The 'interactive fiction' format hasn't changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn't since 1700.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the king, but it's not the king any more.
Honestly, the essence of publishing hasn't changed. Since the days of the cave man carving stuff on the cave walls, people have wanted stories, and storytellers have wanted an audience. That is still the case. The changes are really a matter of format.
In ages past, there was less of a dichotomy between good literature and fun reads. In the twentieth century, I think, it split apart, so that you had serious fiction and genre fiction.
If utopian fiction became the new trend, I wouldn't read it.
Novels demand a certain complexity of narrative and scope, so it's necessary for the characters to change.
I think the one thing that's changed over time is that I've come to realise, as a fiction writer, the fact that I don't think it will work out, doesn't mean that it actually won't.
Technology has changed the way book publishing works, as it has changed everything else in the world of media.
The books are all very, very different so the publishers really had to be different too.
No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see.
I think people are always saying things are 'over.' Fiction has been regularly 'over' since the 19th century.