In Memoriam: Star C. Foster
Posted by Derek Yu Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:12:00 GMT
Shih Tzu writes:
“Star Foster, co-author of Slouching Towards Bedlam, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 10 at the age of 33.
Slouching Towards Bedlam took 1st place in the 2003 Interactive Fiction competition and also went on to win several XYZZY Awards, including Best Game of 2003. Although Slouching was her only experience writing IF, she was active as an apparently prolific blogger and writer.
If you haven’t played the (excellent) game, try it now in her memory!”
One of the best games I’ve ever played…
:*(
The link to the game is broken >_>
Sorry about that, I fixed it.
She looks happy to me.
I think I’m going to sleep now. I started playing this earlier this evening and.. well it’s now 2AM. That was simply amazing, I’ve never played an IF game before short of the old Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and even then I didn’t know what I was doing. But here the entire point was to not know. A game where unravelling the mystery IS the game. That was just.. damn. Simply incredible.
If anyone has any recommendations over the past years I’d be awesome to check out a few. I think I’m gonna play through the 2006 finalists at least if I get the chance. She’ll be missed I’m sure, and good luck to her family.
‘Chaos treads the halls of Bedlam; her work is evident everywhere..’ - A nice quote from phillyist.com, it seems nicely ‘Pulse’ sized.
Ya I tried this out too and was very impressed. I think the last IF (well, text adventure in this case) I played was Humbug (just after playing Jacaranda Jim). While not particularly great in terms of fiction or writing, they are great, and pretty funny. Try them out:
http://www.grahamcluley.com/humbug.html http://www.grahamcluley.com/jim.html
Don’t forget The Hobbit as well, so awesome.
Xander: Some of my favorites over the past few years have been All Things Devours (science-fiction puzzler), Anchorhead (Lovecraftian horror), and The Moonlit Tower (fantasy). And of course if you haven’t played influential classics like Photopia or Spider And Web, you should check those out.
Ah, I’ve been playing a couple of Adam Cadre’s other IF games today, namely 9:05 and Shrapnel. They were both really good, 9:05 was short and smart and Shrapnel was just… so strange. I’ll definitely check out Anchorhead and All Things Devours after Photopia. I think when I’m done I might try ‘A Mind Forever Voyaging’. I know it’s back from the mid 80’s, but it sounds pretty interesting, although a little bit intimidating so I’ll start with what I’ve got. Thanks for the advice!
Yeah, A Mind Forever Voyaging and Trinity are both often cited as the pinnacle of Infocom’s artistry. Unfortunately, I’ve yet to play either of them (I only ever had the first volume of The Lost Treasures of Infocom, back in the day).