Open Apple #33 (Dec 2013): Andrew Schultz, interactive fiction, JSMESS, and SCOTTEVEST

This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with Andrew Schultz — gamer, FAQ author, and Interactive Fiction Competition participant. Text adventures are enjoying a resurgence in popularity and access, and Andrew guides us through the tools and resources available for aspiring game authors. Both Steve Weyhrich’s history book and the Steve Jobs movie are available for home delivery, but there’s only one we want to find under our Christmas tree. Jason Scott has integrated the JSMESS emulator into the Internet Archive, granting users unprecedented access to historical software right in their browsers. Finally, Ken, in his quest to be more Woz-like, adopts his hero’s fashion sense. Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode. Introduction (0:00 – 10:16) * Apple II guest speakers at Emerson College* Super Megafest 2013* Ken’s unboxing videos on YouTube* Xbox One first impressions with Lon Seidman* Floppy Days by Randy Kindig* ANTIC Atari podcast User Login (10:17 – 52:09) * Andrew Schultz on GameFAQs* Wade Clarke’s Leadlight* Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7, by Aaron Reed* Eamon Adventurer’s Guild Online* The Interactive Fiction Database* Andrew Plotkin’s Hadean Lands: Interactive Fiction Kickstarter* GET LAMP panel at PAX East 2010* Spring Thing *