Re: Gareth's competition comments


16 Oct 1995 18:21:28 -0400

>It's not that I'm *expecting* to not see art in IF. It's that I simply do
not
>see how the 'I' helps the artist make his/her point, beyond providing
>amusing
>puzzles to solve. What can you do with IF that you can't do with 'F'?

Well, in theory at least, it can increase the reader's/player's
involvement in the story. Would Edward's dismay in "Christminster" be as
effective if it hadn't been *you* who lost his parrot?

I'm not sure I'm convinced of my own argument, though. If it were true,
wouldn't novels be written in the second person?

Neil