Exercise: Micro branching story with Twine

Make a short Twine game inspired by 0ne of the invisible cities you have read.
-Limit each passage to 300 characters
-Incorporate at least 10 branches
-Draft the entire structure by the end of class, first on paper then on Twine
-Complete it as an assignment

Delivery
1- Build > Publish to file
2- Upload it to borogrove  as unlisted (or itchio or github or glitch but not Google Drive)
3- Post the link in #assignments for a quick peer crit

 

Before we start let’s do a narrative design brainstorm.

Twine Resources

Twine site

Twine Beginner guide – check only the first video

Twine guide – read until “playing your game”

Twine examples to play in class

High end customizable sauna by porpentine

Queers in Love at the End of the World by anna anthropy

Staring at a cave wall by Nicole Brauer

a kiss – dan waber

the matter of the monster – Andrew Plotkin (not twine but good)

You are Jeff Bezos – Kris Ligman

(ASMR) Vin Diesel DMing a Game of D&D Just For You by Merritt K

Twines to play at home

the uncle who works at nintendo – michael lutz
with those we love alive – porpentine, brenda neotenomie
daymare #1: ritual – kitty horrorshow
horse master – tom mchenry
you will select a decision – brendan patrick hennessy
ghost highland way – Josie giles
scarfmemory – michael brough
even cowgirls bleed – christine love
hunting unicorn – chandler groover