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Autism/alien analogy in Twine, July 17, 2023This is a short game in Twine written in less than 500 words. In it, you play as an alien who has, with other aliens, infiltrated earth, trying to impersonate humans but often failing.
In the author's notes, this story is framed as an analogy to autism, specifically the difficulty in determining what is normal for human behavior.
This is a good idea and has some authenticity in it that lends it strength, but it's a little messy the way it's been put together. The UI is garish, with clashing colors and random icons that don't do much but make a field of blinking eyes, making things confusing to navigate. It may be intentional to express the confusion of autism, but an accurate simulator of a frustrating experience is, itself frustrating. The story seems to be three or four different stories, as it's hard to tell if this is an omniscient narrator infodumping, a person thinking alone, or a party; it hops back and forth disconcertingly.
Some solid ideas here, but their current presentation is confusing for me.