"When it comes to uniting people around a common story, fiction actually enjoys three inherent advantages over the truth. First, whereas the truth is universal, fictions tend to be local. Consequently if we want to distinguish our tribe from foreigners, a fictional story will serve as a far better identity marker than a true story... … Continue reading Why Fiction Trumps Truth
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Interactive Fiction & Text-Based Games
Interactive fiction is text-driven games and stories most commonly associated with the dawn of the computing age and games like Zork. Depending on one's definition, you might be able to stretch the category to include games like Nethack.Today, it is a thriving sub-culture with new works being created by independent creators. The Interactive Fiction Database … Continue reading Interactive Fiction & Text-Based Games
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