Parents' Guide to

Twine

By Polly Conway, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 12+

Interactive story-creation tool is fun but complicated

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Twine has a lot of potential to introduce kids to the idea of coding and encourage them to write creatively. It's not difficult to figure out how to get started, and the intuitive interface allows you to quickly and easily add steps to your story. However, there aren't a lot of instructions provided, and while Twine has recently made some great upgrades to the site, that means that a lot of the tutorials you'll find contain out of date information. You have the option of either downloading Twine or working online, but since there isn't a way to sign in, your work is saved in your browser. This means that multiple users can get confusing, multiple browsers can be problematic, and if you delete your browser data, you also lose all your saved work. That said, there is an archive button that allows you to backup your work to a save file on your computer. It seems like all of this would be a lot easier with a simple login and cloud storage, however,

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