Game Writing Projects

Class: English 310: Topics in Game Writing: Interactive Fiction Class

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Julialicia Case (English)

The following projects were created by students this semester in Dr. Case’s ENG 310 Topics in Game Writing: Interactive Fiction class. Some of these projects are still in-development.

Bitsy Projects: These projects were created using the free program Bitsy, which uses simple artwork and animations to tell a visual story. Use the directional keys on your keyboard to navigate these games.

• “Trench” by August Wiegman (This game has original music, which will play in most browsers. Chrome, for instance.)
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Trench/wiegman.html

• “Y’Know, I Always Wanted to Go” by Cassidy MacArthur
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Bitsy/macarthur.html

• “One Final Goodbye” by Caden Wiles
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Bitsy/wiles.html

• “Success” by Daniel Chang
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Bitsy/chang-1.html

• “Family” by Tyrus Cretens
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Bitsy/cretens.html

Inform Projects: These pieces were created using the free program Inform 7, which is used to create text-based interactive fiction pieces. To navigate these games, try typing simple commands like “look at flowers” or “take key.” Movement through the world generally happens by typing directions, such as “south” or “northwest.” It may be useful to make a map as you explore.

• “Lost” by Sidney Grady
  • Link: https://meadowlion.itch.io/sg
• “Daylight’s End” by Theo Forster
  • Link: https://meadowlion.itch.io/daylights-end
• “There’s No Way Out” by Seth Frizzell
  • Link: https://meadowlion.itch.io/theres-no-way-out

Twine Projects: The projects were created using the free program, Twine, which is used to create hypertext interactive fiction pieces. To move through these pieces, click on the links, and be aware that some projects may use delayed text.

• “Your Guardian Angel Says Sorry” by August Wiegman
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Twine/wiegman.html
• “Kópakonan” by Cassidy MacArthur
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Twine/macarthur.html
• “Is This All Life Is?” by April Bub
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Twine/bub.html
• “Gender Choices” by Skyler Strandberg
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Twine/strandberg.html
• “Escape from Salem” by Caden Wiles
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Twine/wiles.html
• “Erebus” by Sidney Grady
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Twine/grady.html
• “Date” by Tyrus Cretens
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Twine/cretens.html
• “An Electric Heart” by Seth Frizzell
  • Link: https://julialicia.neocities.org/Twine/frizzell.html