IFComp 2015

Competition Schedule

As per the "about the Competition" webpage:

• July 1: The web site is open for authors to declare their intents.
• September 1: Deadline for submission of intents.
• September 28: Deadline for entries.
• October 1: Entries released to the public.
• November 15: Voting deadline.

Deadlines are at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on the dates listed above.

2015 IF Comp Results

55 games were released on October 1, 2015. Results were announced on November 16, 2015:

1. Brain Guzzlers from Beyond! (Steph Cherrywell; Glulx).
2. Map (Ade; Glulx).
3. Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover; Glulx).
4. Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy; Twine).
5. Cape (Bruno Dias; Raconteur).
6. Sub Rosa (Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy; Glulx).
7. Scarlet Sails (Felicity Banks; ChoiceScript).
8. Untold Riches (Jason Ermer; Glulx).
9. Final Exam (Jack Whitham; Z-code).
10. Ether (Mathbrush; Glulx).
11. Arcane Intern (Unpaid) (Astrid Dalmady; Twine).
12. Darkiss - Chapter 1: the Awakening (Marco Vallarino; Z-code).
13. Life On Mars? (Hugo Labrande; Z-code).
14. Nowhere Near Single (kaleidofish; Twine).
15. Koustrea's Contentment (Jeremy Pflasterer; TADS).
16. Onaar (Robert DeFord; Alan).
17. The Sueño (Marshal Tenner Winter; Glulx).
18. Summit (Phantom Williams; Twine).
19. The Baker of Shireton (Hanon Ondricek; Glulx).
20. Gotomomi (Arno von Borries; Glulx).
21. TOMBs of Reschette (Richard Goodness; Twine), tied with
    Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box (Arthur DiBianca; Z-code).
23. Kane County (Michael Sterling, Tia Orisney; Web browser).
24. The Problems Compound (Andrew Schultz; Glulx).
25. Switcheroo (The Marino Family; Undum).
26. Duel (piato; Twine), tied with
    Crossroads (Cat Manning; Twine).
28. Unbeknown (Alan DeNiro; Twine).
29. SPY INTRIGUE (furkle; Twine).
30. Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory (Katherine Morayati; Glulx).
31. I Think The Waves Are Watching Me (Bob McCabe; Web browser).
32. 5 Minutes to Burn Something! (Alex Butterfield; Z-code).
33. To Burn in Memory (Orihaus; Web browser).
34. Forever Meow (Moe Zilla; Web browser).
35. Capsule II - The 11th Sandman (PaperBlurt; Twine).
36. Second Story (Fred Snyder; Gamefic).
37. The Insect Massacre (Tom Delanoy; Twine).
38. In The Friend Zone (Brendan Vance; Web browser).
39. Seeking Ataraxia (Glass Rat Media; Twine).
40. GROWBOTICS (Cha Holland; Twine).
41. A Figure Met in a Shaded Wood (Michael Thomet; Twine).
42. The King and the Crown (Wes Lesley; Z-code).
43. The Speaker (Norbez; Twine), tied with
    Pilgrimage (Víctor Ojuel; Glulx).
45. Pit of the Condemned (Matthew Holland; Z-code).
46. Taghairm (Chandler Groover; Twine).
47. Cat Scratch (Allyn (Yilling) Chen, Hannah Turner, Laura Weber, Shirley Park; Unity).
48. Much Love, BJP (Megan Stevens; Twine), tied with
    Questor's Quest (Mark Stahl; Web browser).
50. Grimm's Godfather (WaffleShuai; Ren'Py).
51. Recorded (Nick Junius; Glulx).
52. The Man Who Killed Time (Claudia Doppioslash; Inklewriter).
53. The War of the Willows (Adam Bredenberg; Python).

Withdrawn:

• Emily is Away (Kyle Seeley; Web browser).
• Paradise (Devine Lu Linvega; Web browser).

2015 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover; Glulx).
2. Sub Rosa (Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy; Glulx).
3. Summit (Phantom Williams; Twine).

Links

• IF Comp website.
  • Emily is Away is Withdrawn
  • Paradise is Withdrawn
• IF Comp 2015 Game Discussion - at the Interactive Fiction Community Forum.

Reviews

See also: "IF Comp 2015 Reviews" thread at intfiction.org.

• Reviews - at IFDB.
• Reviews - at Jay is Games.
• IF Comp 2015 review collective.
• Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Reviews by Chelsea.
• Reviews by Wade Clarke.
• Reviews by Ben Dixon.
• Reviews by Jason Dyer.
• Reviews by Doug Egan.
• Reviews by Elizabeth.
• Reviews by FutureLibrarian.
• Reviews by Molly G.
• Reviews by Joseph Geipel.
• Video reviews by GlassRat.
• Review by Matt Goh.
• Reviews (in Italian) by Gwenelan.
• Reviews by Herr M. and Mr Creosote.
• Reviews by Hipolito.
• Reviews by Christopher Huang.
• Reviews by E. Joyce (The Xenographer).
• Reviews by Kivie.
• Reviews by Konstantinos.
• Reviews by Paul Lee.
• Reviews by Juhana Leinonen.
• Reviews by Linus.
• Reviews by Michael Martin.
• Reviews by mindbling.
• Reviews by Gabriel Murray.
• Reviews by Paul O'Brian.
• Reviews by PaulS.
• Reviews by Michael Wayne Phipps Jr. (Jizaboz).
• Reviews by Jenni Polodna.
• Reviews by Emily Short.
• Reviews by Emanuil Tomov.
• Reviews by verityvirtue.
• Reviews by Jake Wildstrom.
• Opinions by Alexander Yakovlev.
• Reviews by Reiko Yukawa.

Author Commentary

• Post-mortem discussion from the IF room at Euphoria.

• Ade on Map.
• Felicity Banks on Scarlet Sails.
• Steph Cherrywell on Brain Guzzlers From Beyond!.
• Astrid Dalmady on Arcane Intern (Unpaid).
• Alan DeNiro on Unbeknown.
• Bruno Dias on Cape.
• GlassRat on Seeking Ataraxia.
• Chandler Groover on Taghairm and Midnight. Swordfight..
• An interview with Chandler Groover about Taghairm.
• Brendan Patrick Hennessey on Birdland.
• Cha Holland on Growbotics.
• Joey Jones on Sub Rosa:
  • 1 - Plans & Work Flow.
  • 2 - Puzzles.
  • 3 - The Puzzles That Didn't Make The Grade.
  • 4 - Setting.
  • 5 - Missed Opportunities / Wrapup.
• Cat Manning on Crossroads.
• Mathbrush on Ether.
• Katherine Morayati on Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory.
• Victor Ojuel on Pilgrimage.
• Tia Orisney on Kane County.
• Jeremy Pflasterer on Koustrea's Contentment.
• piato on Duel.
• Andrew Schultz on The Problems Compound:
  • Part 1.
  • A pop quiz on testing.
  • Part 2: testing.
  • Part 3: what was it about?.
• Arno von Borries on Gotomomi.