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Christian Swinehart's visualizations on samizdat are only the most recent (though certainly the most ambitious) in a long line of Choose Your Own Adventure mapping projects. For more context, readers might be interested in the short history I've compiled of...
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A few people have mentioned the CYOA Cave of Time map. That's mine. I created it as an example of a narrative map (along the lines of what Marie Laure-Ryan describes as "structures of interactive narrative" in Narrative as Virtual...

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wundoroo commented on Map of choose your own adventure book
I've been making CYOA maps of stories ever since I was 10 and got frustrated at not being able to read all the endings. It took me a little while to formulate, but I started making maps that look just like the one posted. I started collecting CYOA books again a few years ago, and have a majority of all the ones published. My favorite is #49 'Danger at Anchor Mine' (Louise Munro Foley is my favorite CYOA writer). It has a consistent story line, which for me is what makes a good CYOA. I also like those with a...
Ari1413 commented on Map of choose your own adventure book
After a certain age, I actually mapped most CYOA books, so I could efficiently "mine" them of content as quickly as possible. I also remember the hidden "good" ending in "Inside UFO 54-40," though I can't remember how I found it seeing as I was methodically mapping the stories. I particularly liked the fact that that ending was logically consistant with the plot of the story. I barely remember the plot, but at least once, people refered to Ultima as being findable only when you weren't looking for it. And sure enough, when you find that ending it begins with...
bibulb commented on Map of choose your own adventure book
@SSAARGENT Those were "Be an Interplanetary Spy!" which were pretty awesome....
gamebookreader commented on Map of choose your own adventure book
If you remember the Lone Wolf series of adventure books, then you may be interested in the linked maps I made for the first 22 books at: http://sites.google.com/site/gamebookproject/...
Rob Beschizza commented on Choose your own visualization
Itsumishi, why do they need headlines?...

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