A deliberate choice on my part was for the player to continue to find new possibilities in the early Attic rooms far into the game. I think this builds atmosphere, though it means there's no neat division of the prologue from the middle game. Graham Nelson atmosphereatticbuild share on social
I like to employ a form of repetition, in which the same elements recur but in different and unexpected ways. rather than being discarded as soon as they are understood or passed over. Graham Nelson discardelementemploy Change image and share on social
I don't really believe in 'directions' in art; the rope twists as you follow it, that's all. Graham Nelson artdirectionfollow Change image and share on social
Eventually I found it had been working all along-but didn't show anything on screen until it had the first full page of text. I inserted 30 new lines, and suddenly my toy said 'hEllO woRlD'. An hour later I understood alphabet shifting rather better! Graham Nelson alphabeteventuallyfind share on social
I try to make puzzles range all the way from easy to hard, and to leave many open at once. Graham Nelson easyhardleave Change image and share on social
Then in my early teens, when the home computer bubble was blowing, I had one of the first, an Acorn Atom, and used to write primitive adventures on that. Graham Nelson acornadventureatom Change image and share on social
The time has mainly gone on getting Inform into a decent shape for public use. I suppose the plot of 'Curses' makes a sequel conceivable when compared with, say, the plot of 'Hamlet' but none is planned. Graham Nelson compareconceivablecurse share on social
If pushed, though, I'd say that the next stage will be reached when it it's no longer true that about 75% of the best games were written in 1980's on the way to that. Graham Nelson gamelongpush Change image and share on social
What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this. Graham Nelson attentionbackcareer Change image and share on social
