BBC Archive (1985) - Making text adventure games at Infocom
#1
This clip is from Micro Live, originally broadcast 29 November, 1985.


Fred Harris goes behind the scenes at Boston software company Infocom. The developer has enjoyed great success with its line of text adventure games - the likes of Zork, Planetfall, Enchanter, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - which eschew graphics in favour of a simple text display, and arcade gameplay in favour of what the company calls 'interactive fiction'.

Game designer Dave Liebling - one of Infocom's founder members - is currently putting the finishing touches to a new game called Spellbreaker. He explains the processes that go in to making a good text adventure game.


Reply


Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  BBC edits report to omit that Jewish settlers attacked production crew Resurgence 0 4,759 Jun 03, 2022, 00:56 am
Last Post: Resurgence
  Bitcoin mining making a comeback in China despite the ban Resurgence 0 4,149 May 18, 2022, 23:47 pm
Last Post: Resurgence
  Putin’s declaration of war on Ukraine [Full Text] Resurgence 0 4,096 Feb 26, 2022, 02:46 am
Last Post: Resurgence
  Panama may soon follow El Salvador in making cryptocurrencies legal tender Resurgence 0 5,054 Sep 14, 2021, 02:59 am
Last Post: Resurgence
  BBC radio presenter's death due to complications from COVID vaccine Resurgence 0 5,241 Sep 01, 2021, 23:36 pm
Last Post: Resurgence



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)