Text continues to innovate + Some of Ebert's readers get it

While Roger Ebert continues to view video games at arm's length, his readers continue to write thoughtful letters about the potential of video games (and how most movies based on them miss the point):

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081216/LETTERS/812179997

While it's not for everyone, text-based games probably provide the greatest opportunity for games to break out of the ruts developers and gamers find themselves in.  I recently found a heartening article on text games which pointed out some of the outstanding finalists of the annual contest that awards excellence in the medium:

http://www.avclub.com/content/games/violet_and_everybody_dies

>get lamp
Taken.