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97 years ago today, Mary Poppins made her first appearance in a newspaper short story.
I found it a few years back, after searching for more than a decade, and have presented it for comparison at https://MaryPoppinsAndTheMatchMan.com/
The HOLLOW MEDIUM team brought home the gold for "Most Innovative Audio Experience" at the 2023 Signal Awards!
To celebrate, here's a look back at the project, which is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.
Utterly delighted by GHOST TOWN PUMPKIN FESTIVAL by @adamgryu https://adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carver
It's so much more than a multiplayer carving sim, with lovely exploration, and even some hidden mechanics that were a real joy to discover.
(Couldn't resist making a little three-pumpkin puzzle ... find the trailhead if you dare!)
I learned about this game after it was featured on @lauraehall's fantastic Halloween newsletter: http://tinyletter.com/31DaysOfHalloween
Honored to have our game, https://BMA.today, nominated for an A MAZE. Award!
I wrote an article about the MIT Mystery Hunt and its penchant for designing puzzles that are designed to work better when large groups of players attempt to solve them - and how that's similar with designing for alternate reality games.
What makes Quantum Wordle a fundamentally different experience than Semantle Crosswords? And why is there a video game that requires 3,024 people to beat it? I answer some of those questions in the article below. https://www.argn.com/2023/02/puzzles_designed_for_a_crowd_at_the_mit_mystery_hunt/
Recently, an alternate reality game called I'm looking for 3024 people released. And while 3024's core narrative and puzzle experiences are contained within a Steam game and the website FranksComputer.online, the puzzle that players are currently struggling through is one that plays out on the game's Discord server: in order to hack into a remote
Ep. 106: Games of the Year 2022
It's here!
Per tradition, we sit down with immersive puzzle designer @lauraehall - and bonus guest writer/developer @dubbin - to count down our Top 5 games of 2022, alongside picks from previous show guests and our listeners. Happy New Year!
Links to listen and show notes at:
https://eggplant.show/106-games-of-the-year-2022
Per tradition, we sit down with immersive puzzle designer Laura E. Hall - and bonus guest writer/developer Rob Dubbin - to count down our Top 5 games of 2022, alongside picks from previous show guests and our listeners. Happy New Year! Our GOTY picks (SPOILERS): : : Andy: (... and Modern Warfare 2) (and Sekiro) (and John Company, Oath, and Pax Pamir) Sarah: (but actually ) Zach: (Three-way tie) fetch (on the Analogue Pocket) (Tie) / (Complete Conversion of NES Legend of Zelda) Doug: Nick: Other picks mentioned by previous guests/listeners:
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