1. In your own words, explain the difference between a parser interactive fiction game and a choose your path interactive fiction game.

=A parser game is playing is a game that it outlines for you. You play the story and you are following a path, with decisions to motivate a player to stay interactive with simple directions. Choose your path makes you the quarterback of your own game. You get to pick options and you have control of how the game goes. There are more options for you as a player.

2. Name an example of a parser game.

= Hadean Lands

3. Name an example of a choose your own path game.

= The Path of Destinies.

4. Why does she say interactive fiction virtually died out in the mid-1990s?

= A company known as Infocom (created interactive fiction games) was shut down by Activision.

5. Why does she say poetry is an important element of interactive fiction writing? What example does she use?

= She says this because it shows how writing can bring life. This gives the audience the ability to interact and fill in the blanks. It’s a way of having individuals use their imagination.

6. Why does she say that ambiguity is not only unavoidable but also necessary?

= You don’t want to overwhelm someone with too much content. Of course, in a game, not all information is provided to you so you must pick up information along the way to put the puzzle pieces together.

7. What’s important about complicity?

= Keeps players interactive with the game. They have the ownership in deciding how the game turns out. Makes a player satisfied with the results of the game.

1. In your own words, explain the difference between a parser interactive fiction game and a choose your path interactive fiction game.

Interactive Fiction games have a set story that the player navigates whereas Choose your Own Path games allow the user to change the story based on their in game choices.

2. Name an example of a parser game.

Zork I

3. Name an example of a choose your own path game.

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, Sugarcane Island

4. Why does she say interactive fiction virtually died out in the mid-1990s?

Increased competition.

5. Why does she say poetry is an important element of interactive fiction writing? What example does she use?

Poetry is important because all you have is world to build they world and the story.  S The example she uses is With Those We Love Alive.

6. Why does she say that ambiguity is not only unavoidable but also necessary?

Ambiguity is necessary because the game world is in the players  mind do the story cannont be too rigid.

7. What’s important about complicity?

Allows the player to insert themselves into the narrative. Not that it happened to them but the player did it themselves.

Worksheet for GDV talk by Heather Albano

1. In your own words, explain the difference between a parser interactive fiction game and a choose your path interactive fiction game.

Ans: A Parser interactive fiction game is a game where the player has a choice using the text and coding of how the game should be.

2.Name an example of a parser game.

 Ans:  Zork 1

3. Name an example of a choose your own path game.

Ans: Sugarcane Island by Edward Packard

4.Why does she say interactive fiction virtually died out in the mid-1990s?

Ans: Interactive fiction virtually in the mid -1990’s died out because of competitions .

5.Why does she say poetry is an important element of interactive fiction writing? What example does she use?

Ans: Poetry is an important element of interactive fiction writing because it is with carefully chosen words that we build games and makes it more fun for the users. For eg: With those We Love Alive.

6.Why does she say that ambiguity is not only unavoidable but also necessary?

Ans: Ambiguity is necessary for storytelling so by being ambiguous, lets players use their own imagination tell a story.

7.What’s important about complicity?

Ans: Complicity lets the player control the game’s outcome.