I have been bleating on about interactive fiction, and I realised that I had not explained why it was so revolutionary NOW, when its old technology. Well its new technology on top of old…. Previously, if you had enjoyed playing …
Bring your student’s reading and writing experiences to life.* In interactive fiction you control the main character. Their challenges, and their choices, are now yours! I have have set just one pedagogical goal for 2011-12 and aim to stick with …
So here are my early ideas… Playing Quest 5 titles to encourage reading habits and developing thinking skills. Not to forget writing responses as a part of game play and minimal numeracy as a part status and attributes. Possible writing …
After two days exploring Quest 5 I am in so impressed by the platform. I have learnt an awful lot, created a really simple game, with very little coding ability. I am confident there is still much to learn under …
Day 2 started with custom commands and made use of the attributes the tutorials had me create yesterday. Again the tutorials were pretty straightforward although again, there is a need to underline the importance of syntax. Using the attributes and …
I am playing, and really enjoying “As Darkness Falls.” I have watched ‘Get Lamp” on Youtube (insightful) and worked my way through to Chapter 5 of Aaron Reeds excellent INFORM7 book. So why the transfer to Quest5, especially as its …
Its been an entertaining half an hour working through the opening of ‘As Darkness Falls.’ A mystery IF where you play a private detective investigating the disappearance of your friend. His last known location was a small run down motel …
Its been an entertaining half an hour working through the opening of ‘As Darkness Falls.’ A mystery IF where you play a private detective investigating the disappearance of your friend. His last known location was a small run down motel …
