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Intern Edition: Spring 2008

Meghan Forbes spent one memorable afternoon this winter in the home of Albert Lew, and brings us here the most poignant bits of that conversation.

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Lindsay Totty takes the DC stage at Busboys and Poets bookstore and restaurant and performs two original poems as part of their Open Mic Night.

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A day before the Maryland primary, Ian Jannetta attended a Barack Obama rally back in February at the University of Maryland, in College Park. He brought back this report.

In Travis Larchuk’s piece on videogame storytelling, CMU professor Jesse Schell describes the concept of “Indirect Control,” where videogame storytellers create situations that compel the player to further the plot.

Here, videogame writers Ken Levine and Susan O’Connor explain this concept more.

Travis Larchuk brings us thoughts on the power of videogame writing by Portal lead writer Eric Wolfpaw.

One of the puzzles in the videogame “Portal” requires players to carry a cube around with them to unlock the exit to the next level.

During the game’s development, however, playtesters weren’t catching on to the idea that they had to carry the cube with them.

Eric Wolfpaw, lead writer from Portal, took it from there.

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