<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:01:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/interactivefiction/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Man of Medan is stange and full of continuity errors - some even masquerade as story]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was looking for a a coop game to play with my wife. She suggested Man of Medan. We're glad we didn't buy it on PC, but I'm kind of glad I already had a PS4 copy lying around. Developed by the same studio]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@holoz0r/man-of-medan-is-stange-and-full-of-continuity-errors-some-even-masquerade-as-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@holoz0r/man-of-medan-is-stange-and-full-of-continuity-errors-some-even-masquerade-as-story</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140217]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holoz0r]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqhwpbL1z7d759zs6FcfHkG9EzC4WkYB4rwZmDUfhv4C7ZGstzh3Tx1Di5C5CiEdgHTEYfCcN5to7EBVxVSztKmXhQaBXhBeN3yvqaZDRNGvQNgN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Converting My Interactive Fictions Into E-books A Slow Process At First ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the past several months I’ve been looking into quite a few different ways to convert my interactive fiction into digital E-books for things like the Kindle. Some of the biggest issues I kept running]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@enjar/converting-my-interactive-fictions-into-e-books-a-slow-process-at-first</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@enjar/converting-my-interactive-fictions-into-e-books-a-slow-process-at-first</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[enjar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VsqsyUgHGk7HQRuamvcVjSAvXskDizaK1QSNU39RyNTxGRiDVAV12gxaQ1hpTQWfL3LwSBumSV4QDnegMb2tudEnhWws57rhY96tyeuw9vTMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Planet An Interactive Fiction Now Available On Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ice Planet is my most ambitious interactive fiction to date clocking in at over 70k words. This is also now my third interactive fiction in as many years. I started working on Ice Planet shortly after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/announcement/@enjar/ice-planet-an-interactive-fiction-now-available-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/announcement/@enjar/ice-planet-an-interactive-fiction-now-available-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[announcement]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[enjar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 19:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VsqsyUgHGk7HR1q9y6htpezuYBKGchQ8uJx5PGLPSbLJDf9xWJDDhbJfXLcJ6obrmnH5GV4e7n5MJ91Qyn9qYLUYj1hUXVssq2E8qfSfWgzir?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Planet | Prologue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Returning 2025.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132410/@iceplanet/ice-planet-or-prelude</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132410/@iceplanet/ice-planet-or-prelude</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-132410]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iceplanet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 19:24:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Updated my "Procrastination Simulator" Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updated my old #gamedev project "Procrastination Simulator" with various small changes. Fixed some typos, and changed some sentences. I tried to make it funnier as well updating to the latest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176981/@ahmadmanga/updated-my-procrastination-simulator-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176981/@ahmadmanga/updated-my-procrastination-simulator-game</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-176981]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ahmadmanga]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLH5jqwnJuXNmDoLs4Ck7zJDWZdbfzD5N1r7UUB52aQgBBamonCGY9ukhvphNNqK3aRu5hbu8tUAvEV4FqaPXbNWaq6JmUfz9gV14q5mGPkKPwKTaB94z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#SystemExit in the subway.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I walk down to the station, the ambiental music welcoming me to distract me for the automatic checks on my ids chips, not inside my body, but on my many gadgets that always go with me. The dark train seems]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-151543/@jgeekpi/systemexit-in-the-subway</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-151543/@jgeekpi/systemexit-in-the-subway</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-151543]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jgeekpi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 23:01:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKrWLaiAXZADzKvxvxYBsWidJzvvyR4HmfCEJcxPxQn2jMVz5buSVGmVAoj9bMrXDRD3ZPLncvTQyo6Yq1DjNbzjJwnXVGT3VYVXNmC7Nsi3rb4jqDaDbkzSwbnpo5QY5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you enjoy Choose Your Own Adventures / Interactive Fiction?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you enjoy Choose Your Own Adventures / Interactive Fiction? Do you enjoy Choose Your Own Adventures / Interactive Fiction? Yes No Answer the question at dpoll.xyz.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dpoll/@steemadventures/do-you-enjoy-choose-your-own-adventures-interactive-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dpoll/@steemadventures/do-you-enjoy-choose-your-own-adventures-interactive-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[dpoll]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steemadventures]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynMuadCn1QV74TFBJ4dhAkvfmnAiCuCBqjmGGH7jCWpr693vPQoekuHazAm4hkyEnFvNzYWNHqKVrQVyXQK4X8ivEEYWvxWjH8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infidel (Infocom)]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those not familiar with Infocom, they were famous for creating a line of text-based adventure games in the 1980s, the first and most famous of which is Zork. Though graphics were added to later games]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/infidel-infocom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/infidel-infocom</guid><category><![CDATA[retrogaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg42tMXE3yxRphXzokhhT9VVnYprf8VbnVA5vE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing Formats - Interactive Fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The easiest part of writing, is having the idea. What idea? THE idea! That great twist, that moving image, that wonderful character. Anyone with a bit a fantasy, anyone a bit insane, can come up with some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@nobyeni/writing-formats-interactive-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@nobyeni/writing-formats-interactive-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nobyeni]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 13:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovX9eb3qU4yPYAabX6JiH34nANccNjecJnfbcz37n45dsaeifH7Z8RXWSyanVowj569TbTfbDRp5mKazyCt7hJkn2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Little Grey Book]]></title><description><![CDATA[So after thinking good things about Depression Quest, despite various antics and the ensuing explosion of controversy, I was inspired to take a look into TWINE (the ‘game engine’ that powers Depression]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@grimjim/the-little-grey-book</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@grimjim/the-little-grey-book</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grimjim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 21:28:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6gWnwvqp2afmb1DHF5ZfATs689i53oqNi8QfJm48Kw3BtCfjrZU7nYCyHqEDSrgTeGYujkJNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting to create a Twine game from some of my old Dungeon World campaign material]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently on social media I saw some mention of Twine, an engine for creating “interactive fiction” games. I've seen it talked about before, but mostly gave it a pass. I've played some interactive fiction]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@danmaruschak/starting-to-create-a-twine-game-from-some-of-my-old-dungeon-world-campaign-material</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@danmaruschak/starting-to-create-a-twine-game-from-some-of-my-old-dungeon-world-campaign-material</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danmaruschak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy267gKPbqgyZ6kXnybGV2eWi8xBKDHDDmErCEpNS8NzhWhhNRWNoz2ZbjEN1Ee4KXCWoZFvCyXPgdu8RcgYyUF8HWAmAQrKir7JGW53ca?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pawn (Atari 8-bit)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pawn was an adventure game originally released for the Sinclair QL in 1985 by a company called Magnetic Scrolls and then ported to a number of other systems. While the game had graphics on many of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/the-pawn-atari-8-bit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/the-pawn-atari-8-bit</guid><category><![CDATA[retrogaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 14:42:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgtLcinPB7vVyKZGNbDz8iNRhvNP83zTqbymaGuM2HmVqvmNEYqjPgTvKr4TH8wCCuWMNFuWLkv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good primer on getting into interactive fiction writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are interested in trying out interactive writing (either parser or choice based) but you don't know where to begin, then this would be a good starting point. Personally, I would add ChoiceScript]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@compleatgamester/a-good-primer-on-getting-into-intreractive-fiction-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@compleatgamester/a-good-primer-on-getting-into-intreractive-fiction-writing</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[compleatgamester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjtiraqtihckhwtJeDiQd4VLAMWj4jXopVA82bJKxuHzQeqaf4DBZ7civzfC8ZCwVmoBMncMBC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boldly going where angels fear to tread: The Infocom classic Planetfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a post by @elseleth yesterday I was reminded of the classic Infocom text adventure games. That started me nostalgically reminiscing, and reminded me that I had never actually completed Planetfall, one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@danmaruschak/boldly-going-where-angels-fear-to-tread-the-infocom-classic-planetfall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@danmaruschak/boldly-going-where-angels-fear-to-tread-the-infocom-classic-planetfall</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danmaruschak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 01:06:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVehHdBSahKLEcbstKCdi6EueM1AMsSZz1k6di4GfkXarqwqcAvVWjwZfT75r9CkT5ktJVuKzF6bwa9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20th Annual Free Halloween Ghost Story Writing Contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The venerable Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Writing Contest is open for submissions in its twentieth year. It's completely free to enter, and Saugus.net is a non-profit organization that places no]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/halloween/@feneric/20th-annual-free-halloween-ghost-story-writing-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/halloween/@feneric/20th-annual-free-halloween-ghost-story-writing-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[halloween]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[feneric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:00:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindwheel (1985)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you happen to be a fan of text adventures and are looking for something on par with the Infocom games, then Mindwheel by Synapse Software would be an excellent choice. Much like Zork and the other Infocom]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/mindwheel-1985</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/mindwheel-1985</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 21:50:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9JCxy7jydnYk85BhEiTFdEYnujTubjw5Bb86hhuAijTCU46JTBDC4yQ1ABCuTGECR8pA2gss1qwbM67hRQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>