LOTECH Comp 2001
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| LOTECH Comp 2001 | |
|---|---|
| Competition | |
| Part of series | LOTECH Comp |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/200112241550... |
| Organiser | Mark Silcox |
| IFDB event page | Event |
| Total entries | 6 |
| Event dates | |
| Submissions began | 21 February 2001 |
| Submissions ended | 15 April 2001 |
| Results announced | 6 May 2001 |
| Results | |
| 1 | Kingdom Without End |
| 2 | A Dark and Stormy Entry |
| 3 | Flotsam |
| Entry | One Week |
| Entry | The Knapsack Problem |
| Participant | Escape from a Planet Filled with Monkeys! |
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The first LOTECH Comp was a competition originally called LOTECHComp, and was created and organized by Mark Silcox. Silcox wrote (archive) of the impetus for the event, "I've become concerned that certain virtues I prize dearly in IF; the ability to write good English prose and to make the most of one's technical limitations; often seem to be downplayed by the good folk who write reviews of games on the web and discuss this stuff online. LOTECHComp will give IF writers in whom these virtues are paramount a chance for their moment in the sun." Another stated motivation was the desire to promote the program Adventure Book.
Rules Summary
- Games must be playable on Win98.
- Games must be run entirely using a multiple choice parser, (ie: CYOA).
- Games must not take more than one-half hour to play from start to finish.
- Authors must join Suite 101.
The submissions deadline was April 15, 2001.
Results
Winning Entries:
- 1. Kingdom Without End (Shannon Cochran; Adventure Book).
- 2. A Dark and Stormy Entry (Emily Short as "Lord Lulwer-Bytton"; Z-code).
- 3. Flotsam (Jamie Murray; Adventure Book).
Other Entries:
- Escape from a Planet Filled with Monkeys! (Randall M. Gee; TADS 2).
- The Knapsack Problem (Leonard Richardson; Z-code).
- One Week (Papillon; TADS 2).
Links
- LOTECHComp Begins! (archive) - The original announcement and rules posted by Mark Silcox on Suite101.com on February 21, 2001.
- LOTECHComp Results (archive) - as originally posted by Mark Silcox on Suite101.com on May 6, 2001.
- Lotech Comp 2001 - Games, Results and Reviews (archive) - as summarized on Roberto Grassi's new LOTECH Comp website.
- Download or view contents of lotech.zip, at the IF Archive.