Author: Brian Douglas Moakley

Brian Douglas Moakley is a writer and technologist who lives amongst the quiet hills in New England. When not reading tales of high adventure, he is often telling such stories to all who will listen.

October 30, 2023

Twine 2 Tutorial: Randomizing Object Locations

A key component in making dynamic Twine stories is generating random numbers. This article shows how to use random numbers to dynamically place objects in the world.

October 30, 2023

Suspense: Report from a Dead Planet

A strange ship descends onto a dead landscape, and searches the ruins for any sign of life but their own. In doing so, they discover a horrid truth.

October 29, 2023

Reflections of On the Road

Rereading Jack Kerouac's On the Road, brings back memories of a lost eighteen year old with all of America in front of him.

October 28, 2023

Making Good Games Means Making Bad Games

In this short article, you learn the secret of getting good in game development. And yes, it requires a spoon.

October 26, 2023

Companions and Narrative Storytelling

With Baldur's Gate 3, you won't remember the main quest, but you will remember when your favorite companion approves of you.

October 21, 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3: Understanding Combat Basics

This article covers the basics of Baldur's Gate 3 combat system such as actions, bonus actions, movement, and reactions.

October 16, 2023

Displaying Text on the Screen

To get started with C#, you first must set the scene. This article walks you through the process.

October 16, 2023

Twine, No More (at least here)

Twine is a great tool to write interactive fiction, but I thought it better to move to another location.

September 26, 2023

Learning the Unity Editor

Getting started writing C# code requires that you first understand the Unity Editor. Take a tour of it in this article.

July 23, 2023

Installing Visual Studio Community for Unity Development

Writing code requires installing a code editor! This article shows you how.