#Gamergate and Depression Quest Made me ‘Code’

LGBSo after thinking good things about Depression Quest, despite various antics and the ensuing explosion of controversy, I was inspired to take a look into TWINE (the ‘game engine’ that powers Depression Quest).

I cannot code to save my life. The most I could ever really manage was Logo, a little basic and splitting my head open with a coffee mug rather than deal with the complexity of FlashScript.

I’m a writer, an artistic personality, code breaks my fragile little mind.

Still, starting from absolute scratch I managed to put together this little bit of interactive fiction based on an old game of mine and you can now enjoy it:

The Little Grey Book: IF Edition