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	<title>The Mind of Michael D. Hilborn</title>
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		<title>IF Review: Rogue of the Multiverse by C.E.J. Pacian</title>
		<description><![CDATA[C.E.J. Pacian’s “Rogue of the Multiverse“, a delightful blend of comedy and science-fiction, demonstrates how good writing, endearing characters, and the incorporation of various game genres can help a title overcome what the IF community might normally consider flaws in implementation. Despite fairly linear gameplay and some outright bugs, “Rogue of the Multiverse” took third place in the 2010 Interactive Fiction Competition, and was subsequently nominated for several XYZZY Awards, including Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Use of Innovation, and Best Individual NPC, the last of which the game won.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelhilborn.com/2011/07/if-review-rogue-of-the-multiverse-by-c-e-j-pacian/</link>
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		<title>IF Review: Aotearoa by Matt Wigdahl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The winners of the XYZZY awards, the Interactive Fiction community’s answer to the Grammys and Oscars, have been announced. A plethora of science fiction and fantasy titles are among the award recipients, chief among them Matt Wigdahl‘s “Aotearoa“, a speculative fiction piece which also won the Interactive Fiction Competition last year. “Aotearoa” swept the awards, winning in no less than seven of the thirteen categories, including Best Game, Best Setting, Best Puzzles, Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Implementation, and Best Use of Innovation. Clearly, the game has a lot going for it, especially for a work of short IF, though its length teeters on the edge of our definition: It will take average players two hours to complete this game, if not a little more.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelhilborn.com/2011/05/338/</link>
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		<title>Follow the Bouncing Web Instructor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This spring, I've decided to try something different: I'm sharing my teaching experience with the world. If you go to the "Teaching" pages within my site, you can follow my instructional exploits. Every week, I'll post a small summary of what I taught in my class, and I'll attach the slide decks I'm creating for my students.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelhilborn.com/2011/02/follow-the-bouncing-web-instructor/</link>
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		<title>IF Review: The Warbler&#8217;s Nest by Jason McIntosh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author’s note: This article originally appeared in The Portal, an online magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy literary reviews. &#8220;The Warbler&#8217;s Nest&#8221; is Jason McIntosh&#8217;s entry to the 2010 Interactive Fiction Competition. The game tied for ninth place in the competition, which surprised me, since I felt it was a better piece than several submitted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelhilborn.com/2011/01/if-review-the-warblers-nest-by-jason-mcintosh/</link>
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		<title>A Brief Introduction to Short-Form Interactive Fiction</title>
		<description><![CDATA["Although part of computer culture since the mid-seventies, the genre of Interactive Fiction, commonly abbreviated IF, is often relatively new for avid readers of fiction. This may be because IF originated from a computer game and, quite frankly, many would classify IF as a kind of computer game rather than a kind of literature (I will certainly refer to an IF work as a ‘game’ rather than a ‘story’). " Herein I give a summary of short-form Interactive Fiction. This is an article originally published for the online magazine, "The Portal".]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelhilborn.com/2011/01/a-brief-introduction-to-short-form-interactive-fiction/</link>
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