- Spring Thing
Spring Thing is an annual competition to highlight works of
Interactive Fiction (text adventure games and other literary works).Adam Cadre , author of several works ofInteractive Fiction , including the well-knownPhotopia , , and Varicella, announced the Spring Thing in2001 , both to promote works that would be longer than those entered into theInteractive Fiction Competition , and to encourage authors to submit works to the general public during other times of the year. It was run in2002 and2003 , but Cadre did not host it the following year.Greg Boettcher picked up the slack, and hosted the Spring Thing from2005 to2008 .As with the more well-known
Interactive Fiction Competition , works submitted to the Spring Thing must be released asfreeware orpublic domain . Unlike that competition's limit of two hours per work, judges may spend as much time as necessary with an entry in the Spring Thing. The authors need to submit a small fee (currently $7) to enter.List of winners to date
2002 --Tinseltown Blues , byChip Hayes - the sole entrant in that year2003 --Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus , byDan Shiovitz andEmily Short ( [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Parrots.html game's home page] )2004 -- "The Spring Thing was on hiatus this year"2005 --Whom the Telling Changed , byAaron A. Reed 2006 -- De baron / The Baron, byVictor Gijsbers 2007 -- Fate, by Victor Gijsbers2008 -- Pascal's Wager, byDoug Egan External links
* [http://www.springthing.net Spring Thing Home Page]
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