Winter Wonderland (game)

Winter Wonderland is a piece of interactive fiction written by Laura A. Knauth.[1] The game is in english and gets ranked 'Merciful' on the Andrew Plotkin Cruely Scale[2] for interactive fiction. The story is about the adventures of a young girl, named Gretchen,[1] in a gentle and nonthreatening winter-themed fantasy land.[3] The game focuses on the magical creatures and interacting with them.[4]

Winter Wonderland
Writer(s)Laura A. Knauth
Release1999
Genre(s)interactive fiction, children's, fantasy, seasonal

Initial paragraph setting the scene

"In a far off land, there lies a little village nestled in a snowy mountainscape. As the townsfolk joyously prepare for the coming winter solstice, a young girl living with her family in a humble hut at the outskirts of town gains no comfort in the festivities. Her closest companion, her younger brother Sander Bales, has fallen seriously ill with a fever and can barely lift his head from the bed upon which he lies. Young Gretchen could hardly have suspected that such circumstances would cause the fanciful events that were to occur upon this solstice eve."[3]

Bugs
  • misspellings[5]
  • parser problems[5]
  • at the end of the game there is an email-address to contact the author, this email is no longer valid[4]

Features
  • hint menu
  • dryad speaks in verse[3]
  • "one of the few genuinely child-friendly [interactive fiction] games"[3]
  • ASCII art (can be disabled)[5]
  • 'with an interpreter that handles color correctly the status line changes color subtly to enhance the atmosphere of the area the PC finds herself in'[5]
  • snowflakes in the status bar[4]

Awards and Nominations
Competition Year Category Rank Score
XYZZY Awards[6] 1999Winter Wonderland - interactive fiction Database Best Setting Nominee
5th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition[7] 1999 1/37[5] 7.41
Miss Congeniality Awards[7] 1999 2nd Place (tie)

other works by the author
  • Travels in the Land of Erden[8]
  • Trapped in a One-Room-Dilly[8]
  • several Novels[8]
  • photography business[8]

References
  1. "Winter Wonderland - interactive fiction Database". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. "Cruelty Scale". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. "society for the promotion of adventure games". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  4. "interactive fiction database - Reviews". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. "Inventory". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  6. "1999 XYZZY Awards". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  7. "Winners of the 1999 IF Comp". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  8. "Brass Lantern". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
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