Today we will finish our work with Nine Points and then spend some time with The Legend of Grammy’s Apples. This will establish our foundation for playing works of IF and then begin discussing how we will be creating a work of IF.
Then we will discuss the basics: creating the world of the story (rooms, pathways, and descriptions) and then basic objects (things and their respective descriptions.)
The assignment for everyone will be to create a map of their world that includes rooms (or spaces), how they interconnect, and any things that will occupy those rooms. Then, create concise descriptions of all these object as well as a prologue that sets up the story (and later, the goals.) The result being a world that tells a story to the player just by moving through the world and examining everything.
On Wednesday (10/28) everyone will begin building their works of IF. So come prepared to work.