ABOUT THE EVENT

Day of the Devs is hosting its next digital showcase on November 3 via YouTube and Twitch. As with past events, this will be a showcase featuring a select group of magical indie games.

Past digital showcases have seen viewership in the multi-millions, and have included participation from some of the hottest and innovative games.

Day of the Devs most recently celebrated an epic digital showing in June in collaboration with Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest – for a recap, check it out here.

Visit www.dayofthedevs.com for for information on where and how to watch this event!

The Spooky History behind the
Inspiration for Colossal Cave

Colossal Cave Adventure, the original text program that our game is based on, was originally created and programmed by Will Crowther – a computer programmer who greatly enjoyed exploring and mapping caves in his off time – and he had ventured and explored the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky many times – it was his adventures in these vast caverns that gave him the idea to make a story game that encompassed exploring these passages!

The Mammoth Cave system is very large and vast; Due to its long history, number of deaths, trappings, and burials, many believe this enormous cave system is haunted. For hundreds of years, there have been reports of voices, whispers, disembodied steps, and the sound of coughing, all from unexplained sources. Many reliable reports, even from tour guides and National Park employees, have claimed to see a variety of apparitions. Sometimes the mist found deep in the caves is referred to as the breath of ghosts.

– from the forthcoming essay “A Historical Context for Colossal Cave”
by DJ Williams

Look for more in the future about the inspiration behind Colossal Cave Adventure in upcoming ReAction Newsletters!