GET LAMP: The Text Adventure Documentary
Google TechTalks · 5 HN recommendations
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Jason Scott discusses making his documentary GET LAMP at a Google Tech Talk and screens part of the film. It covers the history of text adventures and interactive fiction, with interviews of Infocom developers and others.
Why HN recommends it: HN recommends it to anyone interested in text adventures, Infocom, MUDs and early computer gaming history.
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