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Andruid

What if you could build your own multiplayer virtual world? 🤔

GoMud is a free, open-source engine for making text-based online games using the Go programming language.

I talked with the creator, Volte6, about the project & how it works. He shared a playtest where things went hilariously wrong (in the best way):

writing-games.com/gomud-a-ligh

Writing Games · GoMud: a lightweight engine for building text-based worlds - Writing GamesVolte6, creator of GoMud, talks about the new engine, what it's like to make a project open-source, and lessons learned along the way.
#IndieGameDev#RetroGames#TextGames
Hacker News

Can Large Language Models Play Text Games Well?

arxiv.org/abs/2304.02868

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arXiv.orgCan Large Language Models Play Text Games Well? Current State-of-the-Art and Open QuestionsLarge language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and GPT-4 have recently demonstrated their remarkable abilities of communicating with human users. In this technical report, we take an initiative to investigate their capacities of playing text games, in which a player has to understand the environment and respond to situations by having dialogues with the game world. Our experiments show that ChatGPT performs competitively compared to all the existing systems but still exhibits a low level of intelligence. Precisely, ChatGPT can not construct the world model by playing the game or even reading the game manual; it may fail to leverage the world knowledge that it already has; it cannot infer the goal of each step as the game progresses. Our results open up new research questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing.
#HackerNews#LargeLanguageModels#TextGames
Andruid

What if you could build an entire written world from a PNG file made with MS Paint? 😲

That’s exactly what Hades_Kane and Grieffels did. Their new system turns image files into playable maps for text-based games known as MUDs - complete with in-game editing tools and screen reader support.

Check it out 👉 writing-games.com/worldmap-pro

Writing Games · How Hades_Kane and Grieffels Built a Visual Worldmap System for ROM MUDsDiscover how Hades_Kane and Grieffels created a visual worldmap system for ROM that lets you quickly build areas from PNG files. Includes screen reader support, in-game editing, and more.
#TextGames#MUDs#IndieGameDev
Brad Linder

Ink Console is a handheld game console with an E Ink display and a focus on interactive stories (Crowdfunding)

Most modern handheld gaming devices are designed to let you play PC, mobile, or console games on the go. But the Ink Console is something different. It’s positioned as a cross between a game console and an eBook reader, developer Dana Puch plans to launch a Crowd Supply crowdfunding campaign for the device on March 1.

While most modern game systems have full-color displays and powerful […]

#danaPuch #eInk #greenBoyGames #handheldGameConsole #inkConsole #interactiveNovel #interactiveStory #textAdventure #textGames

Read more: liliputing.com/ink-console-is-

Vivienne Dunstan

Firing up #Inform7 on my #Mac to write another #interactiveFiction #game. Getting stuck into the prologue. This will be a much bigger game than I've written before, including 7 main sections in the #code. It is going to take some time. So best get on with it sooner rather than later! Excited to be back #coding. There's something magical about using this #declarative / #naturalLanguage / #objectOriented #programming language and IDE. #GameDev #IndieGame #TextGames #Parser #TextAdventure #Inform

Vivienne Dunstan

Brainstorming a new IF game (IFComp 2025 maybe?) and came up with 10 very rough ideas. One calls out to me the most strongly, but I may also include elements of another five. That should be enough for getting on with! Much to do, but excited. As with the last one I want to get the bulk of the design in place before coding. Many months of slowly musing over ideas to come. #InteractiveFiction #IFComp #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames #TextGames #CreativeWriting #Game

Vivienne Dunstan

It's the last day (until 23:59 Eastern Standard Time on 1st August 2024) to submit an intent to enter a new #interactiveFiction #game in #IFComp 2024. If you want to enter this year, don't miss out! You can't register after today. Your final finished game is due by 28th August, and the competition is open for judging in September. ifcomp.org #IFComp2024 #IndieGame #IndieGames #GameDev #TextGames

ifcomp.orgThe Interactive Fiction Competition
Vivienne Dunstan

Musing my next #interactiveFiction game, as I get near to the end of preparing my latest #game to go into #IFComp 2024. I've various other IF #games in long development, but fancy trying another shorter game, working out the #design in detail beforehand, then coding it up. Which worked well this time. And I had such fun working on this game I want to follow it with another project. #IndieGames #GameDev #TextAdventure #TextGames #CreativeWriting #IFComp2024 #GameDesign

Vivienne Dunstan

I'm entering a new #interactiveFiction #textAdventure #game in #IFComp next month. Have had huge help from some wonderful playtesters, helping me smooth the playing experience. Today my husband is playtesting for me. I am very nervous! He's played IF games since the 1990s, but erm yup. I'm currently avoiding the study where he is. His initial hiccup was getting an interpreter to work well on his #Linux, but happily now using Lectrote. Eek! #IFComp2024 #IndieGames #GameDev #TextGames #Playtesting

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