Zork was my gateway drug. Using a relatively basic command parser, this text-only computer adventure game by Infocom allowed a single player to explore a grid of rooms, solving puzzles and gathering treasure, all the while trying to avoid being devoured by a grue in dark chambers. I had no idea when I first played Zork, back…
This workspace is an upstairs office with two windows overlooking the yard and the tranquil tree-lined street. It has pale beige walls, a hardwood floor with a decorative oriental rug, a 5-shelf bookcase packed with RPG rulebooks, sci-fi and fantasy novels, and non-fiction. Several corkboard panels are affixed to the wall left of one window,…
Brody: How did you use the Dominion system to build the Orion Confederacy? Razorback: The Orion Confederacy was built up by several characters +crafting planets through the system. Players also +crafted the ships which make up the Confederacy Fleet, and the actual colony which has become New Resilience. Brody: Did you tie the use of this coded system…
