80 Days
An interactive fiction game reimagining Jules Verne's novel.
Where 80 Days comes up1 episode or test
- One paragraph introduces a whole city
- A playthrough shows about 3% of text
- A city would need 3D models
- It would also need AI and voice acting
Text builds a huge world cheaply
From Jon Ingold, via video on Mark Brown's design lessons
What was said about 80 Days
Writing in text lets 80 Days build a huge world cheaply. Inkle's Jon Ingold says a single playthrough of 80 Days shows perhaps 3% of the text. One paragraph can introduce a whole city that would otherwise need models, AI and voice acting.
The 3% figure is Ingold's rough estimate, not a measured number. The point comes from a video about Mark Brown's game design lessons, not from a source about 80 Days itself.
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A single playthrough shows perhaps 3% of the text, according to Inkle's Jon Ingold. One paragraph can introduce a city that would otherwise need models, AI and voice acting.
Writing in text lets 80 Days build a huge world cheaply. Inkle's Jon Ingold says a single playthrough of 80 Days shows perhaps 3% of the text. One paragraph can introduce a whole city that would otherwise need models, AI and voice acting.
The 3% figure is Ingold's rough estimate, not a measured number. The point comes from a video about Mark Brown's game design lessons, not from a source about 80 Days itself.
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