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Post by slloyd14 on Mar 13, 2012 21:49:30 GMT
Hello all! I'm doing the April A to Z blogging challenge (http://virtualfantasies.blogspot.com/) on why gamebooks are so great. My F post is for forums so if anyone is interested in answering the below questions, I will feature them in my post and if you have any webistes, I will advertise them.
What was the first gamebook you read (that wasn't your own)?
What is your favourite gamebook?
What gamebooks/interactive fiction would you recommend to a newcomer to the genre?
Summarise what a gamebook is to a newcomer in 100 characters or fewer.
Why are gamebooks great compared to games or books?
What is your favourite forum/group/online community for gamebooks?
What has the internet community brought to gamebooks?
What’s the best thing that has happened due to being in a forum?
Do you have any websites/blogs/Twitter feeds?
What do you think the future of gamebooks is?
Many thanks for your time and support. Stuart
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Post by Gazguz on Mar 13, 2012 22:37:53 GMT
What was the first gamebook you read (that wasn't your own)? Fighting Fantasy book 1 Warlock of Firetop Mountain.What is your favourite gamebook? Shadow on the Sand because you were almost a Kai Master and had most of the Kai disciplines and were quite powerfulWhat gamebooks/interactive fiction would you recommend to a newcomer to the genre? Lone Wolf mainly because I find the world created for it to be interesting and to have more depth than some other gamebooks, plus the combat system is fairly straight forward and I like the ongoing quest aspect where you can collect items for later use.Summarise what a gamebook is to a newcomer in 100 characters or fewer. It is a chance to take control of a story yourself where your choices effect the result. It can be reread multiple times with different outcomes depending on the different choices you make. It is an interactive story like a computer game compared to a movie, though the graphics are in your head.Why are gamebooks great compared to games or books? Novels are static passive affairs where the writer has total control. Games test abilities in skill and logic. Gamebooks... as the name implies combines both.What is your favourite forum/group/online community for gamebooks? www.projectaon.org/What has the internet community brought to gamebooks? A chance to chat to people with a shared interest. Playing individual game books is a solitary process unlike something like Dungeons and DragonsWhat’s the best thing that has happened due to being in a forum? Access to legal digital copies of books I already own and some I don't plus software to allow me to carry all the books around with me and play/read when I want.Do you have any websites/blogs/Twitter feeds? No.What do you think the future of gamebooks is? Probably electronic format, and the possibility to expand into computer games along the lines of the what Elder Scrolls has developed into...
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Post by slloyd14 on Mar 13, 2012 22:46:42 GMT
Many thanks! I'll be publishing your answers on the 4th April on my blog!
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Post by Rusty Radiator on Mar 14, 2012 5:00:21 GMT
Hello all! I'm doing the April A to Z blogging challenge (http://virtualfantasies.blogspot.com/) on why gamebooks are so great. My F post is for forums so if anyone is interested in answering the below questions, I will feature them in my post and if you have any webistes, I will advertise them. What was the first gamebook you read (that wasn't your own)? What is your favourite gamebook? What gamebooks/interactive fiction would you recommend to a newcomer to the genre? Summarise what a gamebook is to a newcomer in 100 characters or fewer. Why are gamebooks great compared to games or books? What is your favourite forum/group/online community for gamebooks? What has the internet community brought to gamebooks? What’s the best thing that has happened due to being in a forum? Do you have any websites/blogs/Twitter feeds? What do you think the future of gamebooks is? Many thanks for your time and support. Stuart The Caves of Time (ChooseYrOwnAdventure) Appointment with FEAR (FF*17) The 'Sorcery' series An interactive story split into numbered sections allowing you to make decisions controlling the flow of the narrative. (is that 100 characters?) if not...They are generally told in the 2nd Person perspective (ie YOU turn right, YOU fight the orc). They are often based in a fantasy or sci-fi genre. There is no guarantee the hero will achieve a successful conclusion. Gamebooks are great compared to games or books because you have a sense of freedom & control not present in books & they require little playing space & no other players (usually) making them more intimate & less demanding than many games. Project Aon is my fave online community for gamebooks. Project Aon has revitalised the Lonewolf books & created a richer, shared experience for a previously solitary pursuit. Being able to play all the 'Grey Star' books was a great perk of coming onto this Forum. No blogs. I think the future of gamebooks is to create something more ambitious than has previously been attempted.....
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Post by huanchoo on Mar 17, 2012 10:31:12 GMT
Hello all! I'm doing the April A to Z blogging challenge (http://virtualfantasies.blogspot.com/) on why gamebooks are so great. My F post is for forums so if anyone is interested in answering the below questions, I will feature them in my post and if you have any webistes, I will advertise them. What was the first gamebook you read (that wasn't your own)? What is your favourite gamebook? What gamebooks/interactive fiction would you recommend to a newcomer to the genre? Summarise what a gamebook is to a newcomer in 100 characters or fewer. Why are gamebooks great compared to games or books? What is your favourite forum/group/online community for gamebooks? What has the internet community brought to gamebooks? What’s the best thing that has happened due to being in a forum? Do you have any websites/blogs/Twitter feeds? What do you think the future of gamebooks is? Many thanks for your time and support. Stuart Q1: I don't remember clearly, but I can say it is Island of the Lizard King (from the FF series) Q2: My favourite gamebook series is Lone Wolf... I do not have a particular favourite... Q3: I'm not sure since I have not played any other gamebook series other than LW & FF... so I'd recommend LW1 Flight from the Dark (the original one, not the new edition...) Q4: A story/narrative where you are the main character & you are able to choose your own paths through the story through numbered sections, getting to different endings with each different path you take. Q5: I can't say it is the greatest, but it beats already knowing what the characters go through already in your second read... ;D Q6: I only joined one... the one I'm posting in now... ;D Q7: Digitalizing gamebooks, but most importantly, introducing gamebooks to the younger generation. Q8: Discussions, help topics mostly... Q9: No Q10: I don't like saying this, but with the digital world around us, gamebooks will probably be known as an app in an iPad or tablet PC, not the paperbacks we love so much... and the younger generation will not know the fun we had while flipping through the yellowed pages... oh well at least they will still know who LW is & the world of Magnamund...
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