Seeking Collaborator for Best Game Ever!


22 Aug 1995 19:21:59 -0400

Okay, well, hyperbole is a good way to get people to read things.

But, I AM seeking a collaborator for a game which I think could be
absolutely fantastic. It's based on a well-known building in NYC, and
there is endless possibility for stories, puzzles, characters, as well as
some real-life urban history involved. (And a map already exists!) I'm
looking for someone who will be the "techie" in the partnership.

WHY YOU WANT TO WORK WITH ME: Because never having written a real text
adventure, I have tons of ideas I'd like to try. Because I'm actually not
a bad writer. Because I will do all the footwork and research necessary,
being based in New York (for the time being). Because despite this, you
will OF COURSE get equal billing. Because of course you'll get as much
input as you want.

WHY I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU: Because you are EXTREMELY well-versed in the
technical aspects of writing interactive fiction, which is something I
don't think I'll ever be able to grasp. Because your experience will make
the game far more complex and exciting, and will facilitate implementing
the thing. Because someone who's this good at implementing is probably as
fanatical about IF as I am. Because I'd like the game to be playable on
machines other than the Mac, which is all I have.

I would love to hear from anyone who's interested via e-mail. I know YOU
are doing ME a favor by replying, but if you really want to do it, then I
hope you won't mind listing some credits. Having never written a real game
myself, I can't list any game credits, but I'll be more than happy to
reciprocate with my writing experience as well as more info about what the
game will be.

I look forward to hearing from you! (And if this article was somehow
inappropriate, I apologize and flame away.)

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NYC X-Philes, Carrollians, the Kafkaesque, and employ-
ees of Network 23 or the GUE please make contact!
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Guildenstern: He's -- melancholy.
Player: Melancholy?
Rosencrantz: Mad.
Alice: But I don't want to go among mad people.
Cheshire Cat: Oh, you can't help that, we're all mad here.
(From "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern in Wonderland")
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Johanna "Joey" Drasner: jdrasner@pipeline.com, or
lapenguin@aol.com
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