This is Simi Valley as a text adventure. It uses the same real, named places as the 3D version, and every building is described the way you'd find it inside. It works with any screen reader and keyboard, and you don't need graphics.
Type a command and press Enter, or use the buttons. Try look, north, go to and a place name, enter, menu, order 1, sit, talk, leave or help.
1,321 named places from the real map are in this walk. Here is what each kind is like when you step through the door, with real examples you can visit:
Shelves of goods run in rows toward the back, there's a display table near the door, and a register counter sits beside the entrance.
For example: 1st Amendment Tattoo, Salt & Sage Spa and Wellness, Men's Parlour, Engelsen Entps a Prof.
Tables with paired chairs fill the room, and high-backed booths run down one wall. A chalkboard menu hangs over the kitchen counter at the back, where a server stands ready. Posters brighten the side wall.
For example: El Huarache De Mexico, Top Chef Korean BBQ, Munay Restaurant, El Capitan Fresh Mexican Grill And Seafood.
A waiting room with chairs and a coffee table faces the reception desk. Down the hall, exam rooms each have a bed, a small desk and a chair.
For example: Rancho Sequoia Veterinary Hospital, Sequoia Dentistry, Med Center Urgent Care, Dental image.
A front office greets you. Down the corridor, classrooms have rows of small desks all facing a whiteboard, with the teacher's desk in the corner.
For example: mre driving school, Apollo High School Baseball Field, Simi Institute for Careers and Education, Apollo High School.
Styling chairs line one wall in front of mirrors, waiting chairs sit opposite, and the front counter is by the door.
For example: Bellisima Salon and Spa, Golden Touch Beauty Salon, Elite Nails And Spa, Beauty Secrets Nail Salon.
The espresso machine hisses behind a wooden counter, next to a grinder and a glass case of pastries. A chalkboard lists the drinks. Small round tables fill the room, and a sofa corner with a rug, a lamp and a bookcase sits by the window. Warm bulbs hang low over everything.
For example: Scrambled Eggs Cafe, Ferretiz Grill and Cafe, San Fernando Coffee, Firehouse Cafe.
Long shelf aisles run the length of the store, stocked with colourful goods. A glowing cooler wall lines the back, and checkout lanes wait near the front.
For example: Green Acres Farm Market, Ralphs, Grocery Outlet, The Exotic Smoke Shop.
Rows of pews split by a centre aisle lead to an altar at the front, with a plant standing on either side. It's calm and still.
For example: Archangel Michael, W. Sam Shields and Associates, Centerpoint Church, Cornerstone Church Simi Valley.
Desks with chairs, a bookcase of files and a few plants. It's quiet apart from keyboards.
For example: Frontier Aerospace, For The Troops, Wells Fargo, Citibank.
A bright counter runs across the back with three registers, and lit menu screens hang above it. Behind the counter you can hear the fryers hiss and the grill sizzle. Two touch-screen kiosks stand near the door, a soda fountain hums along the right wall, and booths line the left wall, with small two-seat tables in the middle.
For example: Burger Express Fresh Mexican Grill, Del Taco, McDonald's, Wendy's.
It smells of wood smoke and baking dough. A brick dome oven glows orange at the back with a stack of split logs beside it. Pies sit under glass on the counter, a chalkboard menu hangs on the brick wall, and the tables have red-and-white checked cloths with shakers of chili flakes and parmesan.
For example: Numero Uno Pizza, Pizza Mia & Tacos, MOD Pizza, Round Table Pizza.
A service counter faces a row of waiting chairs, and a flag stands in the corner. Offices open off a corridor.
For example: Station 41, Simi Valley Post Office, California DMV, Simi Valley DMV.
Exercise mats, barbells and punching bags fill the floor. Dumbbells sit on a rack, and the front desk is by the door.
For example: Anytime Fitness, Planet Fitness, Orangetheory Fitness, Nikki Lian Fitness.
It's dim and warm. A long wooden bar runs down one side with stools and a row of beer taps, and backlit shelves of bottles glow amber behind it. Neon strips glow on the back wall, a game plays on a TV, and there's a pool table with the balls racked. Booths fill the other wall.
For example: PC's Bar and Grill, Sapporo Sushi & Izakaya & Ramen, The Colour Bar Hair and Makeup Studio, Beto's Wine Bar & Bistro.
Rails of hanging clothes fill the floor, folded shirts line the wall shelves, and two mannequins stand near the door. Fitting rooms with curtains run along one side next to a tall mirror.
For example: Second Story A Thrifty Boutique, Horse shoes, Kohl's, Love Boutique.
White aisles of boxes in blue, red and green run toward a pharmacy counter at the back under a big PHARMACY sign. Shelves of prescriptions sit behind the counter, and a blood-pressure chair waits near the front.
For example: Golden Life Pharmacy, RX Point Pharmacy, Pharmaceutic Litho & Label Company, CVS Pharmacy.
A long teller counter runs across the back, a row of waiting chairs sits by the door, and banker's desks with chairs are spread across the floor.
For example: Premier America Credit Union, Wescom Credit Union, Ventura County Credit Union, Bank of America.
White display tables hold laptops and phones with glowing screens. A whole wall of TVs plays bright colours, and headphones hang in rows on one side. A service counter is by the door.
For example: T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Vision Wireless Consulting and Repairs, Verizon.
Fluorescent lights hum over narrow aisles packed floor to ceiling with snacks and drinks. Glass-door coolers glow along the back wall. By the register, hot dogs turn on a roller grill under a heat lamp, the slushie machine churns red and blue, and the coffee station smells burnt in the best way.
For example: Shell, Simi Valley, Mobil, Sinclair.
Rows of white front-loading washers line both walls, their round glass doors like portholes. Stacked dryers tumble at the back. A long folding table in the middle has warm clothes on it, a row of plastic chairs waits, and a change machine blinks by the door.
For example: Clearwoods Dry Cleaners, Tailormade Dry Cleaners, Emily's Dry Cleaners and Alteration, Firehouse Laundry.
The lobby has a long front desk with a brass bell and a wall of key-card slots behind it. There's a red rug with a sofa and armchairs, tall potted plants, a brass luggage cart and two elevator doors. A chandelier glitters overhead. Past the lobby, a corridor leads to guest rooms, each with a bed, nightstands and lamps, a TV on the dresser and a window.
For example: Holiday Inn Express Simi Valley, Simi Valley Masonic Lodge, Moose Lodge, Extended Stay America - Los Angeles - Simi Valley.
The floor is a black-and-white checkerboard. A blue counter holds the tubs, red stools line up in front of it, a freezer hums, and an arcade cabinet and a pinball machine blink in the corner.
For example: Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, Yogurtland, Cold Stone Creamery, Yogurtlane.
Rows of bookcases run across the room, and reading tables with chairs sit along the front. The checkout desk is by the door, and a plant stands in the corner. It's quiet.
For example: Santa Susana High School Library, Simi Valley Public Library, Simi Valley Adventist Hospital Medical Library, Reagan Library Grounds.
Tall orange shelving racks rise almost to the ceiling, stacked with boxes and bags. A pegboard wall is covered in tools, paint cans are stacked in a corner, and a pile of lumber smells of fresh-cut pine.
For example: Ace Hardware, Lowe's, Simi Hardware & Rock Depot, The Home Depot.
A raised stage framed by a proscenium arch has closed red velvet curtains and footlights glowing along its edge. Rows of seats face it.
For example: Actors' Repertory Theatre of Simi, Simi 10 Discount Theater, Outdoor Amphitheatre.
Glass display cases glitter with gems under bright lights, more cases line the walls, and the register is at the back.
For example: Mike's Jewelry & Watch Repair, Gold N Heart Jewelry, Simi Jewelers & Pawnbrokers.
Pedestals with artefacts stand in a grid across the gallery, with benches for resting and an information desk by the door.
For example: Robert P Strathearn Historic Park and Museum, Simi Valley Historical Society Archives, Strathearn Museum.
Tall wooden bookcases cover the walls, and tables of new releases are stacked with colourful spines. There's a reading nook with two armchairs, a rug and a standing lamp. The register is by the door, and warm pendant lights hang overhead.
For example: $5 or Less Bookstore, Friends' Bookstore.
A huge screen fills the far wall, and tiered rows of red velvet seats face it. The popcorn counter is by the entrance.
For example: Regal Simi Valley Civic Center & IMAX, Dunn-Edwards Paints.
The lobby is huge and bright, with cream stone columns and a round fountain splashing in the middle. Palms grow in big pots. There are white sofas, a reception desk and a pool bar with stools. The guest rooms have king beds, a lounge chair, a fruit bowl and a window full of ocean blue.
For example: Simi Valley Pet Resort, Wood Ranch Golf Club.
The small office has a counter with a bell and a coffee pot, and a red VACANCY sign glows in the window. There's a rack of colourful tourist brochures, a humming vending machine and an ice machine. Down the row, each room has a bed, a TV on a dresser and a rattling wall air-conditioner.
For example: Motel 6.
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