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Key Stage 3 Science with Quest
Tom Cole presented his four room Key Stage 3 Science game for Quest. I can not wait to play it, but I know Tom is very keen to add a little polish to the game before it is release. I …
Three Men and a Big IF
Another opportunity to discuss Interactive Fiction with teachers, educators and education types was grasped with both hands, as I meet up again with iO’s Andy Goff. Together with Alex Warren and Tom Cole (@ehesynapseuk), we gave a three part introduction …
You Can a Learn a lot by just Watching
This week I was able to watch both students and staff play my almost complete, first section of Lil Red. So here is what I have learnt; “We would never bother writing text abbreviations in capitals. It’s a waste of …
Move the Player
Quick tip of IF. Whilst you should use the walkthrough feature to take you to certain points in the game, in the early stages I found it quick and easy to just move the player manually to where I needed to test. Of …
Make the Most of Bugs
In my efforts to reveal player progress in ‘Lil Red’ I coded a rewards ladder applying XPs when players did something positive and ‘charging’ players for hints and deducting points for questionably actions or decisions. For example collecting the useful objects, completing tasks or sections …
Learning is Tough. Tougher than I Remember.
Yes, I am still going on about IF – interactive fiction. Yes I am still writing ‘Lil Read’ and I do have an update for you and rather poignantly, considering the possible opportunities available to ICT teachers in the not …
Rewarding Investment in IF
At the beginning of the week I took a short pause from writing the content for ‘Lil Red’ (having completed ‘Reds Room’) to add a little ‘game mechanics’ to the title. With the support of Quest developer Alex Warren, ‘we’ …