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Ahh, a bit of a goody two shoes huh? Well, you'll probably love Twine then, because it doesn't let you see the consequences of your actions until after you've chosen an option (though it does have a rewind button). Now you can follow the rules to your heart's content!\n[[Sounds like fun-tell me more]]
Ahh good, so I'm not the only one. Anyway, I used to love those books, and then after that I started playing text based adventure games on the computer. They were pretty simple, you'd type N to go North, E to go East, and wrestle with the text parser, which was where you'd try all sorts of phrases like "Combine the chicken with the rubber mallet and put it in the lock". \n[[I remember those. That was fun.]]\n[[You've lost me.]]
Yes it was.You'd really become interested in the characters, and the story was so exciting because you felt like you had some control. It was a bit like those text based adventure computer games. But they were pretty frustrating. You'd always have to type in weird phrases like "Combine the chicken with the rubber mallet and put it in the lock".\n[[I played those. That was fun!]]\n[[You've lost me.]]
What you did was you'd read part of the story. Then at the end of a section you'd have two options. It might be something as simple as Go Left or Go Right. Each option would have a page number. You'd make your choice, then turn to that page...\n[[Sounds like fun.]]\n[[That sounds terrible. I just want to read. Why would I want to make decisions?]]
Ah, so you probably remember how you'd choose an option and then turn to that page reference. Did you play your way through properly, without cheating? Or were you more like me? What I used to do was read the consequences of both choices, and then choose the better option.\n[[No, I played it the right way]]\n[[Yes, I was a bit of a cheat like you]]
Once upon a time, there were these wonderful books called Choose Your Own Adventure. They were really popular in the time before advanced computer games, as they allowed you to choose the path of a character. Did you ever read these books?\n[[Yes I remember reading them]]\n[[No, that was a bit before (or after) my time]]\n
Yes it was. But frustrating! But you don't need to worry about that now, because there's this great tool called Twine. It's much easier to use.\n[[Sounds like fun-tell me more]]
Sorry. I got a bit off track there! Anyway, you don't need to worry about that now, because there's this great tool called Twine. It's a great way to make interactive stories.\n[[Sounds like fun-tell me more]]
Yes it was. But frustrating! But you don't need to worry about that now, because there's this great tool called Twine. It's much easier to use.\n[[Sounds like fun-tell me more]]
Twine lets you create your own Choose Your Own Adventure style story. Each story section can contain options, and these options can lead to different sections of the story. It would be a great creative writing piece, as students would really have to think about the motivations of their characters and explore all of the possible options in a story. Plus it's great fun. \nTHE END
Because you actually became more involved in the text. Even though sometimes you'd be a bit annoyed about the result, but you had no one to blame but yourself. Unless you were a bit of a cheat like me. I'd read both options and then choose the best one.\n[[Oh there's no way I'd do that.]]\n[[That's the way I'd do it too I think!]]
Ahh good, so I'm not the only one. Anyway, I used to love those books, and then after that I started playing text based adventure games on the computer. They were pretty simple, you'd type N to go North, E to go East, and wrestle with the text parser, which was where you'd try all sorts of phrases like "Combine the chicken with the rubber mallet and put it in the lock". \n[[I remember those. That was fun.]]\n[[You've lost me.]]
Ahh, a bit of a goody two shoes huh? Well, you'll probably love Twine then, because it doesn't let you see the consequences of your actions until after you've chosen an option (though it does have a rewind button). Now you can follow the rules to your heart's content!\n[[Sounds like fun-tell me more]]