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MantisMan

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Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« on: August 10, 2011, 04:06:21 pm »
I noticed that there were several threads discussing individual articles in the mainstream media about Dwarf Fortress, but there were no central threads for stories and interviews. As far as I could find, at least.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's done web searches for dwarf fortress to try to read all the various interviews and reviews on the net. This thread is meant to be a collection of links to make this kind of reading easier.


EDIT: I'll be ignoring this list and only updating pages on the wiki here


Articles

Dwarf Fortress diary: How seven drunks opened a portal to Hell
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/09/dwarf-fortress-feature-how-seven-drunks-opened-a-portal-to-hell/
(Shamelessly yanked from http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=90749.0)
-Has pictures!

Where Do Dwarf-Eating Carp Come From?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/magazine/the-brilliance-of-dwarf-fortress.html?_r=3&ref=technology&pagewanted=all
(Taken from http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=89414.0)


Interviews Please note that there is also a list of interviews here under the "Media / Awards Stuff" section. (Thanks, monk12!)

Dwarf Fortress developer interview
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/09/dwarf-fortress-developer-interview/
(Taken from http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=90749.0)

Game conference speech:  "The Wonderful Power of Storytelling"
http://w2.eff.org/Misc/Publications/Bruce_Sterling/comp_game_designers.article

An Interview with Tarn Adams
http://dhs.stanford.edu/algorithmic-literacy/an-interview-with-tarn-adams/
-Two pictures
-A Youtube video of Matul Remrit

Interview: The Making Of Dwarf Fortress
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3549/interview_the_making_of_dwarf_.php
-Ten pages long! Remember to click "next" at the bottom.
-Some Pictures

GeekNights interview
http://www.frontrowcrew.com/episodes/2008/01/15/dwarf-fortress/
-Talk radio interview

Languidiir/A Madman interview
http://www.bay12games.com/media/mspa_forum_call.mp3
-4 hours long; 50 MB mp3 file

Roleplaying Public Radio Audio Interview
http://slangdesign.com/rppr/2008/05/interview/rppr-interview-with-tarn-adams-creator-of-dwarf-fortress/
-Radio interview
-Transcript

DarkDiamond 60 minutes interview
http://darkdiamond.net/features/dark-diamond-interview-tarn-adams-technical-issues-editiondraft/
-Podcast link seems to be broken
« Last Edit: January 01, 2012, 09:05:39 pm by MantisMan »
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2011, 04:07:08 pm »
Reserving space for more articles
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2011, 04:55:07 pm »
Push =)

I find it very helpful, so it deserves some attention.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2011, 06:20:01 pm »
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2011, 03:21:38 pm »
Working on it, but I'm having a little trouble getting something written to a new line rather than a new paragraph.

I try to write something like this:

"Title and link to interview"
-Relevant description/info
-Relevant description/info

But it's either all on one line, or it comes out like this:

"Title and link to interview"

-Relevant description/info

-Relevant description/info


Is there something I'm doing wrong? I've never edited a wiki before.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2011, 08:01:36 pm »
While you are at it, could you include dates on the 'Developer interviews' page? Helps to sort out which interview is most recent and relevant.

Maybe even sort the interviews by date.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2011, 11:24:06 pm »
I've been gone from the forums for a while due to some computer problems, but now that I've got a new laptop I'm back. This thread is not completely dead! This post is mostly to serve as a statement of intent.

Spitfire, I'll try to have the dates added by Thursday. If I can't figure out how to start a new line properly, then they'll be a bit messy.

I'm not sure where to file the articles in the Wiki, so I'm deciding between adding a new heading for them and maybe changing the title of the page (which I don't want to mess with if I can help it). There just doesn't seem to be enough content to warrant a whole new page.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2011, 04:54:15 am »
I'd just broaden the scope of the Developer Interviews article. You can add a redirect from "developer interviews" to "interviews and articles".
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2011, 10:26:37 am »
(slightly OT)

I wonder if Neal Stephenson's book REAMDE touches on DF, specifically the very accurate world generation in T'Rain (video game described in the book.)
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2011, 12:50:18 pm »
Sticky this?
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2011, 03:56:10 pm »
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2011, 08:58:49 pm »
Quote from: monk12 on November 02, 2011, 03:56:10 pm
Links

Oh, wow. I didn't know about those. I guess I just have to make sure all the information is on the wiki. As far as I can tell, there's still a space for me to put up the articles, so I don't have to feel entirely redundant.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2011, 08:52:30 pm »
I popped the articles in, but reformatting the interviews will have to wait for another day.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2011, 08:02:45 am »
Quote from: MantisMan on August 10, 2011, 04:06:21 pm
Game conference speech:  "The Wonderful Power of Storytelling"
http://w2.eff.org/Misc/Publications/Bruce_Sterling/comp_game_designers.article

1991?  I was like 12!  He he he.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in the Media
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2011, 08:04:07 am »
Quote from: Toady One on November 04, 2011, 08:02:45 am
Quote from: MantisMan on August 10, 2011, 04:06:21 pm
Game conference speech:  "The Wonderful Power of Storytelling"
http://w2.eff.org/Misc/Publications/Bruce_Sterling/comp_game_designers.article

1991?  I was like 12!  He he he.

And Three Toes and Toady were already getting media attension.

Good on ya!
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