Comments on: Games by the Book, an Exhibit

By: Post Position » A New Trope Report on E-Lit Readings & Exhibition

Post Position » A New Trope Report on E-Lit Readings & Exhibition — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:04:13 +0000

[...] by the People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction, the Boston area IF group, and the exhibit Games by the Book, discussed previously on here. But there is much more detail in this report about how these attempts [...]

By: Nick Montfort

Nick Montfort — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:57:40 +0000

The toast-based "Slice of MIT" section of Infinite Connection, the MIT Alumni site, recently featured the Games by the Book exhibit.

By: Games By The Book – The Making of an Exhibit « Vagrant Cursor

Games By The Book – The Making of an Exhibit « Vagrant Cursor — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:33:00 +0000

[...] read the more detailed description of the story on the exhibit’s website. Nick has also posted some photos of the exhibit on his own blog. The exhibit will be ready at the Hayden Library until October 8th and it’s open to the [...]

By: Nick Montfort

Nick Montfort — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:44:53 +0000

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, published by Infocom in 1984, is a collaboration between Steve Meretzky and Douglas Adams. It is the game in the exhibit, but we have provided the illustrated 20th Anniversary Edition, which won a BAFTA award in 2005. This edition of the 1984 Infocom game was created by Sean Sollé (technical director), Roger Philbrick (project producer) and Rod Lord (designer and illustrator).

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:22:22 +0000

Is it the original 1984 Steve Meretzky Hitchhiker's game?

By: News: Games by the Book Exhibit | laurie n. taylor

News: Games by the Book Exhibit | laurie n. taylor — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:46:37 +0000

[...] Games by the Book Exhibit September 13, 2012Nick Montfort has posted about what sounds like an amazing exhibit currently installed at the MIT Libraries, and the games are also available online including an NES version of The Great Gatsby. Read more [...]