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Exercises

  1. The Slow Play Method

    Published: 2026-03-31 · Last updated: 2026-09-26

    How to play a game to examine its craft.

  2. Cover art from "Detritus", by Ben Jackson.

    Plunging into "Detritus"

    Published: 2026-04-28 · Last updated: 2026-09-26 · Game: Detritus

    Player onboarding and difficulty management.

  3. Cover art for "The Bat" of a masked man in a tuxedo and bat wings.

    Straitjackets for Comedy

    Published: 2026-06-16 · Last updated: 2026-09-26 · Game: The Bat

    Constraining interactions for comedy.

  4. Title graphic of Creme de la Creme with a female face with regency-style hair.

    Choosing Character instead of Story

    Published: 2026-07-20 · Last updated: 2026-09-26 · Game: Crème de la Crème

    Interactive fiction as a series of character choices, rather than plot points.

  5. Cover art for Violet, a red-haired woman tears through a block of text to look down on your computer.

    Parser as Character

    Published: 2026-09-22 · Last updated: 2026-09-26 · Game: Violet

    Using the parser as a character with motivations.