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Ice-Bound, a 2014 IndieCade finalist

The Ice-Bound Concordance
Explore a polar base sinking deep into the ice. Help an AI understand what it means to tell a story.

@SeenAtTheBazaar, a Fallen London Twitter bot

Bots and Generative Texts
Various small projects with procedural text.

Hollywood Visionary, interactive fiction by Aaron A. Reed

Hollywood Visionary
Follow your dreams in 1950s Hollywood.

Spring Thing Festival of Interactive Fiction

Spring Thing Festival
An annual celebration of interactive fiction.

18 Cadence

18 Cadence
Shape fragments of story across 100 years of history.

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Almost Goodbye
Procedural generation in a short sci-fi story.

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Prom Week
Social physics driven by groundbreaking AI.

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maybe make some change
A confrontational exploration of a true event.

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Perfect
Move blocks on a screen to sculpt a story.

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what if im the bad guy
Explore a true story in physical space.

Minimalist Story Generators
Experiments in tiny interactive narratives.

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Creating Interactive Fiction...
An Inform 7 textbook.

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blueful
A story hidden in the cloud.

Blue Lacuna

Blue Lacuna
An interactive novel over three years in the making.

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It Is No Secret That
Wearable blog posts.

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Whom the Telling Changed
Use story to sway the opinion of the crowd.

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Shutdown/Retrovival
Virtual reality and social consequence.

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Gourmet
An IF screwball comedy.

About the Author

Aaron A. Reed has been creating groundbreaking interactive stories for over a decade, focusing on finding new ways for authors and players to collaborate. A published fiction writer and award-winning game designer, Aaron's work has been featured at IndieCade, GDC, South by Southwest, Slamdance, GaymerX, and PAX East. Aaron holds a PhD in Computer Science and a MFA in Digital Arts and New Media, and is currently developing better character interaction for games with Mobius AI. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.

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