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Vivienne DunstanInform 7 source code for my IFComp game "Bad Beer" is now freely available in the IFArchive. It is also linked from Bad Beer's IFDB game web page. April 1 is Source Code Amnesty Day for interactive fiction games. More info about my release in my intfiction forum post <a href="https://intfiction.org/t/source-code-amnesty-day-2025/74279/19" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://intfiction.org/t/source-code-amnesty-day-2025/74279/19</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Inform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interactiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactiveFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IndieGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieGames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sourceCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sourceCode</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a>

Vivienne DunstanReminded of April 1 Source Code Amnesty Day for interactive fiction games, I've just uploaded Inform source code for my IFComp 2024 entry Bad Beer. Source uploaded to IFArchive, and will take some days to process. Maybe ready by April 1st or soon after? Fab initiative. <a href="https://www.ifwiki.org/Source_Code_Amnesty_Day" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ifwiki.org/Source_Code_Amnesty_Day</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interactiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactiveFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sourceCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sourceCode</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Inform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IndieGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieGame</a>

Vivienne DunstanLooking forward to the Spring Thing interactive fiction festival which will be running very soon. Good luck to all the entrants! I'm looking forward to hopefully trying as many of the games as possible. Ditto for IFComp in the autumn - I've postponed my next entry to 2026. <a href="https://www.springthing.net/2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.springthing.net/2025/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SpringThing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpringThing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interactiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactiveFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IndieGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieGames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Games</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a>

PRINCESS INTERNET CAFéI am terrified to announce that <a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@bram" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bram</a> and I are working on a game for <a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a>

Vivienne DunstanRevising the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interactiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactiveFiction</a> section of my website, postponing my next <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> to 2026, not later this year. On plus I have a really good design worked out and it's well in progress. But it's bigger than initially planned, and I want to give it enough time to develop sufficiently richly. Postponing also allows allow for at least a couple of rounds of thorough playtesting. I'm really excited by this new game design, and want to do it justice. Allowing more development time should help!

Vivienne DunstanMore belated updates to my personal/professional website, now updating the interactive fiction section, to add my 2024 IFComp game, and mention - but not give the title yet - my next game due for release, which will also target IFComp, hopefully later this year. <a href="https://vivdunstan.co.uk/interactive-fiction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://vivdunstan.co.uk/interactive-fiction/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interactiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactiveFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IndieGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieGame</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp2025</a>

Damon L. WakesDiscovered something while reading an article by <a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@stanwixbuster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stanwixbuster</a> (which is great, by the way - you should check it out) and I'm...uh...not sure what to make of this.(Please note that Draw Nine is not intended to be a sexy game.) <a href="https://stanwixbuster.medium.com/anonymously-submitting-transgressive-transsexual-trauma-to-ifcomp-because-the-rules-said-i-could-e3abb739ed6e" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stanwixbuster.medium.com/anonymously-submitting-transgressive-transsexual-trauma-to-ifcomp-because-the-rules-said-i-could-e3abb739ed6e</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/itch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#itch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/itchio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#itchio</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#review</a>

Damon L. WakesOne of the things I'm hoping to do with my latest Bubble Gumshoe mystery is to expand Sugar City and unite the environments from the previous games. Who Whacked Jimmy Piñata? will feature the crime scenes from both Who Shot Gum E. Bear? and Who Iced Mayor McFreeze? Also, as with those previous instalments, you'll be able to taste and smell way more of the setting than is probably sensible. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ScreenshotSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenshotSaturday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InteractiveFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Inform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BubbleGumshoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BubbleGumshoe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WhoWhackedJimmyPi%C3%B1ata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhoWhackedJimmyPiñata</a>

Damon L. WakesNot exactly a New Year's Resolution because I started at the tail end of 2024 and I'm definitely not going to keep it going all year, but I'm currently setting aside every Saturday to work on my IFComp entry for 2025: "Who Whacked Jimmy Piñata?" <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NewYearsResolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYearsResolution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Inform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WhoWhackedJimmyPi%C3%B1ata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhoWhackedJimmyPiñata</a>

Damon L. WakesCampy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit style investigation of a piñata's murder.

The RosebushNew Rosebush article out! It's an interview with Chandler Groover, known for influential games such as Eat Me, Toby’s Nose and Midnight. Swordfight., as well as his contributions to Fallen London. He recently released The Bat, which won the 2024 <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ifcomp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ifcomp</a> .<a href="https://the-rosebush.com/2024/12/chandler-groover-interview/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://the-rosebush.com/2024/12/chandler-groover-interview/</a>

Vivienne DunstanThe third and final thing I bought with my IFComp prize money. A new solitaire card game with a Sherlock Holmes theme. Very happy with my haul! <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InteractiveFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CardGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CardGame</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SherlockHolmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SherlockHolmes</a>

Vivienne DunstanJust ordered the second thing with my IFComp prize money. Our local bookshop is stocking this. Newly published in the UK next week. It's out in the US (different edition/cover) next summer. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interactiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactiveFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LewisCarroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LewisCarroll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Puzzles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AliceInWonderland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AliceInWonderland</a>

Vivienne DunstanGot first thing I've treated myself to from my <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> 2024 prize money. Jeff VanderMeer's "Wonderbook: An Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction". This will not magically make me a great writer. I know important thing is to just write, and stick at it. But any tips I will gratefully take. It is a gorgeous book. Lavishly illustrated, very creatively designed. Not a wall of text. Accessible even for reading challenged me. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InteractiveFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CreativeWriting</a>

Mille e Una AvventuraSabato scorso sono stati proclamati i vincitori della IFComp 2024, la competizione internazionale a cui partecipano autori di avventure testuali in lingua inglese. Quale opera avrà vinto? Scopriamolo assieme! <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/ifcomp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ifcomp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactivefiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/avventuretestuali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#avventuretestuali</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/narrativainterattiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#narrativainterattiva</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx8aUcYxPMc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx8aUcYxPMc</a>

CidneyIf anyone's looking to help out with <a href="https://social.city-of-glass.net/tags/Narrascope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Narrascope</a> or <a href="https://social.city-of-glass.net/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> for 2025, donations to <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@IFTF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@IFTF</a> are quite helpful and useful. <a href="https://www.iftechfoundation.org/give/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.iftechfoundation.org/give/</a>

GripNews🌘 IFComp 2024參賽作品及獲獎結果 ➤ 揭示2024 IFComp的參賽作品及獲獎名次 ✤ <a href="https://ifcomp.org/comp/2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://ifcomp.org/comp/2024</a> 介紹IFComp 2024比賽的第1至第11名參賽作品，包括故事梗概、遊戲類型以及獲獎成績。 + 這篇文章很好地概括了IFComp 2024的情況，方便想要了解比賽結果的讀者。 + 這樣的總結方式讓我更容易瀏覽IFComp 2024的參賽作品，讓人想玩其中一些獲獎的遊戲。 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IFComp</a> 2024

IFCompAs of this morning, the IFComp Award stream is officially available on the <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@IFTF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@IFTF</a> Youtube channel!Come (re-)watch our fun celebration of really neat entries! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u5UdD1hmIE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u5UdD1hmIE</a><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ifcomp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ifcomp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ifcomp2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ifcomp2024</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactive</a> fiction

IFCompInterested in the votes given to each entry? Check out the full results on the IFComp website: <a href="https://ifcomp.org/comp/2024" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ifcomp.org/comp/2024</a><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ifcomp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ifcomp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ifcomp2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ifcomp2024</a>

Vivienne DunstanAnd huge congratulations to all my fellow <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IFComp</a> entrants. Obviously to those who ranked highly - it was lovely to hear some of you speaking about what the result meant to you. But congratulations are due to everyone who took part, and contributed a new piece of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interactiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactiveFiction</a>. It was a great competition. I plan to be back again next year!

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