<s>
Howling	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Twine	B-Application
game	O
and	O
piece	O
of	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
created	O
by	O
Porpentine	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Howling	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
opens	O
with	O
a	O
quote	O
from	O
The	O
Day	O
He	O
Himself	O
Shall	O
Wipe	O
My	O
Tears	O
Away	O
by	O
Kenzaburo	O
Oe	O
and	O
starts	O
off	O
in	O
a	O
metal	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mallika	O
Rao	O
of	O
The	O
Village	O
Voice	O
,	O
Howling	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
commentary	O
on	O
trauma	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
is	O
n’t	O
so	O
much	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
genre-mash	O
,	O
redolent	O
of	O
choose-your-own-adventure	O
books	O
,	O
an	O
unwritten	O
Black	O
Mirror	O
plot	O
,	O
a	O
poem	O
,	O
a	O
depressive	O
spiral	O
,	O
a	O
manic	O
flight.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Howling	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
won	O
two	O
XYZZY	O
Awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Writing	O
and	O
Best	O
Story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
game	O
designer	O
Richard	B-Application
Hofmeier	I-Application
used	O
his	O
booth	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Cart	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
which	O
won	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
,	O
to	O
instead	O
display	O
Porptentine	O
's	O
Howling	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
