The Mind Electric

The Mind Electric
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1995
Credits
Author	Jason Dyer
Reception
Events	First Annual Interactive Fiction Competition 2 of 6 (Inform division)
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (13 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Science fiction Surreal
Location	Virtual reality
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 5
Format	Z-code 5
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-2-950830-C983, ZCODE-3-941008-1D09
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How it begins

The game begins with a quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables.

You, a spy for the Souden, were captured by the Kaden who have locked your mind essence inside a virtual reality containment grid. Your "body" has the crude appearance of a rock-like golem; your cell is but a small cube with an electric fence and a door.

You're worried. The Souden don't know you're here. You must escape both before the Kaden run their loyalty transfer program and before your mind disintegrates from loss of integrity.

Versions

Release 2

Date: 1995

The Mind Electric (Jason Dyer; 1995; Z-code 5).
- Release 2 / Serial number 950830 / Inform v1502 Library 5/11
- IFID: ZCODE-2-950830-C983
  IFID links: IFDB
- Beta-testing by Michael Kinyon, Bernd Schmidt and Aileen Dyer.
- IF Comp 1995: 2nd place of 6 entries (Inform division).
- Download mindelec.z5 from the IF Archive.

Release 3

Date: Date unknown

The Mind Electric (Jason Dyer; Z-code 5).
- Release 3 / Serial number 941008 / Inform v1502 Library 5/11
- IFID: ZCODE-3-941008-1D09
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download mindelec.z5 from the IF Archive.

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