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Revision as of 23:00, 13 May 2015
ParserComp 2015 is a ranked, long-form game jam for parser works, organized by Carolyn VanEseltine. The theme (optional) for the competition is "sunrise".
Dates
- Writing window: November 1, 2014 through February 1, 2015.
- Polish window: February 1, 2015 through February 14, 2015.
- Voting window: February 16, 2015 through March 14, 2015.
Deadlines are at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on the day listed above.
Entries
14 games were released on February 16, 2015. The top three games overall were:
- Chlorophyll (Steph Cherrywell; Glulx).
- Oppositely Opal (Buster Hudson; Glulx).
- Delphina's House (Alice Grove; Glulx).
The other entries were (in alphabetical order):
- An Adventurer's Backyard (lyricasylum; ADRIFT 5).
- Down, the Serpent and the Sun (Chandler Groover; Glulx).
- Endless Sands (Hamish McIntyre; Glulx).
- Lockdown (Richard Otter; Glulx).
- A Long Drink (Owen Parks; Glulx).
- Mean Streets (Bad Dog Studios; TADS 2).
- Six Gray Rats Crawl Up The Pillow (Boswell Cain; Z-code).
- Sunburn (Caelyn Sandel; Z-code).
- Terminator (Matt Weiner; Glulx).
- Terminator Chaser (Bruno Dias; Glulx).
- Three Days of Night (spaceflounder; TADS 3).
Awards
There were six award categories (but no prizes). Anyone who didn't participate in the competition (eg: organizer, author) could judge. Judges awarded scores from 1 to 5 for each entry in each category. Judges must have played at least half of the entries in the competition.
Here are the categories and the results:
| Award category | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Writing | Chlorophyll | Oppositely Opal | Six Gray Rats Crawl Up The Pillow |
| Best Story | Chlorophyll | Oppositely Opal | Delphina's House |
| Best Puzzles | Oppositely Opal | Chlorophyll | Delphina's House |
| Best Use of Theme ("Sunrise") | Chlorophyll | Terminator Chaser | Endless Sands |
| Best Technical | Oppositely Opal | Delphina's House | Chlorophyll |
| Best Overall | Chlorophyll | Oppositely Opal | Delphina's House |
Links
- ParserComp 2015. Homepage at Sibyl Moon Games, October 30, 2014.
- ParserComp 2015: Games!. February 16, 2015.
- Announcing the 2015 ParserComp winners! March 15, 2015.
- ParserComp 2015 postmortem by the IF Discussion Club. March 22, 2015.
Reviews
- Reviews - at IFDB.
- Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Reviews by Joseph Geipel.
- Reviews in IFography #3.
- Reviews by Hanon Ondricek.
- Reviews by Andrew Schultz.
- Reviews in SPAG #62.
- Reviews by Emily Short.