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EDIT: Ah, Trooper6 beat me to it.

Thanks a lot to both of you. Trooper6, your code worked perfectly. Now players will be able to change how Japanese is displayed in my game with the press of a button. Nyaatrap, SetVariable looks like it would be very useful for some other things I have in mind. I wasn't able to figure out how to pas...

I want the player to be able to press j on the keyboard, which would change a variable and show a screen for about a second that indicates what the new value of that variable is. The code below doesn't throw any errors, but the value of text_mode is always "kanji", and the value of modecou...

My own VN is written from the perspective of two people (both playable characters) telling someone about the events of the previous twelve months. The majority of the game is dialogue, with some narration being done directly to another character by the protagonists. I'd say this direct narration acc...

To be honest, I feel that sometimes the narration in *some* VNs is excessive, making it feel more like fluff than story-enhancing content. As others have already said, having no narration at all would be rather difficult, especially if the visuals are limited, but there may be some benefit to keepin...

I've been hanging out at the IRC channel, #renpy, for maybe 3 years. It's helped in so many unpredictable ways. You get to see a lot of different perspectives, methodologies and goals. You have a chance to discuss what you're working on and know that others are interested too. You have a chance to a...

There have been people consider similar ideas in the past, but I think in each case they lack the skillset required to make it happen.

Guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that one.

I work with kids every day, and I have a child of my own, so the idea that some people here would lust after them (or images of children the same age) terrifies me to my core.

I think those of us in the Against camp are less worried about legality and more concerned about why large number of our peers are sexually attracted to images of underage girls.

You guys know that's really far from normal, right?

It was quite facinating. Really shows how powerful games can be, and how VNs are ideal in many cases.

Especially enjoyed reading about how different design choices can benefit the players in real life.

Thanks for linking it.

Might be interesting for those who are in the process of learning Japanese and already have some common words and basic grammar down. Not sure how well that method would work for beginners though.

How do you find marketing though? I mean there are people that want it but how to let them know? I have to admit I need advice for this with getting it out there. I won't be doing any marketing for a while, but the plan is to hit up popular Japanese study sites to see if they'll help get the word o...

Speaking from the language learning perspective, it's hard work, deciding on what words to use and how to deliver them. I hate when people compare what we're doing to Go Go Nippon or something. But Go Go Nippon only educated people on places in Japan, if you didn't know how to read the language alr...

I'd also be keen to discuss methodology, especially with those pioneers who have already completed educational VNs. What they feel worked, how it could have been improved. Things they learned through the process, etc. I don't know a lot about making games or stories, but I am an educator. Great thin...

Anyone Else Thinking About Educational VNs? Erry day! Actually I've been slowly working on an educational VN for a while, and given the speed I work, I'll probably complete it on my death bed. While hardly numerous there are people working on educational VNs, and some who have already completed the...