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{{ifc1st|2006|43}} {{xaw2|2006|Best Setting and Best NPCs}} {{xaf3|2006|Best Game, Best Writing, Best Individual Puzzle}}
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*The work uses a goal directed approach to develop the plot (sometimes by means of reminders/thoughts/notifications). Also the scoring system keeps track of the accomplishment of such goals.
*The work uses a goal directed approach to develop the plot (sometimes by means of reminders/thoughts/notifications). Also the scoring system keeps track of the accomplishment of such goals.
*Implements and reacts to a rich assortment of hundreds of verbs denoting the various types of possible actions. Additionally, as a novice-friendly feature, some verbs have a lot of synonyms: <tt>attack</tt> (at least 14), <tt>take</tt> (at least 16), etc.
*Implements and reacts to a rich assortment of hundreds of verbs denoting the various types of possible actions. Additionally, as a novice-friendly feature, some verbs have a lot of synonyms: <tt>attack</tt> (at least 14), <tt>take</tt> (at least 16), etc.
*During the introduction the digital cover art is displayed.
*During the introduction, the digital cover art is displayed.
*A simulationist approach to model a sort of electrogravitational(?) repulsion.  
*A simulationist approach to model a sort of electrogravitational(?) repulsion.  
*The work has multiple endings that are in connection with the main problem: a moral decision.
*The work has multiple endings that are in connection with the main problem: a moral decision.
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===Competition version===
===Competition version===
* ''Floatpoint'' ([[Emily Short]]; 30-Sep-2006; [[Glulx]]).
* ''Floatpoint'' ([[Emily Short]]; 30-Sep-2006; [[Glulx]]).
** Cover art by [http://www.echo-x.com/ Echo Chernik].
** Alpha-testing and design consultation: [[Dan Shiovitz]].
** Beta-testing by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]], [[Jacqueline A. Lott|Jacqueline Lott]], [[Alexandre Owen Muñiz]], [[Graham Nelson]], [[Andrew Plotkin]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], [[A. Short]], [[J. Robinson Wheeler]] and [[Storme Winfield]].
** Release 1 / Serial number 060930 / Inform 7 build 3Z99 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)
** Release 1 / Serial number 060930 / Inform 7 build 3Z99 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)
** [[IFID]]: FBEB6D71-65AE-4C23-AAFA-299CF6C8310F
** {{babel|ifid=FBEB6D71-65AE-4C23-AAFA-299CF6C8310F|cover=yes}}
** [[IF Comp 2006]]: 1st place of 43 games.
** [[IF Comp 2006]]: 1st place of 43 games.
** {{ifarchive|games/competition2006/glulx/floatpoint/|Floatpoint.zblorb}}.
** [[XYZZY Awards 2006]]: Winner of Best Setting and Best NPCs. Also finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, and Best Individual Puzzle (choosing the present).
*** Note that ''Floatpoint'' is a Glulx game and the story file should be renamed to <tt>Floatpoint.'''g'''blorb</tt> before using. (The file was misnamed when it was uploaded to the IF Comp site, presumably it was due to a bug present in Inform 7 [http://www.inform-fiction.org/I7Downloads/ChangeLog.txt previous to release 4F59].)
** {{ifarchive|games/competition2006/glulx/floatpoint/|Floatpoint.gblorb}}.
*** (Note that the file was misnamed with a <tt>.'''z'''blorb</tt> suffix when it was uploaded to the IF Comp site, presumably due to a bug present in Inform 7 [https://github.com/ganelson/inform/blob/master/notes/release/3-1.md previous to release 4F59].)


==Links==
==Links==
* [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Site/My%20work.html Emily Short's Interactive Fiction: My Work] - Has a listing for ''Floatpoint''.
* {{baf game|Floatpoint|2941}}.
* {{baf game|Floatpoint|2941}}.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floatpoint_(computer_game) Floatpoint (computer game)] at Wikipedia.
* {{ifdb game|Floatpoint|01efmfsk4r79mtks}}.
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag47.html Emily Short, author of "Floatpoint"] - [[SPAG]] #47, January 16, 2007.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floatpoint Floatpoint] at Wikipedia.
* [{{spag|47}} Emily Short, author of "Floatpoint"] - [[SPAG]] #47, January 16, 2007.


===Reviews===
===Reviews===
* {{ifratings game|Floatpoint|3385}}.
* [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2006/11/floatpoint.php Floatpoint] - at [[Jay Is Games]].
* [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2006/11/floatpoint.php Floatpoint] - at [[Jay Is Games]].
* {{IFRO game|Floatpoint|3708}}.
* [http://spac.caad.es/1/spac47.htm#a1 Review] (in Spanish) by [[Baltasar]].
* [http://www.plover.net/~bonds/floatpoint.html Review] by [[Stephen Bond]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/67e4173ff6247644 Review] by [[Richard Bos]].
* [http://openfonttag.blogspot.com/2006/11/interactive-fiction-competition-06.html Review] by [[Matthew Carey]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/2f00a604e782bf56 Review] by [[J. D. Clemens]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/0708dc744fd7b650 Review] by [[Riff Conner]] (Rifflesby).
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/766a5d24e0c61c98 Review] by [[crowheart]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/b95eb38c1ec81b36 Review] by [[Jason Devlin]] (and [[Mike Snyder]]).
* [http://www.bubblycloud.com/ifcomp2006/#fp Review] by [[David Fletcher]].
* [http://goberiko.blogspot.com/2006/11/if-comp-2006-end.html Review] by [[Federico Gobbo]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/98fe841e68c42cd6 Review] by [[James Hall]] (Yuki).
* {{spag review|f|floatpoint}} - by [[D. J. Hastings]].
* [http://nbhorvath.blogspot.com/2006/11/reviews-of-some-if-comp-games-2006.html Review] by [[N. B. Horvath]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/0d1c14a23211314b Review] by [[Joshua Houk]].
* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp06.htm Review] by [[Christopher Huang]] (Miseri).
* [http://grunk.org/comments06.txt Review] by [[Admiral Jota]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/cefa9e0cde9cf798 Review] and [http://sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag47.html Injustice!: an IF Comp 2006 review package / rant] by [[Valentine Kopteltsev]].
* [http://maher.filfre.net/if/comp06.html#floatpoint Review] by [[Jimmy Maher]].
* [http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review06.html Review] by [[Michael Martin]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/0df17a00da48f3e2 IF Comp 2006: General observations] by [[Maureen]].
* [http://the-wabe.com/if-comp-2006/#floatpoint Review] by [[Rob Menke]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/3184b0743b516e55 Review] by [[James Mitchelhill]].
* [http://www.corfizz.com/IFCompReviews.txt Review] by [[Justin Morgan]].
* [http://snowblood.blogspot.com/2006/11/interactive-fiction-competition-2006.html Review] by [[Niz]].
* [http://videogames.suite101.com/article.cfm/if_competition_2006_results Review] by [[Andre Phillips]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/misc/qf_comp06.txt Review] by [[quickfur]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/0dbb5d929c879533 Review] by [[Reiko]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/83ee89c2dab64e54 Review] by [[Ryusui]].
* [http://inky.org/if/comp06.html#floatpoint Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
* [http://www.sidneymerk.com/comp06/float.shtml Review] by [[Mike Snyder]].
* [http://ralphmerridew.livejournal.com/323.html Review] by [[Mark J. Tilford]] (ralphmerridew).
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/bfcd90732833371f Review] by [[Urbatain]]. (Also [http://spac.caad.es/1/spac48.htm#articulos longer version, in Spanish].)
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/2bab2f4d32d11fc7 Review] by [[Marc Valhara]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/misc/jcw_comp06.txt Review] by [[Jerome C. West]].
* [http://ultranine.novahost.org/shadowvault/ifcomp2006.htm Review] by [[David Whyld]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/611139e0ab28ee3e Review] by Anonymous (by request).


===Spoilers===
===Spoilers===
* [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2006/glulx/floatpoint/Walkthrough.txt Walkthrough]. (The corresponding [[User:Cassandra Palop/Floatpoint|errata sheet]] is at the Interactive Fiction Wiki).
* [{{ifarchive link|games/competition2006/glulx/floatpoint/Walkthrough.txt}} Walkthrough]. (The corresponding [[User:Cassandra Palop/Floatpoint|errata sheet]] is at the Interactive Fiction Wiki).
* Some suggestions for [[User:Cassandra Palop/Floatpoint#Amusing_things_to_do_.28at_least_for_me.29|amusing things]] to do. (IFWiki).
* {{spag issue|49}} - Contains a SPAG Specifics analysis by [[Jim Aikin]].
** {{link|deadurl=http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/comments-on-jim-aikins-spag-specifics-article-on-floatpoint/|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916051719/http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/comments-on-jim-aikins-spag-specifics-article-on-floatpoint/|Comments on Jim Aikin’s SPAG Specifics article on Floatpoint}} - [[Emily Short]]'s answer.
* Some suggestions for [[User:Cassandra Palop/Floatpoint#Amusing_things_to_do_.28at_least_to_me.29|amusing things]] to do. (IFWiki).
* A list of unanswered [[User:Cassandra_Palop/Floatpoint#Conundrums|conundrums]]. (IFWiki).
* A list of unanswered [[User:Cassandra_Palop/Floatpoint#Conundrums|conundrums]]. (IFWiki).
* {{ClubFloyd|20090504}}.


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Latest revision as of 23:13, 25 November 2023

Science Fiction
Science
Fiction
Outer space
Outer space
Blue IF comp ribbon.png
IF Comp 2006
1st of 43
Two trophies.png
XYZZY Awards 2006
Best Setting and Best NPCs
Three white ribbons.png
XYZZY Awards 2006
Finalists - Best Game, Best Writing, Best Individual Puzzle
Floatpoint
Floatpoint small cover art.png
Author(s) Emily Short
Publisher(s) n/a
Release date(s) 30-Sep-2006
Authoring system Inform 7
Platform(s) Glulx
Language(s) English
License(s) Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects none
Graphics optional
Sound/Music none
Ratings
Cruelty scale Cruelty to be determined

How It Begins

The work opens with a foreword: You are the recently appointed Earth's ambassador to Aleheart Colony. Since the progress of the ice is threatening the entire planet your mission is to come to an agreement with the local representatives to move all the Aleheart inhabitants back to the Earth.

Next the program asks whether the player has played interactive fiction before.

You are at the lakeshore under Cordia Peak. A narrow track takes you along the side of the glacier to the town. You are carrying a chronometer, a grey undersuit, shoes and socks.

Notable Features

  • Includes a novice mode, as well as a gradual hint system, and commands to refer to the characters/rooms/exits introduced in the work.
  • Occasionally, the time of the day on the status line plays a role in the piece.
  • The work uses a goal directed approach to develop the plot (sometimes by means of reminders/thoughts/notifications). Also the scoring system keeps track of the accomplishment of such goals.
  • Implements and reacts to a rich assortment of hundreds of verbs denoting the various types of possible actions. Additionally, as a novice-friendly feature, some verbs have a lot of synonyms: attack (at least 14), take (at least 16), etc.
  • During the introduction, the digital cover art is displayed.
  • A simulationist approach to model a sort of electrogravitational(?) repulsion.
  • The work has multiple endings that are in connection with the main problem: a moral decision.

Versions

Competition version

Links

Reviews

Spoilers

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