Tag Archives: interactive fiction

Lucidity: A game about sexual violence

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Tami Baribeau

Game Changer Chicago Design Lab seems like an interesting and worthy cause to stand behind here on The Border House.  This initiative, run by Patrick Jagoda (game studies teacher at University of Chicago) and University of Chicago doctor Melissa Gilliam, … Continue reading →

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Game of the Day: Violet by Jeremy Freese

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Alex

Today’s GOTD was submitted by reader Tobias. Violet, winner of IF Comp 2008, is a story about a relationship; it’s funny and a little bit heartbreaking. It’s also the only game I’ve ever played that has a “heteronormativity off” command, … Continue reading →

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The Play‘s The Thing

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Alex

Border House author Deirdra Kiai has a new game out called The Play. It is a browser-based choose-your-own-adventure-style text-based game about a disastrous dress rehearsal. You play as the director of the play and have to manage the attitudes of … Continue reading →

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Choice of Games on Gender, Sexuality, and Authorship in IF

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Alex

Choice of Games, creators of inclusive web-based multiple choice games like Choice of the Dragon, recently released a new game called Choice of Broadsides, a naval adventure in the style of the Horatio Hornblower novels. (Both games are available to … Continue reading →

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