Interactive Denouement – October ‘09 Round Table Entry
Designer Denouements: How can the denouement be incorporated into gameplay? In literary forms, it is most often the events that take place after the plot’s climax that form your lasting opinion of the story. A well constructed denouement acts almost as a payoff, where protagonists and antagonists alike realize and adjust to the consequences of their actions. Serial media often ignored the denouement in favor of the cliffhanger, in order to entice viewers to return. Television has further diluted the denouement by turning it into a quick resolution that tidily fits into the time after the final commercial break. But the denouement is most neglected in video games

The Kiai-Megill Variant of the HoneyComb Engine
Attending PAX in Seattle this year was a delight that included many ‘firsts’ for me. It was my first time on the West Coast, my first time at any type of convention, gaming or otherwise, and my first time meeting many of the folks I talk to on a daily basis about games. Roaming the Expo floor and trying a few upcoming games was fun, but not nearly as