Saw this post gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2023-02_side-if.gmi today. It's great to see people still interested in new IF. I've been an Inform 7 kind of person for some years now.
The thing @skyjake is pitching is pretty interesting. I'm still a fan of the Zork style (type all your input in) but I get the vast improvement with the point and click.
Case in point, the difference between old Day of the Tentacle (with it's mostly Manic Mansion UI) versus the Remastered version with the UI Skyjake is thinking about.
The difference in the actual end product isn't much different, but the newer UI prevents the "correct verb" fustration that the early version had.
So count me as interested.
1 year ago 路 馃憤 tm85, drh3xx
gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2023-02_side-if.gmi
@skyjake it sounds like you're making good progress with the project. My personal input would be that I'd be inclined to seperate the engine out and release a mini-adventure to showcase the features and refine the interface. An episodic release model would not in itself be bad but, that extra planning ahead would push back the initial release. 路 1 year ago
An update!
gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2023-03_if-observations.gmi
@drh3xx @johano @astrosenca 路 1 year ago
gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2023-03_if-observations.gmi
Sounds interesting. Will eagerly await updates from @skyjake 路 1 year ago
I'm interested too 路 1 year ago
It should be interesting. Will wait. 路 1 year ago