ENG 205 

Welcome!Welcome to the first day of ENG 205:  Interactive Fiction Writing.  There are so many things we could do today!  We could:

[[Introduce ourselves]]
[[Talk about interactive fiction]]
[[Talk about the syllabus]]
[[Talk about the homework]]
[[Talk about the blog]]
[[Hear some good news / bad news]]
[[End class]]Introduce ourselvesI bet at least one of us has played the viola.

[[Back->Welcome!]]Talk about interactive fictionInteractive fiction:  you're soaking in it!

[[I bet the homework has something to do with this.->Talk about the homework]]

[[I dislike homework.  Go back!->Welcome!]] Talk about the syllabusFascinating, as all syllabi are.

[[Indeed!->Welcome!]]
Talk about the homeworkIt's been a while since you've been in third grade.

[[Yes, it has.->Welcome!]]
Hear some good news / bad newsIn the end, life is only:

[[Good news]]
[[Bad news]]

[[Too existential for the first day of class.->Welcome!]]End classIt's been real, and/or fun, and/or real fun.

But does he say class is over?

[[How could a class as beautiful as this be over?->Welcome!]]
[[Go forth!]]Good newsGood news:

Life is an adventure!

[[Yay!->Hear some good news / bad news]]Bad newsBad news:

Life is little more than pain and death!

[[Way to bring us down, Prof. Best.->Hear some good news / bad news]]
Go forth!Homework:
<ul>
<li>Read syllabus</li>
<li>Read Ford: Intro and Ch. 1</li>
<li>Read CYOA book (at least 1/2 hour)</li>
<li>Be prepared to talk about CYOA book & your experience with interactive fiction</li>
<li>Set up blog & write post (100 words) about CYOA book</li>
<li>Bring flash drive / laptop to class</li>
<li>Be awesome</li>
</ul>Talk about the blogThe full assignment is on My Courses / eLearning.

Recommended platform:  Wordpress.

[[I can't wait to share my brilliant thoughts with the world!->Welcome!]]