The Home is a take on Gaston Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space. This Interactive Fiction translates Bachelard’s account of the Home from the pages of his book to a fully interactive text-based environment. The text unfolds as you navigate the various rooms revealing Bachelard’s notions on what is essential in establishing a sense of space. All text is taken from The Poetics of Space.

Click here to download and play The Home. You will need an Interactive Fiction Interpreter to play this game. I would suggest Spatterlight for Mac users. The source code is available upon request.