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1930s, Activism, Books, ChooseYourOwnAdventure, Classism, ConsiderTheConsequences, CYOA, Dating, DorisWebster, DramaticReading, Etiquette, Feminism, Gamebook, IF, InteractiveFiction, InternetArchive, Interview, Journalism, Librarians, Manners, MaryAldenHopkins, PersonalityTest, Podcast, Preservation, RadioDrama, Relationships, Romance, SocialCommentary, SocialNorms, Teens, TextAdventure, Twine

Author: Rhaomi

Life is not a continuous line from the cradle to the grave. Rather, it is many short lines, each ending in a choice, and branching right and left to other choices, like a bunch of seaweed or a genealogical table. No sooner is one problem solved than you face another growing out of the first. You are to decide the course of action of first Helen, then Jed, then Saunders, at each crisis in their lives. Give your first thought, without pausing to ponder.

Consider the Consequences!, a 1930 gamebook co-written by author Doris Webster and crusading journalist Mary Alden Hopkins, is the earliest known example of a choose-your-own-adventure (CYOA) text, offering players a series of forking narratives for three interconnected characters with 43 distinct endings, fifty years before the format was popularized (and trademarked). Just a few years ago this pioneering work was at risk of falling into near-total obscurity. But thanks to the efforts of jjsonick on IntFiction.org, you can now read the book on the Internet Archive (complete with nifty graphs of all possible storylines), or -- courtesy of itch.io developer geetheriot -- play the game online in an interactive fiction format powered by the Twine engine. More in the mood for radio drama? Listen to Audio Adventure Radio Hour's 2018 dramatic reading of the book (based on listener suggestions), and wrap it up with a delightful retro-review by librarian pals Peter and Abby on the Choose Your Own Book Club podcast.

Metafilter feed 🤖 @Metafilter-feed3/31/2024, 7:01 PM

"I wasn't really happy, you weren't really happy"

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discussion, relationships, talk, thelibraryshow, youtube

Author: Brandon Blatcher

Derek Gerard interviews people in a library, albeit quietly, over at The Library Show on YouTube. The latest episode is with LysiL, his ex from 3 years ago. What follows is a sometimes uncomfortable, yet honest and often humorous look back at their relationship and why it failed.

#discussion #relationships #talk #thelibraryshow #YouTube

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When you love a man, don't spoil everything by marrying him

How the internet revived the world's first work of interactive fiction

"I wasn't really happy, you weren't really happy"