Open Apple #33 (Dec 2013): Andrew Schultz, interactive fiction, JSMESS, and SCOTTEVEST
Summary: This month on Open Apple, Mike and Ken chat with Andrew Schultz — gamer, FAQ author, and Interactive Fiction Competition participant. Text adventures are enjoying a resurgence in popularity and access, and Andrew guides us through the tools and resources available for aspiring game authors. Both Steve Weyhrich’s history book and the Steve Jobs movie are available for home delivery, but there’s only one we want to find under our Christmas tree. Jason Scott has integrated the JSMESS emulator into the Internet Archive, granting users unprecedented access to historical software right in their browsers. Finally, Ken, in his quest to be more Woz-like, adopts his hero’s fashion sense.<br> Click past the jump for links mentioned in this episode.<br> <a name="intro"></a>Introduction (0:00 – 10:16)<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.apl2bits.net/2013/11/25/emerson-guest-speakers/" title="Apple-inspired Emerson education | Apple II Bits" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Apple II guest speakers at Emerson College</a><br> * <a href="http://www.supermegafest.com/" title="Welcome to the Super Megafest Homepage" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Super Megafest 2013</a><br> * <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmQ-r_fmIh3L4d5k6bEG0vLQHKSb5jMMY" title="Unboxings - YouTube" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Ken’s unboxing videos on YouTube</a><br> * <a href="http://www.gamebits.net/2013/11/27/lon-seidman-reviews-xbox-one/" title="Xbox One first impressions with Lon Seidman | Gamebits" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Xbox One first impressions with Lon Seidman</a><br> * <a href="http://floppydays.libsyn.com/" title="FloppyDays Vintage Computing Podcast" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Floppy Days</a> by Randy Kindig<br> * <a href="http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/" title="ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">ANTIC</a> Atari podcast<br> <br> <a name="guest"></a>User Login (10:17 – 52:09)<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.gamefaqs.com/users/ASchultz/contributions" title="GameFAQs User Profile: ASchultz" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Andrew Schultz on GameFAQs</a><br> * <a href="http://leadlightgame.com/" title="Welcome to Leadlight..." data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Wade Clarke’s Leadlight</a><br> * <a href="http://inform7.textories.com/" title="Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7 - The Official Companion Site to the Book" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7</a>, by Aaron Reed<br> * <a href="http://www.eamonag.org/" title="Eamon Adventurer's Guild Online" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Eamon Adventurer’s Guild Online</a><br> * <a href="http://ifdb.tads.org/" title="The Interactive Fiction Database - IF and Text Adventures" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">The Interactive Fiction Database</a><br> * <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zarf/hadean-lands-interactive-fiction-for-the-iphone" title="Hadean Lands: Interactive Fiction for the iPhone by Andrew Plotkin — Kickstarter" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Andrew Plotkin’s Hadean Lands: Interactive Fiction Kickstarter</a><br> * <a href="https://vimeo.com/10665720" title="GET LAMP Pax Panel: Part 1 (Rough Cut)" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">GET LAMP panel at PAX East 2010</a><br> * <a href="http://springthing.net/2014/" title="Spring Thing 2014" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Spring Thing</a><br> * <a href="http://twinery."></a>
