Second weekend of the competition. If you play just one game each weekend, you can be a judge!

Happy autumn

NarraScope returns! June 9-11, 2023 at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA). narrascope.org/2022/11/narras…

I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it #Shakespeare #poetry

Have you ever wondered how music was typed before computers? With music typewriters [read more: buff.ly/3B7bj1O] [📹 pbuttner, illustrating a rare 1953 music typewriter: buff.ly/3KqkVIb]

These cape lappet caterpillars respond to human voice and noise. [📹 Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust: buff.ly/3iAR9a3] [read more: buff.ly/3vN5LHb]

We are now launching our search for the next IntroComp organizer! Details on how to express interest and the anticipated next steps are posted on introcomp.org. The deadline for expressing your interest in being considered is Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

I was the organizer of IntroComp from 2003-2017(!?) and really love how it helped authors explore ideas and get feedback on their interactive stories. If you like helping people and encouraging creativity in the world, please consider this opportunity.

So, so glad to see this. Long live IntroComp!

2023 is 75% complete.

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You don't need a magic potion to be a judge in this year's IFComp! Just create a free account and vote to your heart's content. You have until November 15th to play and rate at least five games. (You can still play the games afterwards btw ^^)

Open your grimoire and dust off that ancient parchment, here's all the esoteric lore you need to know about the Colossal Fund! blog.ifcomp.org/post/162478013… TLDR; it's a fundraiser that (if successful) means the top two-thirds of IFComp entries also win a (modest) monetary prize.

Gaze upon this explanatory gif and despair! It rises from the dead, ready to insert information into people's heads (as opposed to feasting upon their bare brains)

Authors, you can begin signing up for IFComp 2024 starting July 1. Reminder: games are due at the end of August this year!!!! If that's not enough time for you, there's always 2025. Good luck!

A-maze-ing news! The 30th edition of the Interactive Fiction Competition is live! Its 67 games are available to play at ifcomp.org/ballot/ right now, so fly on over and dive in.

A big thank you to LaurenNovember for designing this year's IFComp logo! Discover more of Lauren's work at artstation.com/laurendavies and for extra info just head on over to laurennovember.com

Gasp! Can it be... is it TOMORROW?