Twine story available for download on my itch.io page.
- Developer(s): Solo developer
- Role: Solo developer
- Engine: Twine
- Programming Tools: CSS
- Platform(s): Web application (Linux, macOS, Windows)
- Development Time: 4 months
- Release: December 2018 (the second year of my bachelor’s degree at UEL)
- Genre(s): Interactive fiction
- Mode(s): Single-player
Synopsis
Inspired by many fantasy adventures from various books, movies, and games, The Fall of Valleniya is an interactive fiction set in a medieval fantasy world created for web browsers. The game has the best of the two worlds – an immersive narrative structure from books and engaging choice-making elements from games. With the help of Twine’s practical construction, the application offers an intriguing story (with multiple endings) that changes depending on the player choice.
Gameplay
- Play as three different characters from a medieval fantasy world, trying to discover which events truly led to the fall of their kingdom
- Read the text displayed on the screen
- Click on the screen to make choices that have numerous consequences (eight different endings)
Learning Outcomes
- Improving creative writing skills
- Creating compelling branching narrative
- Learning how to code in HTML and CSS
- Learning how to use Twine
- Writing critical responses to weekly reading materials
- Writing documentation for the project outline and explaining the rationale behind the story idea
NINA ALVIR 