ Tangaroa Deep] | * Reviews by Brendan Caldwell at ''Rock, Paper, Shotgun'': [https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/30/free-loaders-theres-a-storm-coming/ Sisters of Claro Largo], [https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/05/07/best-free-games-of-the-week-18/ Tangaroa Deep] | ||
* [http://importantastrolab.blogspot.com/search/label/spring%20thing%202016 Reviews] by [[Wade Clarke]]. | * [http://importantastrolab.blogspot.com/search/label/spring%20thing%202016 Reviews] by [[Wade Clarke]]. | ||
* [https://ricordius.wordpress.com/tag/spring-thing-2016/ Reviews] by [[Christopher Huang]]. | * [https://ricordius.wordpress.com/tag/spring-thing-2016/ Reviews] by [[Christopher Huang]]. | ||
* [http://www.versificator.net/blog/?p=4 Writeups] by [[Robin Douglas Johnson]]. | |||
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=Spring+Thing+2016 Reviews] by [[Emily Short]]. | * [http://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=Spring+Thing+2016 Reviews] by [[Emily Short]]. | ||
* [http://interactive-friction.blogspot.com Reviews] by [[snowblood]]. | * [http://interactive-friction.blogspot.com Reviews] by [[snowblood]]. | ||
* [https://verityvirtue.wordpress.com/tag/spring-thing-2016/ Reviews] by [[verityvirtue]]. | * [https://verityvirtue.wordpress.com/tag/spring-thing-2016/ Reviews] by [[verityvirtue]]. | ||
* [http://astrobolism.tumblr.com/tagged/spring-thing Reviews] by [[Caleb Wilson]]. | * [http://astrobolism.tumblr.com/tagged/spring-thing Reviews] by [[Caleb Wilson]]. | ||
===Author Commentary=== | |||
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=20007 Three-Card Trick postmortem] by [Chandler Groover]. | |||
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Revision as of 02:47, 10 May 2016
The fourteenth Spring Thing was organized by Aaron A. Reed.
Dates
- March 8, 2016: Deadline for authors' intents to enter.
- April 1, 2016: Deadline for games to be submitted.
- April 6, 2016: Entries released.
- May 7, 2016: Ribbon nomination deadline.
- May 8, 2016: Results announced.
Entries
Seventeen games were released on April 6, 2016: ten in the Main Festival, and seven in the Back Garden.
Main Festival
Recipient of the Audience Choice ribbon:
- Tangaroa Deep (Astrid Dalmady; Twine).
Recipient of the Alumni's Choice ribbon:
- The Xylophoniad (Robin Johnson; HTML/Javascript).
Other entries (in alphabetical order):
- Evita Sempai (Florencia Rumpel Rodriguez a.k.a Rumpelcita; Twine).
- Harmonic Time-Bind Ritual Symphony (Ben Kidwell and Maevele Straw; Z-code).
- Ms. Lojka (Jordan Magnuson; Twine).
- Rough Draft (Erica Kleinman; Ren'Py).
- Shipwrecked (Andrew G. Schneider; Twine).
- Sisters of Claro Largo (David T. Marchand; Twine).
- Superhero Stress (Michael Yadvish; Twine).
- Three-Card Trick (Chandler Groover; Glulx).
Back Garden
- Dead Man's Hill (Arno von Borries; Glulx).
- Dr. Sourpuss Is Not A Choice-Based Game (P.B. Parjeter; Twine).
- Famous Baby (N.C. Kerklaan; Twine).
- Foo Foo (Buster Hudson; Glulx).
- Fourdiopolis (Andrew Schultz; Glulx).
- Nocked! True Tales of Robin Hood (Andrew G. Schneider; Twine).
- Standoff (Matthew R.F. Balousek; PDF).
Links
- Spring Thing Festival of Interactive Fiction - The official Spring Thing 2016 site.
- IF forum threads:
- The 2016 Spring Thing Festival is now open! - April 6, 2016.
- Spring Thing '16 Results! - May 8, 2016.
Reviews
- Reviews at IFDB.
- Reviews (in Italian) [1] [2] at oldgamesitalia.net.
- Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Reviews by Brendan Caldwell at Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Sisters of Claro Largo, Tangaroa Deep
- Reviews by Wade Clarke.
- Reviews by Christopher Huang.
- Writeups by Robin Douglas Johnson.
- Reviews by Emily Short.
- Reviews by snowblood.
- Reviews by verityvirtue.
- Reviews by Caleb Wilson.
Author Commentary
- Three-Card Trick postmortem by [Chandler Groover].