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Author Archives: Bill Maya
Boardgames I Own
I finally finished staining the bookcase I bought and brought it up to my home office and put all the boardgames that I own in it. 85 to 90 games in all spanning every decade since the 1970’s. I estimate … Continue reading
The Once and Future Storytron
TL;DR – The Storytron SWAT source code is online at www.storytron.org. Storytron was Chris Crawford‘s attempt at commercializing his thoughts and ideas about Storytronic interactive storytelling, built off of his work with the Erasmatron. After Chris retired from actively working on … Continue reading
StoryCalc: Next Steps
TL;DR: StoryCalc is dead, long live StoryCalc. In StoryCalc: A New Hope I wrote about developing an open source, extensible platform for interactive storytelling based on Chris Crawford’s Storytronic principles. I didn’t have much more beyond that when I wrote … Continue reading
What is Storytronics?
You can divide Chris Crawford’s interactive storytelling work over the past twenty-seven years into two categories — Storytronics and Storytron. Storytronics is a collection of principles that outline what Chris’ version of interactive storytelling is. Storytron is Chris’ attempts to create tools … Continue reading
What is Interactive Storytelling?
Interactive storytelling is a form of entertainment that uses the computer as a medium to allow players to create and influence a nascent storyline through small, relevant, dramatic actions. The primary focus of a storyworld should be on character interactions … Continue reading
Who is Chris Crawford?
I’ve realized that many people who’ve read StoryCalc: A New Hope might not know who Chris Crawford is or what he’s accomplished. Chris is a game designer and if it were not for his passion, hard work, and insights over the … Continue reading
StoryCalc: A New Hope
For the past twenty-six years Chris Crawford has been fighting the good fight, trying to jumpstart an interactive storytelling revolution. He says he’s failed and that his age, his perfectionist nature, and the complexity of the problem were the perfect … Continue reading