For as long as people have been gathering together, they have been telling stories. From the folktales told around the fireplace to the multi-million dollar blockbusters seen at the movies today, stories have always been a part of the human experience. Stories are...
Don’t panic. Now that we’ve got that settled, let’s double check the essentials. Do you have a towel with you? A towel is the most massively useful item an interstellar hitchhiker can carry. Next, find your copy of “The Best Vogon Poems of 1984.” Once you’ve got that,...
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… George Lucas released the film Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977, beginning a pop culture phenomenon that continues to this day. People around the world latched on to the story of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, and the...
So far, SUPERBRIEF has focused on interactive fictions such as Zork and Colossal Cave Adventure as some of the earliest standout computer games. While both of these (and many, many others) claimed tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons as one of their...
Players all have their handful of familiar games they can turn to when we want to tune out the world beyond the screen. These games have likely been conquered – maybe several times over. We know the routes and what to expect around every corner. They are places...