May 2CASTLEHOUSE _____ Here’s a simple and fun journaling role-playing game for the home + classroomI created this very simple RPG, been having fun playing it with my family, and thought some of you might like to try it too. You can save the image above and carry it around on your phone/laptop, or print it out to display on a board. Note — 1d6…Rpg2 min read
May 2GAMEBOOK ACADEMY _____ Make a thrilling gamebook-on-a-poster and impress your family and friendsNOTE: This is part of a series that explains how to create your own simple gamebooks. More articles here. Welcome back to the Gamebook Academy! This is Lesson 6. (You can find all our earlier lessons here, if you’re just joining us.) Now that you’ve learnt how a gamebook is…Gamedev2 min read
Jan 28, 2021Ten Years of Super Cool Booksby Don Bosco NOTE: This was first published on The Brilliant Foundation PIC 1. In 2011, my two sons started to really enjoy reading books. They had many questions about how stories work, how books are made, and why they liked some books more than others. I designed some story-based activities at home…Publishing10 min read
Aug 27, 2020GAMEBOOK ACADEMY _____ We’re celebrating International Gamebook Day 2020 with a free digital edition of The Secret of the Chatter Blocks, download your copy now, link belowNOTE: Remember to visit my Gamebook Academy for free lessons on how to write your own gamebooks! Click here. What a lovely surprise, there’s actually an International Gamebook Day for us gamebook geeks. It’s on 27 August. Yay! My kids really love playing games together: computer games, board games, card…Gamebooks3 min read
Aug 27, 2020GAMEBOOK ACADEMY _____ Meet MELISSA BOUNTY, associate publisher of Chooseco, which publishes the Choose Your Own Adventure gamebooks, she says they have an assignment for prospective writers that is pretty tough, and also she enjoys working with poets for their new titlesNOTE: This is part of a series that explains how to create your own simple gamebooks. More articles here. My production editor, Colleen Alberti, and I (left) taking a break on a press check in 2019. Please introduce yourself! This September I will celebrate fifteen years of work with Chooseco…Interactive Fiction7 min read
Jul 10, 2020GAMEBOOK ACADEMY _____ Meet JERRY BELICH, creative technologist and inventor of the Choosatron interactive fiction arcade machine, he says the journey, not the destination, is what’s most importantNOTE: This is part of a series that explains how to create your own simple gamebooks. More articles here. Please introduce yourself! I’m Jerry! I’m best known for my design and development of alt ctrl, or alternative controller, games and experiences. I’ve been a creative technologist as long as I can…Games6 min read
Jul 9, 2020GAMEBOOK ACADEMY _____ Meet RANA TAHIR, she wrote a CYOA gamebook about a woman who went undercover during World War II to spy on the NazisNOTE: This is part of a series that explains how to create your own simple gamebooks. More articles here. An introduction, please. My name is Rana Tahir, I’m a poet, educator, and writer. A little bit about me: I’m originally from Pakistan but grew up in Kuwait. I’m a Kundiman…Gamebooks4 min read
Jul 9, 2020GAMEBOOK ACADEMY _____ Meet STUART LLOYD, he developed a FREE online course that helps 10–14 year olds write gamebooks, find out what inspires himNOTE: This is part of a series that explains how to create your own simple gamebooks. More articles here. Nice photo! Please introduce yourself. My name is Stuart Lloyd. I have been reading gamebooks since 1990 and writing them since 2008. In 2010, I began a blog on gamebooks with the…Game Design4 min read
Jul 9, 2020GAMEBOOK ACADEMY _____ How to create an amazing gameworld for your adventureNOTE: This is part of a series that explains how to create your own simple gamebooks. More articles here. Welcome back to the Gamebook Academy! I hope you’ve been trying out the gamebook writing tips in our earlier lessons. In this post, we’ll look at some ways you can create…Games4 min read
Jul 9, 2020GAMEBOOK ACADEMY _____ Different types of gamebook adventures you can createNOTE: This is part of a series that explains how to create your own simple gamebooks. More articles here. Welcome back! In the first lesson, we learnt how to make a really simple gamebook with just three sections. …Games4 min read