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===April 2011 Game Releases=== | |||
* ''[[Trapped]]'' ([[Kate Barnard]]; 14-Apr; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[A Quest Only For The Noble]]'' ([[Jakob Gleby]]; 12-Apr; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[New Cat]]'' ([[Poster]]; 09-Apr; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[Empty rooms]]'' ([[Kevin Lovegreen]]; 06-Apr; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[Motel California]]'' ([[Doug Schwartz]]; 01-Apr; Z-code). | |||
====Speed-IF Jacket 4==== | |||
* ''[[The Dream-Trap of Zzar]]'' ([[S. John Ross]]; 16-Apr; Z-code 8). | |||
* ''[[The Forests of Lachryma]]'' ([[Roger Carbol]]; 16-Apr; Z-code 5). | |||
* ''[[Light Of My Stomach]]'' ([[David Fletcher]]; 16-Apr; TADS 3). | |||
* ''[[Love, Hate and the Mysterious Ocean Tower]]'' ([[C.E.J. Pacian]]; 16-Apr; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[The man-eating, halitosic gorilla of Brazil]]'' ([[Marius Müller]] as Leaner Gilts, "Strangle" Lei, Gain Tellers and Slat Leering; 16-Apr; Z-code 8). | |||
* ''[[Moondarkling: Elfboon]]'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; 16-Apr; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[Smoochiepoodle and the Bastion of Science]]'' ([[Carolyn VanEseltine]]; 16-Apr; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[Spectrum (by Sandel)|Spectrum]]'' ([[Colin Sandel]]; 16-Apr; Z-code 5). | |||
====Spring Thing 2011==== | |||
* ''[[Bonehead]]'' ([[Sean M. Shore]]; 04-Apr; Glulx). | |||
* ''[[Hallow Eve]]'' ([[Michael Wayne Phipps Jr.]]; 04-Apr; Glulx). | |||
* ''[[The Lost Islands of Alabaz]]'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; 04-Apr; Glulx). | |||
* ''[[The Promise]]'' ([[Sean Huxter]]; 04-Apr; Glulx). | |||
* ''[[Wetlands]]'' ([[Clara Raubertas]]; 04-Apr; Glulx). | |||
===March 2011 Game Releases=== | |||
* ''[[My Girlfriend's An Evil Bitch]]'' ([[Divarin]]; 23-Mar; Glulx). | |||
* ''[[Escape (by JB)|Escape Room]]'' ([[JB]]; 02-Mar; Z-code 5; French). | |||
====PAX East 2011 Speed-IF==== | |||
* ''[[Bored Ladders]]'' (Marius Müller as "Taleslinger"; 12-Mar; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[Brain of the Night Guest]]'' (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine; 12-Mar; Z-code 8). | |||
* ''[[Delusions Again]]'' ([[Duncan Bowsman]]; 12-Mar; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[Digging Time!]]'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler|Rob Wheeler]]; 12-Mar; Z-code 5). | |||
* ''[[Merk (game)|Merk]]'' ([[Jesse McGrew]] and [[Kate Matthews]]; 12-Mar; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[The Right Tool]]'' ([[Christopher Huang]]; 12-Mar; Z-code 5). | |||
* ''[[A Scurvy of Wonders]]'' ([[Rob Dubbin]], [[Courtney Stanton]], and [[Darius Kazemi]]; 12-Mar; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[A Shadow of Helpfulman]]'' ([[Clara Raubertas]]; 12-Mar; Z-code 5). | |||
* ''[[Vault of Hugo II: Electric Boogaloo]]'' ([[Jon Blask]] as "Roody Yogurt"; 12-Mar; Hugo). | |||
===January 2011 Game Releases=== | |||
* ''[[The Green Mountains]]'' ([[Clark Radwin]]; 16-Jan; Glulx). | |||
* ''[[Safe (game)|Safe]]'' ([[Benjamin Wochinski]]; 09-Jan; Glulx). | |||
* ''[[Necron's Keep]]'' ([[Dan Welch]]; 01-Jan; Glulx). | |||
====Even Newer New Year's Speed IF==== | |||
* ''[[Baby Uncle New Year]]'' ([[Jonathan Blask]] as "Roody Yogurt"; 29-Jan; Hugo). | |||
* ''[[The day I hugged Ghandi!]]'' ([[Taleslinger]]; 08-Jan; Z-code). | |||
* ''[[Starborn]]'' ([[Juhana Leinonen]]; 08-Jan; Z-code). | |||
''(See also [[Games Released in 2011]].)'' | |||
==News and Reviews== | |||
===News and Reviews in April 2011=== | |||
* [http://adrift5.blogspot.com/2011/04/adrift-5-goes-beta.html ADRIFT 5.0.16 Beta], the first ADRIFT 5 version available to everyone, was released. | |||
* The [http://spac.caad.es/IMG/pdf/SPAC_11_web-2.pdf eleventh PDF issue] of [[SPAC]] 2.0, the [[Spanish]] IF newsletter, has been published. | |||
===News and Reviews in February 2011=== | |||
* [[IF Theory Reader]] [http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/if-theory-reader/15050861], a new book by [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]] and [[J. Robinson Wheeler]] is published. | |||
* [[Curveship]], a new [[authoring system]] by [[Nick Montfort]], was released. | |||
===News and Reviews in January 2011=== | |||
* [http://blackclock.org/blog/outside/2011/interacting-with-andrew-plotkin/ Interacting with Andrew Plotkin]. [[Andrew Plotkin]] interview by [[Byron Alexander Campbell]] for Black Clock. | |||
* [[XYZZY Awards 2010]] begins its first round of voting. Four new awards have been added, two of them replacing Best Use of Medium. | |||
''(See also: [[News in 2011]], [[Reviews]], [[:Category:Publications|Publications]], [[:Category:Websites|Websites]], [http://ifurls.tumblr.com/ IF URLs], and [http://brasslantern.org/news/ Brass Lantern Game News].)'' | |||
==Competitions & Contest News== | |||
===What's Hot=== | |||
<!-- (No comps are currently in their voting/judging phase.) --> | |||
* [[The Challenge]] (for ADRIFT games). Voting deadline: April 30, 2011, 11:59 PM. Organizer: [[Finn Rosenløv]]. | |||
* [[Grand Prix 2011]]. Voting deadline: May 1, 2011. Organizer: [[Maximilian Kalus]]. | |||
* [[Spring Thing 2011]]. Six games! Voting deadline: Sunday May 15, 2011, 11:59 PM EDT. Organizer: [[Greg Boettcher]]. | |||
===Results of Recent Competitions=== | |||
(Most recent comps are listed first.) | |||
* [[XYZZY Awards 2010]] ([http://xyzzyawards.org/ xyzzyawards.org]) had its awards ceremony on [[ifmud]] on February 26th. A record seven awards including Best Game went to ''[[Aotearoa]]'' ([[Matt Wigdahl]]; Glulx). Congratulations, Matt! | |||
* [[Inventure 2011]]. A mini-competition on inverting / subverting IF puzzles and tropes. No entries were submitted. Organizer: [[Christos Dimitrakakis]]. | |||
* [[Ectocomp 2010]], an [[ADRIFT]] 3-hour comp for Hallowe'en. Winner: ''[[Pete's Punkin Junkinator]]'' ([[DCBSupafly]]). Organizer: [[Jason Guest]]. | |||
* [[16th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition]] a.k.a. [[IF Comp 2010]]. 26 games! Winner: ''[[Aotearoa]]'' ([[Matt Wigdahl]]; Glulx). Organizer: [[Stephen Granade]]. | |||
* [[InsideADRIFT Summer Competition 2010]] (for ADRIFT games). Seven games. Winner: ''[[Aegis]]'' ([[Jacqueline H.]] as "Lumin"). Organizer: [[Ken Franklin]]. | |||
* [[IntroComp 2010]] had nine games! The winner? ''[[Tourist Trap]]'' ([[Iain Merrick]]; Z-code). Organizer: [[Jacqueline A. Lott]]. | |||
* [[2010 Spring Ting]] (for ADRIFT games by non-registered users of ADRIFT). Two games entered. Winner: ''[[Wes Garden’s Halting Nightmare]]'' ([[Jubell]]). Organizer: [[Po. Prune]]. | |||
* [[MetaFilter Interactive Fiction Contest 2010]] released 3 games. Winner: ''[[Time For Tea]]'' ([[kaibutsu]]; Z-code). Organizer: [[Deathalicious]]. | |||
* [[2010 AIF Mini-comp]]. Four games entered. Winner: ''[[Once Upon a Dream]]'' ([[Purple Dragon]]; Glulx). Organizer: [[A. Bomire]]. | |||
* [[@party competition]]. Two games entered. Winner: ''[[Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; Z-code). | |||
* [[CYOA competition]]. For [[CYOA]] games. No games released; competition was abandoned. Organizer: [[Aina Grey]]. | |||
* [[TWIFcomp]]: A competition for tweet-sized interactive fiction (up to 140 characters). Winner: ''[[GT by @|> by @]]'' ([[Aaron A. Reed]]; Z-code). Organizer: [[Jack Welch]]. | |||
* [[Grand Prix 2010]] for short German IF games. Winner: ''[[Ares]]'' ([[Michael Baltes]]; Glulx). Organizer: [[Maximilian Kalus]]. | |||
===Upcoming Competitions=== | |||
Authors should be working on their entries for: | |||
* [[2011 AIF Mini-comp]] for short [[AIF]] games. Submission deadline: Monday, May 16, 2011, 9:00 a.m. CST. | |||
* [[IntroComp 2011]]. Intent deadline: May 31, 2011, 23:59 EST. Submission deadline: June 30, 2011, 23:59 EST. Organizer: [[Jacqueline A. Lott]]. | |||
* [[@party competition 2011]]. Remote entry deadline: June 13, 2011. Onsite entry deadline: June 18, 2011, 12:30 PM. | |||
''(See also: [[:Category:Competitions]] and [[:Category:Minicomp]].)'' | |||
[[Category:Events]] |
Revision as of 12:23, 26 April 2011
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Game Releases
April 2011 Game Releases
- Trapped (Kate Barnard; 14-Apr; Z-code).
- A Quest Only For The Noble (Jakob Gleby; 12-Apr; Z-code).
- New Cat (Poster; 09-Apr; Z-code).
- Empty rooms (Kevin Lovegreen; 06-Apr; Z-code).
- Motel California (Doug Schwartz; 01-Apr; Z-code).
Speed-IF Jacket 4
- The Dream-Trap of Zzar (S. John Ross; 16-Apr; Z-code 8).
- The Forests of Lachryma (Roger Carbol; 16-Apr; Z-code 5).
- Light Of My Stomach (David Fletcher; 16-Apr; TADS 3).
- Love, Hate and the Mysterious Ocean Tower (C.E.J. Pacian; 16-Apr; Z-code).
- The man-eating, halitosic gorilla of Brazil (Marius Müller as Leaner Gilts, "Strangle" Lei, Gain Tellers and Slat Leering; 16-Apr; Z-code 8).
- Moondarkling: Elfboon (Sam Kabo Ashwell; 16-Apr; Z-code).
- Smoochiepoodle and the Bastion of Science (Carolyn VanEseltine; 16-Apr; Z-code).
- Spectrum (Colin Sandel; 16-Apr; Z-code 5).
Spring Thing 2011
- Bonehead (Sean M. Shore; 04-Apr; Glulx).
- Hallow Eve (Michael Wayne Phipps Jr.; 04-Apr; Glulx).
- The Lost Islands of Alabaz (Michael Gentry; 04-Apr; Glulx).
- The Promise (Sean Huxter; 04-Apr; Glulx).
- Wetlands (Clara Raubertas; 04-Apr; Glulx).
March 2011 Game Releases
- My Girlfriend's An Evil Bitch (Divarin; 23-Mar; Glulx).
- Escape Room (JB; 02-Mar; Z-code 5; French).
PAX East 2011 Speed-IF
- Bored Ladders (Marius Müller as "Taleslinger"; 12-Mar; Z-code).
- Brain of the Night Guest (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine; 12-Mar; Z-code 8).
- Delusions Again (Duncan Bowsman; 12-Mar; Z-code).
- Digging Time! (Rob Wheeler; 12-Mar; Z-code 5).
- Merk (Jesse McGrew and Kate Matthews; 12-Mar; Z-code).
- The Right Tool (Christopher Huang; 12-Mar; Z-code 5).
- A Scurvy of Wonders (Rob Dubbin, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi; 12-Mar; Z-code).
- A Shadow of Helpfulman (Clara Raubertas; 12-Mar; Z-code 5).
- Vault of Hugo II: Electric Boogaloo (Jon Blask as "Roody Yogurt"; 12-Mar; Hugo).
January 2011 Game Releases
- The Green Mountains (Clark Radwin; 16-Jan; Glulx).
- Safe (Benjamin Wochinski; 09-Jan; Glulx).
- Necron's Keep (Dan Welch; 01-Jan; Glulx).
Even Newer New Year's Speed IF
- Baby Uncle New Year (Jonathan Blask as "Roody Yogurt"; 29-Jan; Hugo).
- The day I hugged Ghandi! (Taleslinger; 08-Jan; Z-code).
- Starborn (Juhana Leinonen; 08-Jan; Z-code).
(See also Games Released in 2011.)
News and Reviews
News and Reviews in April 2011
- ADRIFT 5.0.16 Beta, the first ADRIFT 5 version available to everyone, was released.
- The eleventh PDF issue of SPAC 2.0, the Spanish IF newsletter, has been published.
News and Reviews in February 2011
- IF Theory Reader [1], a new book by Kevin Jackson-Mead and J. Robinson Wheeler is published.
- Curveship, a new authoring system by Nick Montfort, was released.
News and Reviews in January 2011
- Interacting with Andrew Plotkin. Andrew Plotkin interview by Byron Alexander Campbell for Black Clock.
- XYZZY Awards 2010 begins its first round of voting. Four new awards have been added, two of them replacing Best Use of Medium.
(See also: News in 2011, Reviews, Publications, Websites, IF URLs, and Brass Lantern Game News.)
Competitions & Contest News
What's Hot
- The Challenge (for ADRIFT games). Voting deadline: April 30, 2011, 11:59 PM. Organizer: Finn Rosenløv.
- Grand Prix 2011. Voting deadline: May 1, 2011. Organizer: Maximilian Kalus.
- Spring Thing 2011. Six games! Voting deadline: Sunday May 15, 2011, 11:59 PM EDT. Organizer: Greg Boettcher.
Results of Recent Competitions
(Most recent comps are listed first.)
- XYZZY Awards 2010 (xyzzyawards.org) had its awards ceremony on ifmud on February 26th. A record seven awards including Best Game went to Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx). Congratulations, Matt!
- Inventure 2011. A mini-competition on inverting / subverting IF puzzles and tropes. No entries were submitted. Organizer: Christos Dimitrakakis.
- Ectocomp 2010, an ADRIFT 3-hour comp for Hallowe'en. Winner: Pete's Punkin Junkinator (DCBSupafly). Organizer: Jason Guest.
- 16th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition a.k.a. IF Comp 2010. 26 games! Winner: Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx). Organizer: Stephen Granade.
- InsideADRIFT Summer Competition 2010 (for ADRIFT games). Seven games. Winner: Aegis (Jacqueline H. as "Lumin"). Organizer: Ken Franklin.
- IntroComp 2010 had nine games! The winner? Tourist Trap (Iain Merrick; Z-code). Organizer: Jacqueline A. Lott.
- 2010 Spring Ting (for ADRIFT games by non-registered users of ADRIFT). Two games entered. Winner: Wes Garden’s Halting Nightmare (Jubell). Organizer: Po. Prune.
- MetaFilter Interactive Fiction Contest 2010 released 3 games. Winner: Time For Tea (kaibutsu; Z-code). Organizer: Deathalicious.
- 2010 AIF Mini-comp. Four games entered. Winner: Once Upon a Dream (Purple Dragon; Glulx). Organizer: A. Bomire.
- @party competition. Two games entered. Winner: Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- CYOA competition. For CYOA games. No games released; competition was abandoned. Organizer: Aina Grey.
- TWIFcomp: A competition for tweet-sized interactive fiction (up to 140 characters). Winner: > by @ (Aaron A. Reed; Z-code). Organizer: Jack Welch.
- Grand Prix 2010 for short German IF games. Winner: Ares (Michael Baltes; Glulx). Organizer: Maximilian Kalus.
Upcoming Competitions
Authors should be working on their entries for:
- 2011 AIF Mini-comp for short AIF games. Submission deadline: Monday, May 16, 2011, 9:00 a.m. CST.
- IntroComp 2011. Intent deadline: May 31, 2011, 23:59 EST. Submission deadline: June 30, 2011, 23:59 EST. Organizer: Jacqueline A. Lott.
- @party competition 2011. Remote entry deadline: June 13, 2011. Onsite entry deadline: June 18, 2011, 12:30 PM.
(See also: Category:Competitions and Category:Minicomp.)