[[An Introduction to Twine->Two]]
Chelsea Gunn (<a href="https://twitter.com/cheegunn" target="_blank">@cheegunn</a>) and Aisling Quigley (<a href="https://twitter.com/ashplantus" target="_blank">@ashplantus</a>)
School of Computing and Information
Friday November 17, 2017
1-3 PMLet's start by looking at Twine in action:
<a href="https://neongrey.itch.io/pet-that-cat" target="_blank">Cat Petting Simulator</a>
[[So how does it work, exactly?->Three]] Twine is an open-source tool for creating interactive, nonlinear stories (choose-your-own adventure style) developed by Chris Klimas in 2009.
You don't need to know any code to use it, but a basic understanding of HTML is helpful, and you can use CSS or JavaScript to customize your Twine creations.
[[What might you use Twine to do?->Four]]You can use Twine for:
[[Teaching or giving presentations->FourA]]
[[Process modeling->FourB]]
[[Writing games or interactive fiction->FourC]]
What interests you most? <a href="https://swipe.to/3839fh" target="_blank">swipe.to Poll</a>
**Twine for teaching and presenting information**
Example: <a href="http://philome.la/Rhetorical_Pod/the-meta-game-2" target="_blank">The Meta Game 2</a>
Further reading:
<a href="http://leonardoflores.net/digitalmediacriticism/2017/06/17/final-project-twine-portfolios/" target="_blank">Final Project: Twine Portfolios</a>
<a href="https://teachingwithtwine.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Teaching with Twine</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0d8m6rZ2M0" target="_blank">Twine: A Tool for Storytelling, Teaching, and Research (webinar)</a>
<a href="https://www.dwrl.utexas.edu/2016/05/06/digital-pedagogy-showcase-twine-games-in-the-writing-classroom/" target="_blank">Twine Games in the Writing Classroom</a>
[[Let's take some time to play through some more public Twines.->Five]]**Twine for process modeling**
Example: <a href="http://tilde.club/~ford/write_the_newsletter.html" target="_blank">Write the Newsletter</a>
Further reading:
<a href="https://trackchanges.postlight.com/twine-as-a-process-modeling-tool-cf9ad42d165" target="_blank">Twine as a Process Modeling Tool</a>
[[Let's take some time to play through some more public Twines.->Five]]**Twine for games and interactive fiction**
Example: <a href="https://ianmart1n.itch.io/a-walk-in-the-country" target="_blank">A Walk in the Country</a>
Further reading:
<a href="http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/starter-exercises-for-interactive-storytelling/60303" target="_blank">Starter Exercises for Interactive Storytelling</a>
[[Let's take some time to play through some more public Twines.->Five]]
Where to find more Twine examples:
<a href="http://ifdb.tads.org/search?searchfor=tag:twine" target="_blank">Interactive Fiction Database</a>
<a href="http://twinehub.weebly.com/" target="_blank">TwineHub</a>
[[We've also collected some general resources to help you get started with Twine.->Six]]Let's take some time now to experiment and create our own Twines.
Some helpful resources:
<a href="https://twinery.org/wiki/" target="_blank">Twine Wiki</a>
<a href="https://twinery.org/questions/" target="_blank">Twine Q+A</a>
<a href="https://furkleindustries.com/fictions/twine/twine2_CSS_tutorial/" target="_blank">Twine 2 CSS Tutorial</a>
<a href="http://philome.la/" target="_blank">Free Twine Hosting</a>
Now that you've had some time to use Twine, [[what do you think?->Seven]]
What are your thoughts on Twine?
We've also assembled a list of [[some alternatives to Twine->Eight]] that you may also want to try out. **Tools for presenting information:**
<a href="https://www.swipe.to/" target="_blank">Swipe.to</a>
**Tools for creating interactive texts and games:**
<a href="https://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter/" target="_blank">Inklewriter</a>
<a href="http://playfic.com/" target="_blank">Playfic</a>