{"author_link":"\/author\/finefin\/","author_name":"finefin","author_uid":"16498","comments":[{"author_name":"Christophe","author_uid":"37125","time":"Apr 27, 2014 @ 11:50pm","epoch":1398642300,"text":"At the begging I was just clicking not reading just because I wanna a read the final end (so lazy)! But after I realized it looped, I start reading. That was a special experience. It was bewitching."},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:30am","epoch":1398673500,"text":"Nice little story, but I feel that there's no need for two options as I get directed towards the &quot;right&quot; one anyway.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nothing wrong with just clicking instead of having options that don't matter.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Other than that: Good job...."},{"author_name":"finefin","author_uid":"16498","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:33am","epoch":1398684480,"text":"thanks, PaperBlurt. Although there are several ways to fail the main story (SPOILER! and the idea was the infinite loop \/SPOILER!), I understand that I could have done a lot more, especially when experiencing interactive stories like yours.\r<br\/>As this is my very first Twine project, I guess I'll download your source and learn from it ;)"},{"author_name":"Snoother","author_uid":"33841","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 5:22pm","epoch":1398705420,"text":"It is very linear, but that kind of worked for me. And the whole loop thing is pretty cool. Also it's an interesting use of the theme.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Oh, and nice use font effects and font variety -- something so many Twine games neglect."},{"author_name":"Bekokstover","author_uid":"26481","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:59pm","epoch":1398797640,"text":"This is a great story to turn into a Twine adventure, and I don't think it's that bad that you used it. That's creativity! The way you implemented the words as if he's losing his mind really do the trick. I feel weird now. Really weird."},{"author_name":"TobiasW","author_uid":"2587","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:31pm","epoch":1398813960,"text":"Well, that was a great experience! It sounds like you've taken a lot from the original story, but converting it into interactive fiction format probably still took a lot of work. It felt a bit too much guided though - I guess that's the price you pay when you take a linear story as a source.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thanks a lot for sharing this!"},{"author_name":"caryoscelus","author_uid":"17960","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1398885240,"text":"I think i'm going to like this.. As for rules - i think you should've put this into jam category and it would be totally fine."},{"author_name":"finefin","author_uid":"16498","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:24am","epoch":1398932340,"text":"you're right, I should have submitted this as a jam.\r<br\/>oh well, who cares, this won't win any prices anyway, I guess :) I made you read one of my favourite short stories, so my secret mission is accomplished!"},{"author_name":"gre","author_uid":"18803","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:57am","epoch":1398934320,"text":"Nice job, I explored all the paths, you made a nice work transforming the story into an interactive story game."},{"author_name":"schn\u00fct","author_uid":"35313","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 9:08am","epoch":1398934980,"text":"Fascinating story, nicely presented. :-)"},{"author_name":"jtpup0","author_uid":"36526","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 10:12am","epoch":1398938820,"text":"That was deep, really liked the story"},{"author_name":"Boodog","author_uid":"27333","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 2:16pm","epoch":1398953460,"text":"Good job!"},{"author_name":"Thorig","author_uid":"14618","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 7:16am","epoch":1399014660,"text":"Good job."},{"author_name":"SyBen","author_uid":"36157","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 12:16am","epoch":1399162260,"text":"Nice story, the looping is in a fact a nice improvment to the story telling."},{"author_name":"petey123567","author_uid":"4433","time":"May 9, 2014 @ 3:24pm","epoch":1399648740,"text":"that was interesting!"}],"images":["ld29\/16498-318d2b0b2df82144d0ea5fe8df685a89.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/finefin.com\/ludumdare\/beneaththesurface\/LD48_BeneathTheSurface.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/finefin.com\/ludumdare\/beneaththesurface\/LD_UnderTheSurface.tws.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"19330","g_author":"16498","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"19359","g_title":"Beneath the Surface \/ Warm","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"825","g_commentcount":"15","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/16498-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"I know this is not quite compliant to the rules of Ludum Dare.\r\nFirst, I didn't code myself, I used Twine http:\/\/twinery.org\/  \r\nExcept for some of the simple css-effects I wrote, all the credits go to the awesome people who make that tool!\r\n\r\nAnd then I used a story from the Public Domain (Robert Sheckley 'Warm' (1953) http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/29509 ) and transformed it to a game. Most of the text is from the original story, simply rewritten to second person and present tense. I am fascinated by that story since I read it in my youth and it influenced my view on this universe, this planet, earthlings and all the absurdities your brain has to deal with.\r\n\r\nWhen I read the theme \"Beneath the Surface\", this story came to my mind immediately. I also wanted to try Twine for a long time. So this is what exists now. Or does it? I hope you have some strange kind of fun ;)","title":"Beneath the Surface \/ Warm"}