Thank you. I came across this post several hours ago, was confused and, like you, found the explanatory link which should have been posted and was about to reply with it but then got a phone call.
I love HN but the frequency of 'mystery links' is too high. I assume it's either because the poster is so familiar with the relevant domain they forget others aren't or, more annoying, they know many will be puzzled but assume "it's SO great, everyone will be instantly captivated and spend several minutes on a magical journey until they work it out." Unfortunately, sometimes I'm kind of busy and just bookmarking interesting stuff to come back to. Other times, it might have been something I'd be interested in, but I don't find the first minute quite as magical as the poster and bounce before ever knowing what the hell it is.
I always liked looking at the maps different people have made over the years. It is interesting how they can come out looking different but represent the same latent space.
Description for those who were confused, like me: https://eblong.com/infocom/visi/
Thank you. I came across this post several hours ago, was confused and, like you, found the explanatory link which should have been posted and was about to reply with it but then got a phone call.
I love HN but the frequency of 'mystery links' is too high. I assume it's either because the poster is so familiar with the relevant domain they forget others aren't or, more annoying, they know many will be puzzled but assume "it's SO great, everyone will be instantly captivated and spend several minutes on a magical journey until they work it out." Unfortunately, sometimes I'm kind of busy and just bookmarking interesting stuff to come back to. Other times, it might have been something I'd be interested in, but I don't find the first minute quite as magical as the poster and bounce before ever knowing what the hell it is.
I wouldn't be surprised if many younger folks don't know what Zork is.
Reading HN these days make me feel old!
Zork is a classic, enjoy diving in!
look under the leaves.... Zork is still a work of art to me
I always liked looking at the maps different people have made over the years. It is interesting how they can come out looking different but represent the same latent space.
https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2023/02/13/zorkmaps
Something about it reminds me of force directed graphs, where you only care about the nodes and edges (the rooms and connections).