Re: The Interactive Novel


7 Aug 95 21:57:36 GMT

gdr11@cl.cam.ac.uk (Gareth Rees) writes:

>David Benson <dobenson@acy.digex.net> wrote:
>> Critics say it's impossible. We say it's not.

>The claim is not that "tree fiction" is impossible (it clearly *is*
>possible, as anyone who has read "You can be the Stainless Steel Rat" by
>Harry Harrison, or seen "Intimate Exchanges" by Alan Ayckbourne will
>testify), but that it will not be an interesting exploration of the
>outcomes of more than a tiny handful of choices. See
><http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/gdr11/tree-fiction.html>.

How is this different from the "Choose your own adventure" series of
the late 70's?