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98-228 Interactive Fiction: Schedule

Class will meet Wednesdays from 6:30-7:50pm in Porter Hall 226A.

Schedule is subject to change. Sources without a link may be found on the Resources page.

Date Lecture Topic Sources Homework
Wed Jan 15           Overview of IF   The Dreamhold;
Em Short Ranting About Text		 See Assignments
Wed Jan 22     Introduction to Inform 7         Inform 7 Manuals Play Violet;
Begin your Inform story
Wed Jan 29     Inform 7: Custom Interactions   Inform 7 Manuals Play Ad Verbum;
Continue your Inform story
Wed Feb 5     Inform 7: Actions, cont'd   Inform 7 Manuals Play Howling Dogs;
Complete your Inform story
Wed Feb 12     Introduction to Twine         Twine website;
Anna Anthropy's Twine guide 		Play bluelit;
Read "Creation Under Capitalism";
Begin your Twine story
Wed Feb 19     Twine Cont'd; Discussion   Creation Under Capitalism
Twine Macros 		Finish your Twine story;
Read next week's essays
Wed Feb 26     Introduction to IF Criticism   Fuck Videogames;
Liz Ryerson's response;
Bubblegum Slaughter		 Polish one of your games
Wed Mar 5     Play Day!   Your games Sign up for a lecture topic
Fill out midsemester feedback form
Wed Mar 12     Spring Break   Read next week's essays
Wed Mar 19     Criticism and Story Structure   Galatea;
Emily Short on Multilinearity;
My Father's Long Long Legs;
Emily Short's review 		Play next week's games
Wed Mar 26     Collaborative Storytelling   Zero Hour; Ex Nihilo;
The Vermine Throne;
Naked Shades		 Read Em Short Gamasutra essay;
Play Alabaster
Wed Apr 2     Dialogue and Simulation   Alabaster; Magical Maiden Madison;
Monkey Island Insult Swordfighting		 Final Project Proposals;
Play next week's games
Wed Apr 9     Emotion and Focalization   Depression Quest; Pratt's essay; Anhedonia;
ALL I WANT IS FOR ALL OF MY FRIENDS[...]		 Play next week's games;
Final project
Wed Apr 16     Extending the Medium   A Dark Room; Digital: A Love Story;
The Gostak; The Stanley Parable		 Play next week's games;
Final project
Wed Apr 23     Extending/Misusing the Medium   Twine farm sim; Silent Conversation;
Twine roguelike; A AAAAA AAAAAAAAA;
Freefall; Player 2; Crystal Warrior Ke$ha		 Prepare presentation
Wed Apr 30     Final Project Presentations      

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