Coliloquy markets interactive fiction for the Kindle - VatorNews
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 Publishers Weekly | Coliloquy markets interactive fiction for the Kindle VatorNews Well, it seems that now there's a digital version, as Coliloquy becomes the first publisher to release what they call "active and interactive" fiction, for the Kindle. The comany announced Tuesday the release of its interactive fiction platform, ... Coliloquy Launches Active Fiction on Amazon Kindle Coliloquy Brings Interactive Reading To Kindle Coliloquy Makes Romance E-Books A Two-Way Conversation |
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Analysis: The heroine's journey - Gamasutra
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 Gamasutra | Analysis: The heroine's journey Gamasutra [Emily Short is an interactive fiction author and part of the team behind Inform 7, a language for IF creation. She also maintains a blog on interactive fiction and related topics.] Analysis : The heroine's journey. |
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Books on Film: What Russell Banks throws on the cutting-room floor - Toronto Star
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Books on Film: What Russell Banks throws on the cutting-room floor Toronto Star That's partly because fiction is interactive. The reader brings his or her own interior life to the book. “But filmgoers are passive. They can't fill in the blanks — the medium doesn't allow it.” Screenwriters spend most of their time editing and ... |
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Interactive concept of reading - Calgary Herald
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Interactive concept of reading Calgary Herald In a high-tech twist on Choose Your Own Adventure, "active fiction" imbues readers with precisely that kind of power. Launching this month in Amazon's Kindle Store, Coliloquy e-books are peppered with "choice points" that allow readers to take the ... |
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FIVE STARS... FOR A BROWSER GAME? - Gamasutra
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FIVE STARS... FOR A BROWSER GAME? Gamasutra With uniquely narrative-driven gameplay, Echo Bazaar blurs the line between interactive fiction and social gaming, enabling the player to make difficult choices with real story consequences. The game currently boasts more than half a million words and ... |
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Phone app brings Toronto architecture to life - Globe and Mail
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 Globe and Mail | Phone app brings Toronto architecture to life Globe and Mail Less than a decade later, some of that fiction would become reality when Apple's finger-flicking-good iPhone was launched and, a few years after that, a popular video game system would do away with joysticks to transform player into controller. |
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Comcast among latest round of investors for SnagFilms - Communications, Engineering & Design Magazine
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 Digital Media Wire | Comcast among latest round of investors for SnagFilms Communications, Engineering & Design Magazine Following up on a $10 million round of investment last year, SnagFilms has raised another $7 million in funds from its investors, which included Comcast Interactive Capital. Comcast, SnagFilms founder and chairman Ted Leonsis, the John S. and James L. SnagFilms Closes New Financing Round |
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Road to the IGF: Expressive Intelligence Studio's Prom Week - Gamasutra
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 Gamasutra | Road to the IGF: Expressive Intelligence Studio's Prom Week Gamasutra Aaron is an interactive fiction author who has made pieces about the recent wars and has the distinction of having authored the largest interactive fiction ever. Ben has made games about lawn mowers, alligators with jet packs, and true love. |
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Microsoft keeps it old-school with a pricey text adventure game, Visual Studio ... - Ars Technica
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Microsoft keeps it old-school with a pricey text adventure game, Visual Studio ... Ars Technica The innovative new game marries the traditional interactive fiction text adventure with its arcane commands and exploration with the free-form, open-ended gaming pioneered by the likes of SimCity. There are two major modes to the game, ... |
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February First Friday Picks - PW-Philadelphia Weekly
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February First Friday Picks PW-Philadelphia Weekly By PW Staff The Asian Arts Initiative is offering a captivating—and rather damning—look at the evolving portrayal of Asians in American graphic fiction and its impact on contemporary culture. Monsters & Marvels: Unmasking Asian Images in US Comics ... |
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