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December 22, 2008

It’s a brave new world

srikanth @ 10:25 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1229984727 ) Play

These objects are examples of a tradition started many years ago by a company that was a pioneer in its field. You still get things like these today with some select products.

What are such things called, and what company are these specific products from?

Cracked by Akshat , username , Dibyo , shrik , Bipin Banavalikar , varuns88 and madhur.

Answer:
Feelies, from Infocom.

Infocom would package little bits of merchandise (like the peril sensitive sunglasses, the Amulet of Yendor(?) and the whole bunch of forms) that would add some jazz to the text adventures. You see them even today….

8 Responses to “It’s a brave new world”

  1. Akshat Says:

    These are Feelies as made famous by Interactive Fiction company Infocom


  2. username Says:

    Company is Infocom and these products are called Feelie

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feelies

    1. Bureaucracy
    http://infocom.elsewhere.org/g.....cracy.html

    2. Zork 1
    http://infocom.elsewhere.org/g.....zork1.html

    3. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy


  3. Dibyo Says:

    Feelies from Infocom.

    Dibyo

  4. Vaishnavi Says:

    quick guess. Post-It by 3M?


  5. shrik Says:

    Feelies from Infocom..

    shrik

  6. Bipin Banavalikar Says:

    Such things are called \’Feelies\’

    Name of the Company : Infocom


  7. varuns88 Says:

    Feelies,Infocom

    varuns88

  8. madhur Says:

    Feelie.. Company Infocom

    madhur

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