Varytale

12/06/2012

We'd like to announce our support for the IF Competition 2012, and would like to encourage any of our writers (or readers who fancy a go) to enter it. http://bit.ly/L3UWWg

Every year a competition is held for short works of interactive fiction. The IFComp has been a major catalyst for readers and writers to produce great work. Some of the works that have won in the p...

10/06/2012

So we're well passed 100,000 reads, and 250,000 choices made now. Thanks again to everyone for helping us reach this milestone in 15 days.

We have a lot of new writers on the system, and a dozen or so who'll be added in the next day or two. I'm looking forward to seeing what they come up with!

05/06/2012

Wow. We smashed through the 50,000 read mark this evening. [A read is one visit to a book by a reader]. That's a staggering number for our first 10 days since the site went live.

A *huge* thank you to everyone, from the Varytale team and from all our authors. I've had several conversations with authors who say they are so overjoyed at the support, ratings and comments they're receiving.

02/06/2012

So Varytalers, thanks for making our first week of beta so good. With twenty thousand reads, and over a thousand ratings, things have been busy.

A handful of people have found nasty bugs (even bugs that prevent them reading content) which we're sorry about, but is what the beta is about - thanks for reporting them.

Please let us know any issues, suggestions or other feedback.

One thing we've been asked a lot this week is: when can I write my own book? The answer is: now. You need a username and password to log in to the writer's interface. Email me at [email protected] with the username you'd like and I'll set you up. There'll be a registration form for doing this yourself after the beta.

Have fun!

29/05/2012

Hello wonderful readers. The reader's beta of Varytale is now open for bookish types. Find it at http://varytale.com

Watch out for some behind the scenes and making-of content here in the next couple of weeks.

Read and enjoy great interactive books online.

27/02/2012

http://vimeo.com/24715531

All credit due to the amazing Ira Glass. Source audio is from this very seminal video by current.tv: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI23U7U2aUY Made in three days on Illustrator and After Effects, for Day 6 of the . (Yes, I think...

25/08/2011

http://blog.varytale.com/2011/08/25/the-beta-breakthough/

If you've been being very patient for two months to join the beta, then this should cheer you up!

Exciting times at Varytale Towers, we've been battling for a month now trying to improve the software so we could open it up to many more of you. From the very early days of the project, we've want...

25/07/2011

How we're doing data and reader information at Varytale.

20/07/2011

http://blog.varytale.com/2011/07/20/a-trinity-of-choice/

Three types of interactivity in interactive stories, and how they look in Varytale.

15/07/2011

Varytale is intended to allow either individuals or groups to work on interactive books. In this post we look at some of the facilities in Varytale to support teams of writers.

06/07/2011

Alexis presenting Varytale at BAFTA

03/07/2011

02/07/2011

Varytale uses book covers to show the quality of books, and allows authors to control the design without having to design the whole thing.

28/06/2011

http://blog.varytale.com/2011/06/28/human-voices/

Why books still matter in a world of apps.

24/06/2011

http://blog.varytale.com/2011/06/24/beauty-and-the-book/

Some notes from the development of the typographic design of Varytale.

20/06/2011

There’s a lot of talk about interactive books right now. Publishers are rushing to create them, and lots of companies are springing up to help them try.

10/06/2011

You can register to get more details about our readers' beta, or writers' program at the new teaser website: http://varytale.com/ We're working like moles. More information coming soon!