SPAG Magazine

The Twitter account for SPAG, an online publication devoted to interactive fiction of all kinds.

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Cat Manning (@catacalypto) on Caelyn Sandel's episodic game, "Bloom": https://t.co/F7Xhjo4THq

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Lisa Brunette on the evolution of storytelling in hidden-object games: https://t.co/hxNEJ6aU5u

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Katherine Morayati on the questionable history of CYOA-style film: https://t.co/LLmrz91Y4o

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Hugo Labrande, on teaching AIs to play parser games: https://t.co/xfySLBhuxm

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We interviewed @bphennessy, of "Birdland" and its nest of XYZZYs, on his favorite things ever: https://t.co/mUX2jPuXPY

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Hello morning crowd! In case you missed it, issue #64 of SPAG is here: https://t.co/WreJMhT4F0

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Also: It's that time again. What time? The time to pitch us stuff! As always, spag.mag.if @ gmail. There is money.

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Issue #64 is here! https://t.co/T3cPsvwQ7f

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PREVIEW: Interviews, advice from XYZZY winners, hidden-object storytelling, AI, a to-be-revealed Specifics, and dubious interactive film!

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It is July, which means there is GREAT STUFF COMING by the end of the month!

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Other IFComp entries that won XYZZYs: Brain Guzzlers from Beyond, Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory, Midnight Swordfight, and Sub Rosa!

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Birdland took fourth place in last year’s IFComp, and is the highest comp-ranked Twine game too. Play it here: https://t.co/9fNBPAItN3

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Finalists announced! https://t.co/7UxnsXREbW

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RELEVANT TO PITCHERS: we now pay! Not much yet, but something. (To be fair, this also applies retroactively since I took over.)

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Got more ideas? Want to write about Spring Thing games? Have I glaringly omitted something! Pitch me! spag.mag.if @ gmail

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Some topics SPAG #64 will tentatively feature so far: the spotty history of CYOA film, using IF to build artificial intelligence.

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And you -- yes, you! -- can contribute writing or art of all sorts to Issue 64's slate! https://t.co/eIg8bIAGSz

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Ted Casaubon explores voting in IF awards: https://t.co/SdL7ueRg6L

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Hugo Labrande goes in depth on @anitero's Choice Of Games professional wrestling homage, "Slammed!": https://t.co/5G00DgK0OX

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.@morayati writes about ClickHole's hugely prolific forays into the adventure game world: https://t.co/EFg3Lc62Vr