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From: naran@fraser.sfu.ca (Travers Naran)
Subject: Re: Are text games male oriented?
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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1993 05:31:51 GMT
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jessica.weissman@his.com (Jessica Weissman) writes:

>Lots of "people" care a whole lot about interactive novels, and write them,
>and read them.  They just aren't precisely the same people who like games.  I
>agree that mixing the genres doesn't work, but that's no reason to ignore the
>large and enthusiastic group of interactive novel people.

What exactly IS an interactive Novel?  Is it where the reader can interact with
the plot and characters or just a HyperText form of a novel?

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