Bryan Loyall’s response (excerpt)
Bryan LoyallBryan Loyall cites expertly paced penguins in this response to Janet Murray.
A Preliminary Poetics
Michael Mateas
The builder of Façade, an "interactive story world," Michael Mateas offers both a poetics and a neo-Aristotelian project (for interactive drama and games).
Will Wright’s response (excerpt)
Will WrightThe man behind The Sims, Will Wright, places narrative controls back in the hands of gamers.
Nick Montfort responds in turn
Nick MontfortNick Montfort reiterates the value of multiple perspectives on, and in, New Media.
N. Katherine Hayles responds in turn
Katherine HaylesA response that bridges things, as metaphors do.
Bill Seaman’s response
Bill Seaman
Bill Seaman hyphenates the "hybrid-languages" of Lexia to Perplexia.
Janet Murray’s response
Nick MontfortJanet Murray unriddles the verbal and procedural mix of Interactive Fiction.