You don't want to think. Instead <<continuelink "you:">>you:\n*[[lie in the sun for hours]]\n*[[push through the blackberry bushes]]\n*[[stumble quickly back down the path]]
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Someone has carved their initials in the tree. [[Who are M + A?]]
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<<nobr>><<if settings.audioEnabled>><<audio "traffic" fadeoverto 2 0>><</if>>Thank you for playing this demo of //synthetic dreams//. This branch ends here, but you can explore more of the demo by returning to [[the train platform|distracted]] and choosing the other path. Or learn more about this game by visiting the [[Credits]].<</nobr>>\n
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<style>\n.passage {\nbackground-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);\ntext-align: center;\n}\n</style>\n<br>\n[[stop|intrusion]]\n<<timed 2s>><<goto "intrusion">><</timed>>
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@@.data;<<typewriter2 "12:34 pm | emerald pass | 24°C">>@@\nYou walk east, away from town and up the side of the mountain until the network latency is up to a few seconds. With the city's data core behind and below you, the proximity ads and social updates trickle away to hikers' occasional [[GPS pings]].
@@.data;<<typewriter2 "saturday | 8:00am | home">>@@\nIt always takes a few minutes to return to your body in the [[morning]].
<<audio "harp1" fadeoverto 2 0>>\n\nall goes quiet
The hair at the nape of your neck is damp with <<continuelink "sweat.">>sweat.\nYour feet and legs <<continuelink "ache.">>ache.\nYou pause under a tree for a moment [[in the shade]].
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Your organic brain matter is slow to begin processing external inputs.\nYour synthetic neurons re-establish their link with the network, finish processing [[software updates|step outside]].
Thank you for playing the demo of //synthetic dreams//. For more information about how this game was made, visit the [[Credits]].
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<<nobr>><<if settings.audioEnabled>><<audio "buzz" play>><</if>>\nYou're numb to it by <</nobr>><<continuelink "now.">>now.\nThe ceaseless stream of endless <<continuelink "message chains.">>message chains.\nGeotagged content that shifts with <<continuelink "each step.">>each step.\nRelevant and convenient recommendations from brands and sponsors, tailored to you by a network that knows your [[every breath and blink|edge of consciousness]].
It's hot out here.\nYou roll up your sleeves.\nYou need to [[be in your body|walk]].
Movement in your peripheral vision draws your attention to your left.\nOn the far end of the platform, someone pulls off their sweater, exposing their [[bare arms]].\nOn your right, you hear the low rumble of the [[approaching train]].
<<if settings.audioEnabled>><<audio "harp1" volume 0 fadeoverto 15 0.5>><</if>>\n\n<<timedreplace 1.2s>>10<<becomes>>9<<becomes>>8<<becomes>>7<<becomes>>6<<becomes>>5<<becomes>>4<<becomes>>3<<becomes>>2<<becomes>>1<<becomes>>[[get out]]<<endtimedreplace>>
This game was written by me, Alicia Neptune.\n\nSound effects from [[soundeffectsplus.com|http://soundeffectsplus.com]], used in accordance with the terms and conditions of their [[License Agreement|http://www.soundeffectsplus.com/content/license/]].\n\nImages from [[Unsplash|https://unsplash.com]], with some additional editing.\nThe images on this site are licensed for for free use (Which is pretty awesome).\nThe complete collection of Unsplash images used is available [[here|https://unsplash.com/collections/1828147/sublime/b95107cc0675820632c42848f9172536]].\n\nThe data cloud gifs were created using Jim Andrews' Aleph Null 3.0 & Instagiffer.\nI pulled different sets of keywords from various sources. \n//While I created a set of various data cloud gifs, only one appears in the demo of the game, and uses social media keywords brainstormed by me. For the others, I used [[Wordle|https://wordle.net]] to generate word clouds from my twitter timeline and from the [[Wikipedia entry on social media|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media]].\nI also pulled keywords from the article [["Personality, gender, and age in the language of social media: The open-vocabulary approach"|http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0073791&type=printable]] (Schwartz, H. Andrew, et al.) published in 2013 by the Public Library of Science.//\n\nThis story also makes use of [[Leon Arnott's twine macros|http://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/taxonomy/term/6509]]. Like so many other Twine game creators, I owe L many thanks.\n\n!Inspirations\nYou can read more about some of the works that inspired this game in my [[artist's statement|https://neptunemade.neocities.org/library/hypertext/synthetic_dreams.html]].
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Already, the sun has burned off any earlier clouds. You hurry down the steps to the [[train platform|andowne station]].
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<<nobr>><<if settings.audioEnabled>><<audio "buzz" fadeoverto 2 0>><</if>>Mostly, it hovers at the edges of your consciousness.<</nobr>>\nThe network keeps a small, ever-changing cache of information for easy access, updating regularly as you move through the day, waiting until you make a [[request]].
@@.data;<<typewriter "...update complete.">>@@\nYou've set strict [[filters]] on your apartment, but once you step ouside, the hum of the social data cloud [[settles over you]].
@@.data; <<typewriter "andowne station | 9:15am | 15°C">>@@\nIt's a couple degrees cooler, but still warm. You're starting to feel choked by your [[shirt collar|distracted]].
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@@.data;<<typewriter "sun-kissed | adjective | definition: having an attractive appearance due to time spent in sun">>@@\n[[refresh|notice]]
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@@.data;<<typewriter2 "2:52 pm | emerald pass | 27°C">>@@\nYou let the heat embrace you. When you stand, your skin is tight, tender, and hot. You're thirsty. And it's still a [[long way home]].
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Today we're watching //Rosemary's Baby//. The ''Friends in Your Head'' this week are __Trey Stokes__, __Teague Chrystie__, __Laura Beth Williams__, ==Brian Finifter==^^1^^ and __Michael Dorkman Scott__. ^^Brian couldn't be here for this episode^^\n\nBrian {{{escaped}}} from the @@error@@ by:\n* leaping from the window\n* running down the street\n\n!Macros\n!!embedded macros\n!!!timed macro\n<<timed 5s>>It has been 5 seconds. Show the text!<</timed>>\n\n!!!replace macros\n* <<timedreplace 2s >>You see nothing. <<becomes>>After 2 seconds, you still see nothing.<<endtimedreplace>>\n* <<timedreplace 2s >>You see <<gains>>a dog, <<gains>>a walrus, <<gains>>and a civet.<<endtimedreplace>>\n* You search. <<timedinsert 1s>>You find nothing.<<endtimedinsert>>.\n* <<timedremove 2.5s >>Something is disappearing... <<endtimedremove>>\n* Look <<timedcontinue 3s>>A bird just few by...\n*You go <<continuelink "outside.">>The sun blinds you <<continuelink "momentarily.">>Has it been so long?\n\n!!!timed goto\n<timedgoto "passagename" 2s>\n\n!!!typewriter effect\n<<typewriter "Hello, world">>\n\n!!!hidden link\nA hidden link that's always hidden: <span class="hidden">[[A hidden link]]</span>\n\n!conditional statments\n<<set $animal to "horse">>\n<<if $animal is "dog">>\nIt's a dog!\n<<else>>\nIt's a horse!\n<</if>>\n\n!!![[countdown]]
You wonder if their skin is as warm as yours.\nThe network processes your request and scrambles to retrieve [[satisfactory data]].
<<nobr>><<if settings.audioEnabled>><<audio "traffic" play goto "on the train">><</if>>\n@@.data;<<typewriter "9:19am | central line to gildor">>@@<</nobr>>\nThe train brings a rush of air into the station, cool on your hot, flushed <<continuelink "skin.">>skin.\nYou mind the gap and [[board|demo end]].
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Hybrid neuroanatomy lacks the lifetime of organic connections that make abstract thought possible.\nBuilding connections takes time, and energy.\nNoticing beauty of sunlight on skin crossed some [[wires|miss the train]].
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"Synthetic Dreams" is an interactive narrative where you move through the world of the story by clicking [[links|good job!]].\n\nSometimes links in the text will lead to [[additional information]]. The others will progress you through the story.\n\nYou may use the arrows in the sidebar menu to go back if you need to. You may also close the sidebar by using the < in the top right corner.\n\nThis game contains sound, but if you'd rather play without it, you can turn the sound off in Settings.\n\nIf you want to know more about the people who made this game possible, feel free to check out the [[Credits]].
You squeeze your eyes shut at this sudden <<continuelink "intrusion.">>intrusion.\nBut the images are just information lighting up <<continuelink "neurons—">>neurons—\na kind of seeing that has nothing to do with [[your eyes|doors close]].
var audioEnabledHandler = function () {\n\tif (!settings.audioEnabled) { // is false\n\t\t/*\n\t\t\tStops all audio currently playing, via `<<audio>>` or `<<playlist>>`,\n\t\t\twhen the setting is disabled.\n\t\t*/\n\t\tnew Wikifier(null, "<<stopallaudio>><<playlist stop>>");\n\t}\n};\nSetting.addToggle("audioEnabled", {\n\tlabel : "Enable audio within the story?",\n\tdefault : true,\n\tonInit : audioEnabledHandler,\n\tonChange : audioEnabledHandler\n});\n\n\n
<<cacheaudio "buzz" "score/buzz.mp3">>\n<<cacheaudio "traffic" "score/train-arrives.mp3">>\n\n/*remember to cache all story audio here*/\n\n/*→ Given the following (best done in the StoryInit special passage)\n<<cacheaudio "bgm_space" "media/audio/space_quest.mp3" "media/audio/space_quest.ogg">>\n\n→ Start playback\n<<if settings.audioEnabled><<audio "bgm_space" play>><</if>>\n\n→ Start playback at 50% volume\n<<audio "bgm_space" volume 0.5 play>>\n\n→ Start playback at 120 seconds in\n<<audio "bgm_space" time 120 play>>\n\n→ Start repeating playback\n<<audio "bgm_space" loop play>>\n\n→ Start playback and fade from 0% to 100% volume\n<<if settings.audioEnabled>><<audio "bgm_space" volume 0 fadein>><</if>>\n\n→ Start playback and fade from 75% to 0% volume\n<<audio "bgm_space" volume 0.75 fadeout>>\n\n→ Start playback and fade from 25% to 75% volume\n<<audio "bgm_space" volume 0.25 fadeto 0.75>>\n\n→ Start playback and fade from 25% to 75% volume over 30 seconds\n<<if settings.audioEnabled>><<audio "bgm_space" volume 0.25 fadeoverto 30 0.75>><</if>>\n\n→ Start playback and goto the "Peace Moon" passage upon ending normally\n<<audio "bgm_space" play goto "Peace Moon">>\n\n→ Pause playback\n<<audio "bgm_space" pause>>\n\n→ Stop playback\n<<audio "bgm_space" stop>>\n\n→ Mute playback, without changing the current playback state\n<<audio "bgm_space" mute>>\n\n→ Unmute playback, without changing the current playback state\n<<audio "bgm_space" unmute>>\n\n→ Change the volume to 40%, without changing the current playback state\n<<audio "bgm_space" volume 0.40>>\n\n→ Seek to 90 seconds in, without changing the current playback state\n<<audio "bgm_space" time 90>>\n\n→ Fade out current playback over one second\n<<audio "harp1" fadeoverto 1 0>>\n\n*/
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The sidewalk is shimmering wet. <<continuelink "Why?">>Why?\n@@.data;<<typewriter "archive: 6:41-7:18am | light rain | 2mm">>@@\n[[Ahh|hurry down steps]].
@@.data;<<typewriter2 "1:27 pm | emerald pass | 26°C">>@@\nYou turn away from M + A and their tree and go back the way you came, careless now, sliding on the loose dirt in your haste.\nNear the bottom of the path, a root springs from the ground to trip you. Your toes catch on it and you fall hard on your knees. Sore, you make it to the bottom of the mountain.\nBut it's still a [[long way home]].
<<linkreplace "info" t8n>>@@.data; <<typewriter "trainstation | 9:15am | 15°C">>@@\n<<timedinsert 3s>>the train car rattles past.\n<<gains>>You wait.\n<<gains>>You breathe.\n<<gains>>[[notice|good job!]]\n[[don't notice|additional information]]<<endtimedinsert>>\n<</linkreplace>>\n\n\nYou go <<continuelink "outside.">>outside. The sun blinds you <<continuelink "momentarily.">> momentarily. Has it been so long?
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