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Interactivity and the Game-ification of Books
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Interactivity and the Game-ification of Books

ByMatthew Burnside

As an undergrad studying creative writing one of the first things I remember learning was the sin of gimmickry. Readers, I was taught, would see through your cleverness—it would be vile to them and they would hate you. But as a kid and teenager my favorite books employed some pretty neat sins and I don’t…

A birds eye view of a lecture hall with people sitting in the chairs.
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How to Win AWP

ByRebecca Makkai

I’ve always felt that AWP* could be livened up by a conference-long game of Paintball Assassin. Until that happens, here’s some other stuff to try: The Book Fair Bartering Game: Start with free swag. Something cool, like a box of matches with a chapbook cover on it. Find the bored grad student tending another booth….