OMG Crow!

[pinkunz]

@kamineko

I do wish feelies had a greater presence in contemporary IF and believe that the many digital examples that you provide hold promise.

Thank you @kamineko ! Much appreciated!

@kamineko

The one thing I would suggest is that an author consider alt-descriptions and other screen reader-friendly features for persons who rely on these technologies.

Solid point! Consider it taken.

@kamineko

Another idea: feature a playlist of songs to reflect a character’s personality or mood.

Not a bad idea as well, thank you!

@anon66621404

external-to-the-work or physical tie ins are more common in the ARG (Alternate Reality Game(s))

Yes, that’s where some of the inspiration is coming from (as in my mention of Crow 64). If a mainstream ARG tied in otherwise not-so-noteworthy submission into the IFCOMP, that could familiarize quite a few analytically-minded folk with IF genre. Those communities might have some sticky-ness in regards to IF; perhaps some that pass through with the ARG might linger out of curiosity?

@Adam_S

Especially now we can easily hack the Infocom source code, we could absolutely do a “Crow 64” with an “unreleased Infocom game” made by a Beta Tester or External Imp who disappeared before the game could be released!! I LOVE the Catastrophe Crow ARG and with ZIL tools, source code etc it’s ripe for an ARG!

I was thinking an unreleased title near the final days of Infocom that ties into the history of Infocom itself, blending fiction with fact. Might be fun.

@Adam_S

I played around with the Crow 64 game textures and produced some freaky results, especially in the end scene!

That is wild! Thanks for sharing!

@Adam_S

I love the ideas you have suggested for “Feelies 2.0 in the 2022 generation”

Thanks @Adam_S ! I appreciate that!

Someone else on a different platform suggested sites like zazzle and etsy offer some interesting possibilities beyond Ebay as they make the item on demand. They suggested you might even make it so the first so many to find the item and use the promo code get the item free, but then leave it listed at-cost for people who find it subsequently who still reeeeeaaaallly want whatever it might be. Given some of the neat custom crafts available on Etsy, and the idea of supporting an individual artisan, I really liked this suggestion.